20100815 “To love the whole world is no chore; my only problem is the neighbour next door!” Often used with a tinge of humour, this saying is actually quite profound. It draws attention to the frivolous use of the word “love” in this context and… Read More »The Greatest Commandments
20100808 From the very onset of the sin by Adam and Eve, God the Father responded not only with the necessary disciplinary action but also with a missionary heart! In Gen 3:15, God rebuked the serpent, stating that “And I will put enmity between you and the woman,… Read More »The Holy Trinity & Missions
20100725 Trials and afflictions are part and parcel of Christian living. All of us have and will endure times that are like what the Psalmist David has described as “slimy pits of mud and mire”. These are often pits contaminated by our very own sins. … Read More »Patiently Trust God
20100718 “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” (1 Jn. 5:5). Christians are described as overcomers of the world through their belief in Jesus. King David in Psalm 34 having “tasted the goodness of the… Read More »We Are Overcomers
20100711 Psalm 30 is a Psalm of Thanksgiving by King David to God for deliverance flowing out of the suffering he went through. The Psalm is also a call to all Christians to be thankful for who God is and what He has done for… Read More »God Is Good – All The Time
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
