Be Still, and Know

What one generation deems as an option, the next one deems unnecessary.  Have you prayed today? Is it just an option, or are you spending time every day on your knees? What about Church - Do you say, "I'll go to Church if I don't have anything else to do"? And when you go, do you carry your Bible? Or do you think you can just read out of one of your Bible apps in your phone? Is carrying the actual Bible just an option? Have you read the Bible today? Do you read it every day, or is it just an option to you? Do you say, "I'll read it if I find time", "I'll read it if I wake up early"? What you find as an option, your next generation could find it unnecessary. It could be your kids, grandkids, anyone who keeps you as a role model - they notice whatever you do. So, if you never gave these primary Christian behaviors a priority, you are sending a message that these are not obligations that they need to have. Matthew 6:33  But  seek first  the ki...

"Where 2 or 3 are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them" Have you ever used this verse in a small gathering, or in a prayer meeting? Don't. There is a context for everything, and we sometimes take things out of context for our own comfort. This verse is the last verse of the section Matthew 18: 15 to 20, which specifically talks about disciplining a sinning brother. To such a brother, we are to have a one on one. When that doesn't work, we are to take 1 or 2 with us. When we take 1, we go as 2, and when we take 2, we go as 3. Ergo, 2 or 3 gather. It goes on to say, that when that doesn't work, the whole church needs to be brought into the picture. The goal of all this is to restore the brother and get him out of his sin. As the narrative progresses, Verse 18 then gives assurance that, when this process is followed, God is working in it. Verse 19 says "Again" if 2 of you agree on something, it will be done by My Father. Again denot...

There was once a guy, an art lover, who went for an art exhibit and bought a huge painting because it was so unique. But it was so huge that it could not fit into his house. He called some engineers and architects, who tried a lot to get the painting into the house. But it was just too big. The architect finally concluded that if he wants to keep the painting, the only way is to destroy this house and build a new house that is bigger, and built around this painting, keeping the size of the painting in mind. Sometimes we do the same thing - trying to fit God into our own schedule, into our own life. But our God is so big as well. So big that if we have to keep him in our lives, we have to uproot our old self and build a new self, a new creation that is completely centered around him. Psa 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. Deu 10:17 For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible...

Let's look at months of the year according to Hebrew/Jewish calendar. These are pre-exile names. [1] Abib / Nisan (Mar-Apr) אביב / נִיסָן The month when Israelites came out of Egypt, the pass over month. Exodus 13:4 On this day you are going out, in the month Abib . Deuteronomy 16:1 "Observe the month of Abib , and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan , in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. Esther 3:7 In the first month , which is the month of Nisan , in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. [2] Ziv (Apr-May) זיו The month when Solomon began to build the Temple. I Kings 6:1 And ...

Nobel prizes are awarded on December 10, every year in Sweden, Stockholm. Sir CV Raman who discovered the “Raman effect”, booked tickets to the prize event in 1930, months before the results were even announced ( news here ). That shows the confidence in his work, and that I call Faith.  Faith is the substance of things hoped for, evidence of things not seen! Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Where does your faith lie? Does it lie on things tangible or on things unseen? Our faith should be in the Bible, in God’s leading and above all, in the Son of God Himself. He loved us, gave Himself for us, in that while we were still sinners and unworthy, He chose to die for us. We believe in His sacrifice, and in His resurrection as well. I Timothy 3:13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus . Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with...