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"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you." (Matt 7:1-3 NKJV) I was driving home the other day on a sunny afternoon. I had a smile on my face as I sang along...
"... and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matt 28:20 NKJV) There is a story from long ago that I really love. A young novice had entered a monastery run by a wise abbot. One day the abbot told his monks that he was going to share a secret...
Names of places in Quebec, the French province in Canada, are very descriptive. Or so we would learn, as we trudged to the top of Mont Erable (Mount Maple) in Le Parc National des Hautes Gorges de la Rivière Malbaie - Literally translater, "The National Park of the...
"For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?" (I Thess 2:19 NKJV) People we win for the Lord would constitute our Crown of rejoicing. While an ethereal visit to Heaven -a la Apostle...
When was the last time you really contemplated what Jesus suffered at the cross? If you are like me, I don't particularly like to think too much about it. I mean, He suffered in my place! It isn't a pleasant thought! Tomorrow marks the beginning of Lent, a time of...
Moses had one of the toughest lives in the Bible. Born into slavery, under death sentence at birth and again in his maturity, leading a rebellious nation out of an evil regime; and finally dying in sight of the land he would hand over to his people. Educated to the...
Continuing our series on the theme "God's omniscience" based on the Book of Malachi, today let's focus on two of the three problem areas (offering, divorcing and tithing) in the Jewish society of his times. Firstly… Offering… As the clergy were more accountable to God...
In GOD GUIDES, Parts 1 and 2, I told the story of how God cares enough to give us guidance every step of every decision we have to make. All we have to do is ask. And in the end, His timing is ALWAYS right! But though we had finally made the decision to purchase a...
"Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. But just as every good promise of the Lord your God has come true, so the Lord will bring on you all the evil he has threatened, until he has destroyed you from this good land he has given you. If you violate the...
Last week, in MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES, Part 1, we asked a number of questions about God's love, and why bad things happen to God's people. This week we will look at the first of these questions: Can it be that it is especially in the "valleys" of our lives that we...
In our series of meditation on the Crowns, today let's focus on two types of Crowns, beginning with the Crown of glory… The Crown of Glory "Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but...
Last week, in THE SUFFERINGS OF JESUS, Part 1, we learned from Jesus' garden experience that we can't always run from problems. We need to strengthen ourselves in prayer, and then meet them head-on! The focus of today's lesson centers around the suffering Jesus...
In the concluding part of the series on God's omniscience on the basis of Book of Malachi, let's focus on yet another subtle sin, which had taken root in the Jewish theocratic system, before concluding with that "positive" part of God's omniscience, which goes beyond...