God created all things including fear for a divine purpose. Revelation 4: 11 says you are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. However, the enemy misapplies fear but even so, Read more
Our gifts we offer to God show the extent of our love for him. Our gifts come in many forms. There are specific gifts which the Lord God requests from us. There are also voluntary gifts which we offer out of our free will. Gifts in Deuteronomy 12: 11 include Read more
God wants us to show kindness because it is his nature. Job 6: 14 says those who withhold kindness from a friend forsake the fear of the Almighty. A friend in this context means a neighbour or the needy or those who cannot reciprocate or pay back. Proverbs 11: 17 Read more
Jesus told the disciples a parable in Luke 18: 1 about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He taught us how to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13; Luke 11: 2-4. The words mean that in prayer, we must show reverence; invoke his will on earth as Read more
Biblically, the heart of man is the seat of God. Spiritually, it is from the heart that decisions are made, either from God or from Satan. Jesus said in Matthew 12: 34, for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. He also said in Luke 6: 45, Read more
The word Child of God has been abused and devalued. God wants worthy children, not children. Although we may wear the badge of a child of God, we may not in truth be what God expects of us. What we wear is camouflaged honour. God’s search light will expose us Read more
Being anxious means succumbing to worry. Anxiety is usually based on fear of the unknown future. Christians appear to be the most anxious people among other religious groups. Although we profess our God is able, in practice we panic as if our God is not capable or does not exist Read more
This is a confession that Jesus was our Lord. David was inspired by the Holy Spirit to say so even when Jesus had not revealed himself to the world. He said in Psalms 139: 13, for it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my Read more
Proverbs 9: 6 says lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight. Maturity therefore means to walk with spiritual insight that enables us to live without sin. Immaturity is failing to attain the desired spiritual level which God purposed for our lives. The journey to spiritual Read more
Honour means great respect or esteem to God for his value to us. The object of honour, which is God’s delights, is to serve him in obedience. Malachi 1: 6 says, a son honours his father; and servants their master. If I am a father, where is the honour due Read more