“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them” (Proverbs 3:27). Power has been described as the “ability to direct or force behaviors” in a certain direction. There are people whom God has put in positions of power- and, for a certain
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” ( Hebrews 11:1). Something puzzling yet certain is that sometime believers are faced with circumstances where the odds seem overwhelming. This is not unique. Moses was faced with
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” (Psalm 118:1). It is difficult to imagine a language where the word “thank you” does not appear. In all human interactions there are inevitably those moments where one owes something to a certain person for doing one
“I for my part shall trust even in you…in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid” – Psalm (56: 3-4). David was a young man out in the fields tending his father Jesse’s sheep when he was sent out on an errand to deliver food to
“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows” (I Timothy 6:10). Judas Iscariot was the treasurer of Jesus’s ministry bag. Normally, it is expected of any treasurer
“Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere” (Ephesians 6:18). All human beings are born with an inborn virtue of persistence. For example, before infants start walking,
“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves” ( Mathew 10:16) When one enthusiastic missionary, John Chau, was shot dead by members of the North Sentinel tribe, a proud indigenous tribe secluded away on a remote Indian Ocean
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes” ( Psalm 37:7). Conflicts are a constant feature of our lives. And many conflicts escalate to physical confrontation often resulting in the taking of
“The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me” (Psalm 116:6). A funny thing happened. There was once a controversial man whom furious soldiers were desperate to arrest. For the past three years he had been raising dust: confronting merchants who had turned God’s temple into
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain”. (I Cor 15:58). Who likes to start on a journey well, only to end in
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