... one day and takes it away the next. While he has the tree, Jonah is happy but when it is taken away, he becomes furious, saying he wished he was dead. God wants Jonah to learn a lesson from the shade tree ...
“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without ...
“For You, Brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." (NKJV) Gal. 5:13.
The Spirit of God has given us spiritual ...
"I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. I will praise the LORD for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to His mercy and Love.”. (NLT) Isaiah ...
... people?” In Psalm 73:16-17, Asaph identified the plans of God for his children. He came to understand that the knowledge of the Holy One is what matters most and not the things that happen to us. If we ...
"To you oh Lord, I pray. ..None who have faith in God will ever be disgraced for trusting him. But all who harm the innocent shall be defeated. Show me the path where I should go, Oh Lord; point out ...
“Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" (NKJV) Job 1:8
The book of ...
“For every house is built by someone but God is the builder of everything.”(NIV) Hebrews 3:4
We all have ambitions to succeed in all aspects of our lives and I believe we are putting in all efforts ...
... for who He is and what He has done should encourage all humans to follow God but not man. First of all, the manufacturer of any object knows how best to preserve and use it. Nobody can have a better purpose ...
... Thomas, one of the disciples of Jesus, serves as a vivid example of this principle.
After Jesus's resurrection, Thomas expresses doubt regarding the news of Jesus's appearance to the disciples. He declares, ...
... have said this truth in a better way: "It is a tragic mistake to assume that the events we have sketched out for our lives are carved into a calendar of stone. The plans for one's life are extremely precarious. ...
... will not be any destruction of the world and everything in it. My simple answer to those of us who think this way is that God is not slow to keep His promise but He is patient with us, not wanting anyone ...
... the relationship between God and man, God in His wisdom sent down His only begotten son to die and restore our relationship with Him (John 3:16).
Enoch was the first man mentioned in the Bible to "walk ...
... and ‘spirits’ without paying any attention to the word of God. The apostles of the Lord Jesus exhort us to beware of such attitude. Paul mentioned that ‘But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach ...
"Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; everyone was fulfilled." (NIV) Joshua 21:45
Many of us choose a specific transport or airline company when travelling and in ...
... In 1Kings 13:9, the man of God did no return by the way he had gone to Bethel as the Lord had commanded. However, he did eat and drink water which he was told not to in 1Kings 13:19. Similarly, it is very ...
... of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. From one ...
"Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; everyone was fulfilled." (NIV) Joshua 21:45
Many of us choose a specific transport or airline company when travelling and in ...
... Israel! For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.” The words of David are key here. God had not answered ...
"Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment."(NIV) Matthew 8:13
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, a conviction ...
