Stephen confronted the Nation of Israel for their sin: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 7:51) Resistance and Rejection was the attitude and behaviour of Children of Israel. 1) Provision: God was gracious that he gave miraculous Manna throughout forty years in the wilderness. However, they […]
There are many who are misled by people to ruin. The Lord Jesus Christ also taught that the blind leading blind would result in both falling into a pit. (Matthew 15:14) Sadly, there are many who trust such counsellors or mentors or guides. 1) Miserable counsellors: King Ahaziah also had his downfall because of counsellors
“Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth.” (Hosea 5:11) Dog returns to vomit and pig returns to mire. (Proverbs 26:11: II Peter 2:22) Dogs and pigs are unclean animals for Jews. Vomiting is preceded by nausea and caused by indigestion. Mostly, it comes out of small intestine, mixed
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One emerging leader visited the city where his mentor was living. Three days he was there and went through hardships as he did not know the local language. Before leaving the city, he called his mentor and he immediately came to meet him. The mentor scolded him for not calling and planning his visit. He
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Satan always opposes God’s people, especially when they do the Will of God. Nehemiah was called by God to build the broken walls around the city of Jerusalem. Yes, he accomplished the task in fifty-two days in spite of opposition. The opposing people were Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites. (Nehemiah
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People are afraid of death. Especially when death becomes ‘Breaking News’ in many television channels around the world. However, Christian perspective is: “And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their
There are times when we give undue importance in our spiritual journey. The disciples were recruited by the Lord, and were sent teams of two to do ministry. They came back with enthusiastic reports. “The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” (Luke 10:17) Nevertheless, do
In a Fair or Mela a small boy got separated from his mother. She was desperately searching for the boy. Boy was crying and calling his mother. In the midst of many noises, the mother was able to discern and detect her son’s voice. Ran towards him and took him in her loving embrace. The
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A 108-year-old Maharashtra man dies just before the Supreme Court of India admits a case he had been pursuing since 1968. For 53 long years he has been knocking the doors of courts and died before he got justice. (India Today, 22 July 2021) The man’s hope of justice eluded him. God is righteous and
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There was a man of God, who was troubled by others who were his neighbours. They would park their vehicle in his parking lot or hinder his way out by parking in pathways. One day, he rebuked a haughty woman who does that quite often. The woman shouted angrily and left along with her mother
