Psa 84:7 They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appears before God in Zion. Israelites were accustomed to worshipping God in the temple in Zion. The city of David ( Zion) was on the hill. The pilgrims would ascend to the temple gradually until they reached Zion. Instead of becoming weaker and…
LITTLE BUT MUCH.
2Kings 4:2 “Elisha replied to her ,how can I help help you ?.Tell me ,what do you have in your house?,your servant has nothing there at all ,she said,except a little oil. The dejected widow was on the verge of losing her two boys to his late husband’s creditors. She did not have the means…
WHEN THE CLOUD REMAINED.
Num 9:19 Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and did not journey. The pillar of cloud directed and determined all the motions, marches and encampments of the Israelites in the wilderness. As long as the cloud rested upon the tabernacle,…
THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH.
1Pe 1:7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, Gold is separated from all alloy and heterogeneous mixtures by enduring the action of the fire. It is proved…
VULNERABLE BUT HOPEFUL.
Job 4:3-6 Think how you have instructed many,how you have strengthened feeble hands,your words have supported those who stumbled ;you have strengthened faltering knees .But now trouble comes to you and you are discouraged ,it strikes and you are dismayed,should not your piety be your confidence. Job was an upright and a good Counsellor. He…
THE FUTURE IS BETTER WITHOUT THE PAST
Phi 3:13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, This is how Paul describes his past ” From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. Three times I was beaten…
ENTHRONE CHRIST
In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and with respect (1Pet 3:15) Christ must be the Lord in our hearts. Christians must no longer do what they want…
A PRAYER FOR SAFETY
Psa 59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me. The psalmist states clearly that he is under attack. He is attacked not because of anything wicked he has done but because of his relationship with Yahweh. ( ps 59:4) Christian friend, some will hate and…
ALWAYS WAITING FOR YOUR CALL
Psa 116:1 I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Psa 116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. The psalm was written by a faithful follower facing death ( Ps 116:3) . He explains why he loves…
SPEAK, YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING
1Sa 3:10 Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant hears.” God had called Samuel two times and Samuel thought that it was Eli who was calling him. For two times, Eli told Samuel to go back and sleep. It was until…