"The LORD has done what He planned; he has fulfilled his word, which he decreed long ago. He has overthrown you without pity, he has let the enemy gloat over you, he has exalted the horn of your foes." (Lam 2:17) The destruction of Jerusalem. It was foretold by...
Somewhere in Italy, there is a place at the coast where three beacons can be found. In stormy weather, if a ship makes sure to have those 3 beacons in a straight line, he can be assured that he will reach port safely. God has given us 3 beacons as well, and these are...
The first fruit in our home garden this year was a handful of cherries. Picked newly ripe, rain washed and ready for eating, they reminded us of a centuries-old celebration. The offering of the first fruits in old Israel symbolized the awakening from the death of...
Some years ago during Christmas time, the womenfolk of our Church went to a reasonably distant Departmental store to buy gifts for the widows/orphans/Sunday school children of our Church. When they came back it dawned on one Sister (in faith) namely Sunita Benny that...
In the Second part of the Series on Christmas-related prophecies, today we focus on the Station of His birth... Station "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins...
In the third part of the Series on Christmas-related prophecies, today we focus on two more aspects of the same... Semitic Let's go from macro to micro...if the Almighty had given a special promise to Abraham (Abram at that time-Genesis 12:7/13:15/Gal 3:16-24) that...
Today we come to the concluding part of our 4-parts series on fulfillment of Christmas-related prophecies... Saviour "As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. 'Joseph, son of David,' the angel said, 'do not be afraid to take Mary as your...
In last week's lesson on faith, looking at what the book of Hebrews did NOT record, we learned from Abraham that when we, in faith, accept Jesus' gift of righteousness, all of our moments of lack of faith are erased from the record, and the only thing God remembers is...
We were sitting in the hall of the local Canadian Legion, patiently awaiting the verdict of the judges. It was hard not to assimilate the tension emitted by the 15 grade 7-9 students. Each one of these young people had just made a powerful public speech, and each one...
"Say to them, 'This is what the Soveriegn Lord says.' And whether they listen or fail to listen-for they are a rebellious house-they will know that a prophet has been among them." (Ezekiel 2:4)In this passage, Ezekiel is being commissioned by the Lord to speak to the...