Read : Matthew 7:24-27 “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God stands forever." - Isaiah 40:8 A wise man built the house on the rock and the foolish man built it on the sand. There was a torrential rain and the house built on rock stood because it had its foundation on the rock, whereas the house built on sand crashed down. Jesus said that whoever heard His words and put them into practice was like the wise man. They would certainly survive life's s

Read : Philippians 2: 5-11 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand. ..." - 1 Peter 5:6 Manasseh was the wicked King of Judah. He did all detestable things before the Lord, which included sacrificing children in the fire, practicing sorcery, divination, witchcraft, etc. This provoked the Lord's anger, and so He allowed him to be taken as a captive by the Assyrians, who in turn put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. But,

Read : Ezekiel 34:11-16 "You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God'.." - Ezekiel 34:31 A common question asked by many believers, “How can I know if it is God speaking to me when I wait on Him in prayer?” If we, as believers, walk in the Spirit and allow the Holy Spirit to fill us, then it would be easy for us to distinguish whether the voice we hear is of God, the flesh or the devil. It would thus be easy for a Spirit-filled, committed believer

Read : I Peter 5:8-9 "The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy. ..." - John 10:10 Bro. R. Stanley writes, "There are three evils greater than evil itself. One is unbelief in the existence of Satan. Second, unmindfulness of his activities, and third, underestimation of his power !" Satan is real. The most common way in which he attacks people is by deception. In fact, he is called as the deceiver. In his book, "Satan is no myth," Oswald J Sanders explains of the

Read : I John 1:8, 2:2 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins. ...” - I John 1-9 Romans 3:23 says, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” But there are some who say, "I have never sinned." This is quite impossible. I John 1:10 says, "If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His Word is not in us." So first of all, we have to accept that we are sinners. We must have a realistic image of ourselves.

Read : Luke 15:11-24 "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy." - Proverbs 28:13 In Luke 15: 11-24, we read of the parable of the lost son. Luke 15:17 says, "When he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father's hired men have food to SPARE, and here I am starving to death." Let us take special note of the word "when he came to his senses." What volumes they speak! It means, "He came to himself." That is, his

Read : I John 4:9-12 "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! ..." - 1 John 3:1 How great is the love of the heavenly Father towards us! It has no measure; it has no depth; width; height; length! It has no boundary. It is consistent, faithful and unending. What is more amazing is that God loved us even when we were still sinners. He loved us before even we knew Him. He loved us even when we betrayed Him. His love is su

Read : I Corinthians 15:50-54 "... Watch out that no one deceives you. ... the Son of Man (will be) coming in clouds with great power and glory" - Mark 13:5, 26 In this age of Science and Technology, many people find it difficult to believe that Christ will return to this earth once again. But the Bible clearly states of this incident which is sure to happen any time, may be even today! What would happen to the believers when Christ returns? Firstly , upon His coming in th

Read : Deuteronomy 15:7-11 "There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be open-handed. ...” (Deuteronomy 15:11) It was a cold winter day and the congregation was hardly participating in the church services. There was a sort of coldness in their hearts too. On that Sunday, the pastor, who was known for his generosity and kindness, gave a thought for his parishioners to contemplate, which truly roused them up from their lethargy. He talked about

Read : Acts 5:1-11 "... You have not lied just to men but to God" - Acts 5:4 The Hebrew name Sapphira means the jewel. But tragically whenever the name Sapphira is mentioned, we associate it with greed and deceit. Sapphira along with her husband blatantly lied to God, the Holy Spirit. When the couple saw Barnabas bringing all the money that he got by selling his land to the church, and when they saw the way the people praised Barnabas of his sacrifice, they too wanted to ge

Read : John 4:19-24 “... Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness." - Psalm 29:2 "If we look upon worship only as a means of getting something from God, rather than giving something to God, then we make God our servant instead of our Lord," writes Warren Wiersbe. The word 'worship' is first used in Genesis 18:2, where Abraham bowed down before the three visitors. One of whom was the Lord of heaven. Worship literally means 'to kiss toward.' It means 'to show reverenc

Read : Revelation 21:10-14, 19-21 "Nothing impure will ever enter it. ..." - Revelation 21:27 A beautiful swan alighted on the banks of the water in which a crane was wading about seeking snails. For a few moments, the crane viewed the swan in wonder and enquired, "Where do you come from?" "I come from heaven," replied the swan. "Heaven?!" asked the crane puzzled. The swan asked, "Have you never heard of heaven? It is a place where the streets are of gold, and gates and w

Read : John 15: 1-8 “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes. ...” - John 15 : 2 New shoots in the vine must be cut off because they can end up sucking the life out of the vine, causing grapes to not grow. Most new grape growers fail to have a good harvest because they do not prune enough. Good pruning creates a strong root system, improves the health of the vine, and most importantly increases the yield. Pruning

Read : John 11:38-45 “... Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you. ...” - Mark 5:19 Van Payne underwent a major surgery, and during that operation he had this experience - “I found myself standing in front of a bridge over a stream and on the other side was a green meadow. And there was a small hill on which was standing a man. His arms were stretched out toward me. He was wearing a dazzling white robe. He was smiling at me. His eyes seemed to