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Gen 29:25 So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?” It is apparently true that what one sows , he/she shall reap….
For the weapons of our warfare are not of flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We destroy speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ ( 2co 10 :4, 5) Sometimes we find ourselves under a…
“There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”( Num 13:33) This is part of the negative report given by some men who were sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan which the…
When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”( Joh 19:26) The writer of this book is John. John referred to himself as ” the disciple whom Jesus loved”. In this same gospel, the phrase is repeated several times. John knew…
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers , relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. But not a hair of your head will perish ( Lk 21:16, 18) The key word here is “even”. This denotes that betrayal from others is expected. But it pains more when it is…
” Don’t be afraid” the prophet answered” “Those who are with us are more more than those who are with them” (2 ki 6:16) The king of Aram wondered how the king of Israel would evade his traps. He thought there was someone in his ranks who was on the side of the king of…
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more”Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said “call him” (Mk 10: 48, 49) For the blind Bartimaeus, this was an opportunity that was to be utilized well. Many rebuked him and told him to keep quiet, but…
So, he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. ( 2Kgs 5:14) Elisha had sent a messenger to tell Naaman to go dip himself into Jordan seven times. Naaman, a…
Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshipping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord ( Ex. 10:26) This was during the plague of…
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so become the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him,” so shall your offspring be” (Ro 4:18) At a hundred years, Abraham’s body was as “good as dead”. The situation was no better for Sarah his wife ( Ro 4:19). Yet in…