If you live on this Earth then one thing is guaranteed, You will be faced with different challenges in this life. As Christians, these challenges can come in multiple forms in our lives and what we do when faced with these challenges reveal how much trust and faith we put in our God. Proverbs 3:5 […]
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Using what God has given you!
God has made each person unique in many special ways. He has given each of us a unique personality as well as talents and abilities that are unique from others. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 says “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and […]
New Year! New Start!
The New Year is here. It is time to celebrate! We have made it to another year! Praise God for all his blessings and mercy for bringing us here! The calendar has turned to 2023 and whatever happened in 2022 is now behind us. The Bible says in Isaiah 43:18-19 “Do not remember the past […]
Hope in God!
The dictionary defines hope as a ‘feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen’. In the secular world hope is something that people hold on to with the expectation that something good will happen. The Bible’s definition of hope is completely different. Psalm 33:20 says “We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help […]
Give Thanks!
A lot of families got together this past week to take part in an American tradition called Thanksgiving. It is a time when we look back on the year and give thanks for our blessings through the year. The very definition of the word thanks means “to express gratitude”. Thanksgiving is a time for all […]
Man shall not live by bread alone!
Matthew 4:1-4 covers the story of Jesus fasting in the desert for forty days. During this fast when Jesus was hungry, the devil came to him and said “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on […]
Thou shall not steal!
One of the ten commandments as mentioned in Exodus 20:15 is “Thou Shall not Steal”. Stealing is defined in the dictionary as “the act of taking something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keeping it”. This seems like a straightforward commandment “Don’t Steal from others” unless you want to break God’s law. […]
Is Halloween only for the Heathen?
It is that time of the year again when people dress in costumes and take part in a fall festival called Halloween. This seemingly innocent festival has roots in paganism and has many Christians divided on whether they should even take part in any Halloween activities at all. This is a controversial subject and many […]
Deliverance from the Pit!
Daniel had established himself as one of the administrators in King Darius’s court. There was a law in the land that for thirty days only requests can be made of the King and not from any other God. When Daniels’s enemies found out that he was praying to God they went and told the king […]
Dealing with distractions
One of the biggest challenges in our spiritual life is to get rid of all distractions so we can focus on Jesus Christ and spend time in prayer and reading the bible. The reason this is so hard is that the world is filled with all kinds of distractions that can easily replace the time […]