Nehemiah 5:1-12; Psalm 128 One of the major problems in society today is a lack of the fear of God. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of the fear of God in the church too. It is dwindling among believers today. Some consider the fear of God to be an Old Testament concept that is no Read More…
1 John 4:7-10 All those who believe in God agree on one thing, and that is that God is love. The love of God is a biblical truth (1 John 4:8), and can be defined as “an exercise of His goodness towards individual sinners whereby, having identified Himself with their welfare, He has given His Read More…
Malachi 2:17-3:6 We live in an ever-changing world. Things change so fast we cannot rely on a daily newspaper for up-to-the-minute news; we must have news programmes all day long. Some changes are for good, and some are for bad or evil. Some changes are welcome; some are not. A great comfort for the Christian Read More…
Genesis 18:1-14; Numbers 11:1-6, 10-14, 18-23 Most of the disappointments and frustrations of human beings, including Christians, about life are as a result of their thinking that God cannot use His power to meet their needs or to change their unpleasant situations. People ask questions like: Where is my all-powerful God, for whom nothing is Read More…
Deuteronomy 33:25b When Moses blessed the tribes of Israel before he died, he spoke the words of Deuteronomy 33:25b as blessing over the tribe of Asher. As children of God, we can receive any promise of the Bible, as long as any conditions set for that promise have been met. In Moses’ blessing spoken over Read More…
Exodus 33:12-23; 34:1-7 The Goodness of God is one of the moral attributes of God. By attributes of God, we mean the distinguishing qualities or characteristics of the divine nature. These are not different parts of God’s nature; rather, they are an analytical and closer look at it. They reveal the fullness, depth, and variety Read More…
Jeremiah 9:23-24 In every football season, the lives of many people hang very much upon the success of their football teams. They wear their team’s colours on match day; they get excited when they win, and bask in the glories for a day or two — and get really depressed when they lose. In a Read More…
Acts 17:22-34 Last Sunday, we saw that Doing of Exploits for God begins with knowing God. This makes an understanding of what it means to know God to be of paramount importance. What, then, does it mean to know God? The Hebrew verb da – “know” means much more than the mere knowledge of an Read More…
Daniel 11:32 To God be the glory for seeing us through the year 2024! Our theme for the year was “Doing Exploits for God,” and our theme Scripture was Daniel 11:32b. This passage is rendered differently in different Bible versions: (NIV- “With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people Read More…
Romans 12:16-21 We give God the glory for bringing us to the New Year 2025, and, as it is customary for us, we are here to give thanks to God for making us to witness this year. By “thanksgiving,” we mean a heartfelt and cheerful acknowledgment of favours bestowed on us by others. But as Read More…