Christ Jesus is a household name worldwide even among unbelievers. However, not everyone knows why we follow Jesus. In Mark 10: 17-21, a man ran up and knelt before Jesus, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”… Jesus said, “You lack one thing; go, Read more
We read from 1 Thessalonians 2: 4, don’t please mortals, but please God who tests our hearts. Pleasing mortals means putting mortals above God. God has told us what we must not do so we cannot blame him on the Day of Judgment for failing to qualify for his eternal Read more
We read from 1 Thessalonians 2: 4, don’t please mortals, but please God who tests our hearts. Pleasing mortals means making mortals happy rather than making God happy. In other words, when we are torn between choosing and doing the pleasures of mortals against God’s will, we must be on Read more
Elijah appeared lonely when he could not find his fellow prophets during threats from the worshippers Baal. It is written in 1 Kings 18: 22, I even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets number four hundred fifty. However, Elijah remained steadfast for the Lord. Read more
When Elijah appeared lonely or deserted, he said in 1 Kings 18: 22, I , even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets number four hundred fifty. God’s prophets had either been obliterated savagely or that they had absconded and hidden away from persecution. Elijah Read more
Oftentimes, our faith in God wobbles. Unsure whether our original belief in God is right, we consider other options including belief systems based on logic or human intelligence. God becomes secondary to what we consider as prime. The bible says we must not limp with double minds. Elijah said in Read more
David, like any of us, had control of his life yet he saw the need to submit it back to God. He therefore did what was right in God’s sight. David’s prayer in Psalm 31: 5 said, into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, Read more
David prayed and said in Psalm 31: 5, into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God. This was a Jewish prayer of surrender to God for his faithfulness. It is an irreversible notice of surrender to a superior power in all circumstances. David Read more
The psalmist wrote in Psalms 27: 1, the LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? The passage shows the basis of fear. We often counter the spirit of fear with Romans 8: Read more
God wants us to keep a relationship with him because we were originally part of him. Genesis 2: 7 says God breathed into his nostrils (Adam) the breath of life; and the man became a living being. Jesus also said in John 15: 5, I am the vine, and you Read more