And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me (Genesis 21:6, KJV) When Sarah, a barren woman past menopause, put to birth a bouncing baby boy at the age of 91, she exclaimed: “ God hath made me to laugh, so that all that here will Read More
Building Faith in God
The Lie Behind Our Fears
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, That hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; And hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, As if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor? (Isaiah 51:13, KJV) Fear is a powerful, destructive Read More
The Righteous are as Bold as a Lion
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: But the righteous are bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1, KJV) The verse above brings out an interesting contrast between the righteous and the wicked. Remember that when the scriptures talk about the wicked, it is not in the sense of someone really evil, malicious or bad as Read More
Hope Against Hope
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be (Romans 4:18, KJV) Abraham believed in hope, against hope! Abraham is called the father of faith, as his belief in God laid the operational foundations of our faith in Read More
Enoch Walked with God
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him (Genesis 5:24, KJV) What an amazing scripture above! Enoch walked with God. And the next phase is most astonishing, “and he was not; for God took him.” Enoch did not die like the others who were listed before and after him. While Read More
Come to me all who are weary
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28, NIV) Jesus extends a warm invitation to all those who are carrying heavy burdens in life to come to Him—with their burdens, and He will give them rest. Think of someone carrying a heavy load on his Read More
Who are Thou, O Great Mountain?
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: And he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it (Zechariah 4:7, KJV) Zerubbabel was the Governor of Judah when the Jews returned from the Babylonian captivity. The Lord had commanded them to build the Temple but Read More
We Shall Not Die But Live!
Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment… (Habakkuk 1:12, KJV) The prophet Habakkuk lived at the time when the Chaldeans(Babylonians) were expanding their conquest of the world with unprecedented maliciousness and victory. The rest of the world was Read More