Proverbs 10:22 If God were to give you a gift, what aspects would it have? Or how can we know that something really comes from Him? The answer is in this proverb. The blessings that come from God have a certain completeness about them and always bring us peace and contentment. Not that everything about … Read more The Blessing Of The Lord Makes One Rich, And He Adds No Sorrow With It
Ref: Daniel Chapter 6 Daniel had been exiled from his homeland in Judah and brought to the great kingdom of Babylon. At that time, Nebuchadnezzar was king but he was eventually succeeded by his son Belshazzar. After Belshazzar had ruled for a while, the Medes attacked Babylon and deposed him. Darius leader of the Medes … Read more The Lions’ Den: A Reflection On Daniel’s Experience
All the days we suffer are indeed evil or bad. We cannot pretend that the problems we experience are good. No one plans to have a bad day; we would all prefer that every day is pleasant and trouble-free. That’s not the reality though. So who is this person that can be happy all the … Read more All The Days Of The Afflicted Are Evil, But The Cheerful Of Heart Has A Continual Feast (Proverbs 15:15)
I would say that the above verse contains the answer to all the ‘whys’ we tend to ask God. All the afflictions that He leads us through that seem unreasonable, unfair or uncalled for are allowed because He wants to be good to us in the end. Before we go any further though, let us … Read more So That He Might Be Good To You In The End (Deuteronomy 8:16)
If you asked a group of people what love is, you would probably get as many answers as the people you asked. Love means different things to us depending on how and where we were brought up. That said, we can get a crystal clear picture of love from the Scriptures. Here are thirty Bible … Read more Thirty Bible Verses On Love: What It Means To Love
Has God made you some promises but the circumstances are contradicting? Should everything line up nicely and neatly as you approach the ‘Promised Land?’ No better place to find the answer than from Numbers Chapters 13 & 14. The children of Israel were coming ever so close to the land of God’s promise. They had … Read more Spying Out Your Promised Land: Interpreting Conflicting Circumstances With Eyes Of Faith
There is something about giving freely. Not during holidays or special occasions. I mean on ordinary days. For instance in the middle of April (excuse me those with occasions at that time), when there’s nothing to celebrate and yet you become the beneficiary of a person’s extraordinary generosity. Solomon may have noticed a generous man … Read more One Gives Freely, Yet Grows All The Richer, Another Withholds And Experiences Lack (Proverbs 11:24)