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  All over the world people of every culture and race are facing difficulties, hardships, fear, persecution, loss, hunger, wars, insecurities and distress. Yet the words of Jesus encourage us in John 16:33 - “…in Me you have perfect peace and confidence. In the...

  Busyness is productive. It requires creativity and it produces fruits. But being too busy robs us of our peace and calmness. How do we know the difference between being too busy and being productive? Martha was a do-er who did not want her guests to go hungry....

  In Matt. 17 we read how Jesus was transfigured on a high mountain, and when he and Peter, James and John came down from the mountain; they approached a crowd of people. Verses 17 – 21 state – ““And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and,...

  Paul wrote in 2 Cor. 6:4-10 – “… as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and difficulties… We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and...

  To recap: God is love. Because He is love, He decided to make us, so that He can express His love. In love, He prepared all we would ever need to live and love as He loves. This included removing sin and the consequences of sin, so that nothing will ever...

  The Greek word in the Bible translated as “forgiveness” means “to let go”, as when a person does not demand payment for a debt. In the Old Testament the cost of forgiveness to the sinner was prominent.  In Leviticus 4 & 5 Moses taught the Israelites God’s...

  Having faith in an eternal, almighty, loving and merciful, but righteous God is a difficult concept for many.  How can a black cow eat green grass and produce white milk from which we make yellow butter?  We don’t understand the metaphysics and chemistry behind...

  V 7 – 8 - “The LORD will keep you from all harm - He will watch over your life; (The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.) The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” At the beginning of August, I attended...

The theme of the Lord watching over us and keeping us safe, continues… ” The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.” If God is your keeper, He becomes “your shade on your right hand,”...

“He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” “Keep” in Hebrew is “shamar (שָׁמַר)” which means to look after with great care, to watch over, to guard. It appears 469 times in...

”I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Verses 1 +2) Many years ago, God’s people would journey on 3 trips to Jerusalem from all over Israel. As they travelled, they had many...

  Grace is a concept alien to all religions in the world – except true Christianity. It is a concept unknown in Judaism – mentioned only 3 times in the Old Testament. In Psalm 45, a wedding Psalm, it is used prophetically about Jesus, our Bridegroom.  In...

  What is thanksgiving?  According to Strongs, the Hebrew word, thanksgiving, is ‘towdah’ and means adoration, offering and praise.  ‘Todah’ is derived from the verb, ‘yadah’, which means to give thanks or to praise.  The root of ‘yadah’ is ‘hand’.  Thus, to...

  As children of God our walk of faith starts with our spiritual birth by FAITH in the completed work of our Lord Jesus on the cross.  Our faith is strengthened as we look back to God’s work in our lives and in history, as He revealed Himself as the faithful One,...