We read from 1 Thessalonians 2: 4, don’t please mortals, but please God who tests our hearts. Pleasing mortals means making mortals happy rather than making God happy. In other …
DON’T PLEASE MORTALS (1)
I AM LEFT ALONE! (2)
Elijah appeared lonely when he could not find his fellow prophets during threats from the worshippers Baal. It is written in 1 Kings 18: 22, I even I only, am …
I AM LEFT ALONE! (1)
When Elijah appeared lonely or deserted, he said in 1 Kings 18: 22, I , even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets number four …
DON’T LIMP WITH DOUBLE MINDS
Oftentimes, our faith in God wobbles. Unsure whether our original belief in God is right, we consider other options including belief systems based on logic or human intelligence. God becomes …
INTO YOUR HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT (2)
David, like any of us, had control of his life yet he saw the need to submit it back to God. He therefore did what was right in God’s sight. …
INTO YOUR HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT (1)
David prayed and said in Psalm 31: 5, into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God. This was a Jewish prayer of surrender …
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION
The psalmist wrote in Psalms 27: 1, the LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall …
KEEPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST JESUS (2)
God wants us to keep a relationship with him because we were originally part of him. Genesis 2: 7 says God breathed into his nostrils (Adam) the breath of life; …
KEEPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST JESUS (1)
God wants us to keep a faithful relationship with him. In doing so, he wants us to comply with what is written in Micah 6: 8 he has told you, …
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD (2)
David highlights the fact in Psalm 23 that the Lord is his shepherd. In our previous discussions, we touched on Psalm 23: 1-4a. We continue with our discussions from verse …