Jesus went through Jericho, and visited Zaccheus at his house. The next verse says:Luke 19:11 NASB “While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.” (underlining added) Jericho is some distance from […]
During this world-wide crisis of COVID-19, many CEO’s and others in their organizations gave up their salaries for a period of time. Why? So the workers would be assured of their pay. SelfLESSness is highly commendable. SelfLESSness is sacrificial.Many people are the beneficiaries of such sacrifices. Consider Zaccheus’ history. It is a true story of […]
Jesus was approaching the city of Jericho. A blind beggar sitting outside the gates could hear a crowd coming. He called out “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus did have mercy and healed that man… right there, right then. And the man, no longer blind, followed Jesus. The noisy crowd praised God… […]
In February through April – COVID-19 was the focus of the world. The whole world was impacted by this virus; physically, economically, socially and our lives were affected. The after effects of this crisis is being felt in many ways today. A crisis has far reaching ramifications – corrupt and selfish people use a crisis […]
For the followers of Christ:Remember! Keep your eyes, your focus, your thoughts on God your Savior. His name is Jesus. Remember! Circumstances are here today and gone tomorrow.These circumstances, this day will pass, but Jesus is eternal! Romans 1:17 NIV“For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith […]
Jesus spoke about serving right where you are, where God has you. (NASB) Luke 17:7-10 “Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat?8 ‘But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me […]
When you are in unfamiliar territory – what can easily happen?You make a wrong turn and may compound the wrong turn with another. Life can be like that, can’t it? Making one wrong decision, many times, leads to other wrong decisions… and possibly disastrous results, not only for yourself but for those who depend on […]
Choose Courage! You have got to be kidding?! Right? We are living in a world which is filled with fear. What does the Lord God of the Holy Bible say?“Do not fear…” What? How can anyone be without fear today?Because the Lord completes that phrase with “I am with you…”Isaiah 41:10a God Himself is with […]
How can anyone do that? To live without fear?What is causing fear and panic today, throughout the world? fear of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the worldfear of being without a paycheck and more importantly a jobfear of the stock markets and a “bear market”fear of being controlled by other countries fear which leads to anger […]
Our world reacts, sometimes with, extreme emotional response. Back in the day, the Israelites did too! Imagine that! They grumbled and they disputed God’s decision of who their leaders were. In Numbers, Moses “fell on his face” before an awesome God more times than he could probably count. Numbers 16 recounts back-to-back defiant decisions, grumbling […]