“Female of this species is a lot deadlier than the male.” No, no , I am not referring to Black widow the venomous female spider inhabiting the Western part of the US, whose deadly sting can send one to an early grave. Rather, I was reminded of this phrase after going...
I remember attending a training course during my tenure in a secular firm, some years ago, where the trainer stressed the need for 100% efficiency. In spheres of activity such as banking, maternity hospitals, he emphasized that nothing less than 100% would do. How...
We've all heard the saying "a thorn in my side" but do you know where it comes from...the rest of the story? And the promise that comes with the thorn? The apostle Paul says that a thorn, figuratively, was allowed to remain in his flesh. The purpose: to keep him...
In last week's lesson on the gates of Jerusalem, we saw that when we are faced with trials and temptations and discouragement begins to set in, we need to walk through the third gate of Jerusalem, the Old Gate. We need to remember God's faithfulness in the past, and...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 14, we discovered that the trees planted by the waters that pour forth from Ezekiel's temple represent each and every Christian. As long as we remain rooted and grounded in Christ, we will bear fruit, and that fruit...
I choose to live in the present... God is in the future and the past is the past. I am in the present, living for today and not tomorrow, which may not come. If I try to live in the future, I'll torment myself constantly with the willing help of Satan, feeling lost...
"Come, they say, let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more." (Psalm 83:4 NIV) "For Zion’s sake, I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not remain quiet till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation...
"Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." (Matt 25:40 NKJV) I have always wanted to do something big in my life. Since I was a boy watching those old television cowboys rescuing people on a runaway...
“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22); "You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter." (Psalm 74:17). In all of the seasons of the year, winter...
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God". Romans 8:28 Are you ever tempted to second-guess God? What about that time the car wouldn't start and finally, as you were driving to your appointment - late - you saw a fatal accident along...