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... in our lives and we will eat of its fruit. Joseph is a typical example of a man who relied totally on the wisdom of God and he was exalted from a prisoner to a prime minister overnight (Genesis 40). What ...
Providence found me
... 55:8-9).
From the experience of Joseph, son of Jacob (Genesis 45-50), to the four lepers through whom Samaria had deliverance from a great famine (2Kings 7), God keeps providing for us in indescribable ...
Life, the uncountable gift of God
“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (NIV) 2 Cor 9:15
Since God created man from the soil (Genesis 2:7), the soil’s attraction for man has greatly increased. There is now a perpetual war ...
First to break the news
... Toronto, Kyiv, or New Delhi, human dignity is a sacred trust. Scripture reminds us that all are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). To trample that dignity for clicks, likes, or followers is to invite ...
He makes Himself mighty through you
... Goliath (1 Samuel 17), the story of Joseph, Jacob’s favourite son (Genesis 37, 39, 40, 41), the story of Esther and Mordecai (the book of Esther) and the healing of the man born blind by Jesus (John 9:1-12) ...
Pursue righteousness
... we were starving and it would satisfy our hunger. Abraham believed God even to the dying moments of sacrificing his only beloved son on the altar to God (Genesis 22:1-12). This act was accounted to him ...
What do you desire for?
... is a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something. Whatever you desire for, good or bad, helpful or unhelpful, if worked at diligently, it can be accomplished. In Genesis 11, we read of the tower ...
For we are brethren
“And Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brethren.” (NKJV) Genesis 13:8
The booms in scientific discoveries ...
Why hide among the trees?
"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden." (NIV) Genesis 3:8
One ...
True freedom
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (NIV) John 8:32
Freedom brings peace, happiness and development. Due to this, mankind from the genesis of the world has always tried ...
Find favour in the eyes of the Lord
“And Noah found favour in the eyes of the Lord.” (NIV) Genesis 6:8
Genesis 6 gives a vivid account of how the earth was filled with people and sin dominated the world. God was grieved that He made ...
Wisdom and Temptation (II)
... against God?” And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.” (NIV) Genesis 39:6-10
Potiphar was an Egyptian official who had purchased Joseph after ...
Modesty in different light
... men to stumble” as if we men cannot control ourselves.
The Bible wants us all (men and women) to dress in a way that covers our bodies. After the fall of man (Genesis 3), they covered themselves with ...
Pursue righteousness
... we were starving and it would satisfy our hunger. Abraham believed God even to the dying moments of sacrificing his only beloved son on the altar to God (Genesis 22:1-12). This act was accounted to him ...
His Will requires our patience
... Esau impatiently sold his birthright (blessing) to his brother (Genesis 25:24-34). King Saul, out of fear and impatience, disobeyed and offered a premature burnt offering to God (1 Samuel 13:7-13). Because ...
Managing Expectations (IV)
... prosperity. Yet, his decision led him near Sodom, a city doomed for destruction (Genesis 13:10-13). Likewise, the king’s officer, his right-hand man in Samaria scoffed at God’s promise of abundance, claiming ...
God, kind or wicked?
... in the Bible that man gave God no choice but to destroy man. The destruction of man during Noah’s days through the flood (Genesis 7), the drowning of the Egyptians in the red sea (Exodus 14:26-28), the ...
A Still Small Voice
"Then He said “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord”. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, ...
God in the changing world
... work ethics. God expects able-bodied people to work to help themselves and help others (Genesis 2:15; 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:10). But many seem to believe the world owes them a living. Due to this, some ...
The Secret of Walking with God
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (NIV) Genesis 5:24
Bible reading: Genesis 5:21-24
From the beginning of creation, God had an intimate relationship ...