Neh 4:1 But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. Neh 4:2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices?…
CONFIRM YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, (2 Peter 1:10) Men have performed extra ordinary feats for love like crossing the oceans, going to the moon and back, building mansions and bungalows or even buying flowers and taking…
THE SCHOOL OF OBEDIENCE.
Jer 35:6 But they said, “We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, you nor your sons, forever. Jer 35:8 “Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink…
GOD MEANT THAT EVIL FOR GOOD
Gen 50:15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us and actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him. When Jacob life was drawing to an end, he called his sons to foretell them what would happen to them. To each son a…
SEASONS OF ABUNDANCE SUPPORTS SEASONS OF SCARCITY
Gen 41:35-36 They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come…
DO WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD.
Dan 3:17 “If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. Dan 3:18 “But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we…
DON’T BE DECEIVED BY THOSE WHO LIVE A LIE.
Acts 8:9 (KJV) But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: The story of Simon the Sorcerer appears a comical drama but portrays the sad state of many people. The best place to…
BEAUTY ATTRACTS ,CHARACTER RETAINS
1 Pe 3:3-4 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. Sorry to say ,many people…
TO BE FOREWARNED IS TO BE FOREARMED.
2Ki 6:9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”2Ki 6:10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he…
HE HAS TAKEN AWAY MY REPROACH
LUK 1: 25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” In Israel and among oriental people barrenness was a woman’s and a family’s greatest misfortune. Even in our times barrenness in most communities is a bitter pill to the concerned….