Esther 4:16 “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!” Risk taking is…
WHEN EVERY OTHER WORD FAILS.
Jos 23:14 “Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you, and not one…
A LIVING SACRIFICE
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. In the Jewish traditional sacrifice, one was expected to present the sacrifice in person. It was to be a male and without blemish. It was not…
WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND?
Exo 4:2 So the Lord said to him ,what is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” God has a tendency of using what we have to accomplish the mission he bestows on us. Sometimes we may disregard what we have, considering it of no value not knowing that should we surrender it to…
IS IT THAT THERE IS NO GOD?
2Ki 1:16 Then Elijah said to Ahaziah, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Since you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word?—therefore you will not leave the bed on which you lie, but will certainly die .’” Ahaziah the king…
SHAKEN BUT STILL STRONG.
2Co 4:8 We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 2Co 4:9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed– 2Co 4:10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our…
FATHER’S PRIESTLY MANDATE
Joshua 24:14 “Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.15 “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom…
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT NO OFFENCE SHOULD COME.
Luk 17:1 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! Luk 17:3 “Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Luk 17:4 “And if he sins against you seven times…
GOD OF SECOND AND BEYOND CHANCES
Jonah 2:7, 10 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land . Jonah 3:1-3Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city…
THE POWER OF SPOKEN WORDS
Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Life and death may be brought upon men by the good or bad use of their tongues. It’s prudent that we embrace the virtue of being slow to speak while carefully and cautiously selecting…