The inhabitants came to Elisha the prophet with a saddening request. They said “the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful”. They lived in a pleasant city but the land was unproductive and unfruitful. Their city was beautiful but there was a Read More
Recovery
Dark Years in Abraham’s Life
Abraham, the father of faith, had a season of darkness in his life. The verse above says the Lord appeared to him when he was 99 years old. However, the verse preceding this verse, that is, the last verse of Genesis 16 says: “Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram” (Genesis Read More
Terah Died in Haran
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran (Genesis 11:32, KJV) Terah was the father of Abraham and had two other sons— Nahor and Haran. A tragedy happened to him that left a scar in his life and he apparently did not recover from it: “And Haran Read More
And Peter
“But go, tell His disciples – and Peter – that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.” (Mk. 16:7 NKJ) When the angels met the women at the empty tomb, the angels sent the women away with the above Gospel message for Jesus’ disciples. The Read More
Spiritual 911
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (Jer. 33:3 NKJ.) The verse above has been classically known as “God’s telephone number.” He invites us to call upon Him in times of crisis or peace. When we get into trouble in the United Read More
The reason you cannot be a failure
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. (Eph. 5:30 KJV) A believer in Christ is not just a follower of Christ. There is a subtle but very important difference between a believer and a mere disciple. In principle, a disciple is someone who learns the doctrines and the Read More
Getting on your feet again
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee… (Mk. 16:7 KJV) The above verse records a statement that the angel that met with the disciples after Christ resurrected from the grave. He said to the disciples, “go your way, tell his disciples and Peter“. Peter was obviously Read More
Can I still believe again?
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, (Luke 18:1 ) Our past faith experiences can be a great resource and inspiration in facing present challenges. Paradoxically, our prior failures in our faith walk can be one of the greatest obstacles our Read More