Rest for the righteous Hebrews 4:1-11. Key verse: Hebrews 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. The concept of rest is widely misunderstood. Some…
The Oddity Of Godly Parents Raising Ungodly Children 1 Samuel 8:1-6. Bringing people from darkness to light seems to align with the divine order of life but when people born right into righteousness grow up to become children of darkness, it is an aberration and a great oddity. Samuel’s children, Joel and Abiah were raised…
What Doth The Lord Require Of Thee Micah 6:6-8; Deuteronomy 10:12-16, 20 The Lord Almighty can do all things and more better, do all things through us. But He is no respecter of anyone- Acts 10:34; so, He will never condescend to our fallen nature. Rather, He sets precepts and principles for us to measure…
The Lord’s House, House Of Prayer. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Matthew 21:13, 1 Samuel 17:34-40. “And He said unto them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!” Matthew 21:13 [HCSB] INTRODUCTION The bitter question is “Have we not contributed in what the Church…
Lord Of The Storm “And they shall fight against thee; but shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee” (Jeremiah 1:19) The Lord here was assuring Jeremiah, during his call as a national prophet, of the challenges he will face as His vessel who shall bear His…
Temple of God 1 Cor.3:16-17 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. In general terms, a temple…
A Dependable Battle-Axe “The Lord is a man of war… thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war, for with thee will I break in pieces…” (Exo 15:3; Jer 51:20) Usually, during military campaigns, the army often have some reserve battalion force that can make up a reinforcement in the event the war turns bad,…
Life-Transforming Influence Of The Spirit’s Baptism 1 Samuel 10:9-10; 11:4-6, 11; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4, 38-41. The focus is on two Bible characters namely King Saul in his early days and Peter. They lived in different eras and had different background stories leading up to the encounter which transformed their lives and ministry. Saul, on the…
The carnality of human worship 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 3:3,4. Human worship and sectarian loyalty are fast becoming a nidus of decay and corruption in the Christian religion. We are fast abandoning the simplicity of the belief and focusing on Christ for a more elaborate yet deadly deviation by elevating “prominent” ministers of the gospel. This…
