God had plenty names in the Old Testament… The most significant names being the ones having the prefix ‘Jehovah…’ These names were manifestations of God’s interventions at different situations or God’s promise towards impending issues. The covenant of the Law limited the Old Testament folks from enjoying God in a FAMILY perspective. Their relationship with...
Question: Does God PUNISH His Children? Ans: NO. Question: Does God CHASTISE His Children? Ans: YES. Explanation: Because of Jesus Sacrifice, No believer will be PUNISHED by God ever again! (Romans 8:1, Heb 10:22)But Because God is now your Father, you will be CHASTISED for necessary growth!In fact, any acclaimed believer that is not chastised...
Have you noticed Jesus and His ‘OVER-DO’ style of performing miracles? When He was to feed 5000 men including women and children, He performed a miracle by multiplying 5loaves and 2fishes to feed 5000 counted men…with 12 BASKETS LEFT OVER! What is that? OVER-DO! He always has the FUTURE in mind when doing miracles. The...
The faithfulness of God is one aspect that should excite believers about our God! For example, in encouraging believers to endure trials, Scriptures said this about the man named Job: “…You have heard of the endurance of Job and have SEEN THE OUTCOME of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and...
When you read a verse like this, what do you see? ‘…And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord…’ (Eph. 6:4) At a first glance, what we read is that fathers should be careful in the way they apply ‘discipline’ to react...
It is important that we avoid a common mistake when considering the statement “God is love.” This common error we must avoid when considering the Love of God is the error of ‘MAKING ALL ATTRIBUTES OF GOD LOOK INFERIOR TO THE LOVE OF GOD’! We cannot make the mistake of subordinating all of God’s attributes...
Abomination!!! Oh it is an abomination. In fact, it is a serious abomination. ‘…He that JUSTIFIETH THE WICKED, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are ABOMINATION TO THE LORD…’ (Proverbs 17:15) Don’t try it. The Bible says it is an ABOMINATION TO THE LORD! Not even to man….TO THE LORD!!! TO THE...
Have you ever read this verse before? ‘…For all the promises of God in HIM are YEA, and in him AMEN, unto the glory of God by us…’ (2Corinthians 1:20) Did you understand it when you read it? The reason many people find it hard to receive from God in the place of prayer…is traceable...
Can you remember a prophet in the Old Testament named ‘Elisha’? There was a time when there was a serious famine in Israel at a place called ‘Gilgal’. The famine was so serious that people ‘unknowingly’ cooked POISONOUS plant that seems edible just to survive as there was no food in the land. (2kings 4:39)...
I once saw a friend who was very depressed because of the challenges he was going through at the moment… So I said to him:‘…Have you told God about this…’? That question sounded both ordinary and inappropriate to him? He responded: ‘…do you know how many people that are asking God various requests everyday…’? So...
