Isa 30:15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” But you would not. The Assyrians invasion was eminent and instead of turning to God, the Israelites sought for an alliance with Egypt. The arrangement involved…
WHATEVER YOUR HAND FINDS TO DO.
Ecc 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. All human beings are pilgrims on the planet earth. They come in for a season and after it is over, they return to their…
THIS IS THE FINGER OF GOD
Exo 8:18 Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast Exo 8:19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the LORD…
NO LOOKING BACK
Hebrews 11:15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. The past becoming blank is a daunting task. It’s all about deleting all the known for the unknown. The men of faith had similar predicaments. Although Moses remembered Egypt and Abraham remembered Chaldea , they…
WRATH NEUTRALIZER
Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Communication is termed complete when feedback is offered. But the required objectives may fail to be met if the response is seasoned with rudeness,harshness,sarcasm and anger. This can be as a result of provoking part of the question. A gentle…
I PLEAD MY CASE
Esther 7:3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: Haman plotted to exterminate the Jews. Mordecai forwarded this scheme to queen Esther calling upon…
BRAVE THE WAVES.
Psa 93:3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves. Psa 93:4 The LORD on high is mightier Than the noise of many waters, Than the mighty waves of the sea. In this text, the Psalmist has personified the forces of nature. The…
A FRESH NEW START.
Exo 12:2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. Having stayed in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years, their exit was now at hand. The month of Abib was to be considered as the commencement of the year. They were no longer…
DONT SETTLE FOR LESS.
1Sa 11:1,2 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will be subject to you.” But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you only on the condition that I gouge out the right eye…
BREAK OFF THE YOKE
Genesis 27:40 You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will break his yoke from off your neck” Esau went out hunting to see whether he can overturn the already impending dangers after selling his birthright. But contrary to his expectation,more doom was pronounced that…