20100627 “All” is a small word, but it means “everything”. Jeremiah 35:10 (KJV) reads: “We …have done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.” In the NIV, the word “all” reads as “everything”. Just three letters – but “all” signifies totality and completeness. And… Read More »Obedience and Integrity
20100620 Sometimes obedience to God means having the guts to stick out like a sore thumb – like when the Patriarch Noah built the ark. Noah’s ark – estimated at about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high (converting the Bible cubit… Read More »Noah Obeyed God
20100613 Isaac was about 16 when Abraham, tested by God, took him on a journey to sacrifice him “as a burnt offering on one of the mountains” (Gen. 22:2) that God would point out to him. You cannot help but wonder what Abraham was thinking then. Did… Read More »Abraham Obeyed God
20100606 Jesus takes pleasure in obeying God the Father; taking pleasure in obedience is the secret to having the joy of obedience. Firstly, Jesus could take pleasure in obeying God because His substance – or whole being – was tied up in God’s Word. He… Read More »The Joy Of Obedience
20100530 When the “bondservant John” (Rev. 1:1) saw this “Great White Throne” scene recorded for us in Revelation 20, it was an awesome sight. Even the “Earth and sky fled from His presence, and there was no place for them” (Rev. 20:11). In today’s language we can probably say… Read More »The Lamb's Book Of Life
20100523 “He’s coming soon, He’s coming soon; with joy we welcome His returning; It may be morn, it may be night or noon – we know He’s coming soon.” This simple chorus, sung to the tune of “Aloha Oe”, in my early days as a… Read More »Jesus Is Coming – Soon
20100516 There are many passages in the Bible that warn believers against falling away from the Christian faith, a process known as apostasy. The Apostle Paul prophesied that there will be apostasy before the end of the age (2 Thess. 2:3). This is important because our… Read More »Sure and Steadfast
20100509 Any person who enjoys American television crime and legal dramas such as The Practice, Law and Order and Boston Legal knows how integral the courtroom trial and the final verdict are to the excitement and satisfaction of the storyline. A sigh of relief is… Read More »No Condemnation Now
20100502 Some time ago, there were a few articles in the Straits Times discussing the issue of courtesy and graciousness in our Singapore society. The observation was made that people tended to be respectful and courteous to persons of higher social standing or rank than… Read More »Courtesy, Compassion and Care
20100425 The resurrection of Jesus is a central theme of our Christian faith. It is easy for us to give mental agreement to the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and it is also possible that we go through life without experiencing the power… Read More »The Risen Christ
