Jacob ran for his life after deceiving his father and brother. His mother was his aid in this act. She planned it all and saw it went through. Genesis 27:43-44, 43 Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran. 44 Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides. FollowingContinue reading “Whose way will you follow? Abraham or Jacob?”
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Satan, the thief
Once an environmentalist while walking through a dense forest heard the pitiful cry of a mother bird under a thick foliage of trees. What he saw when he went near was heart wrenching. The bird had build a nest in a fully grown thick tree. One by one her eggs had been swallowed by aContinue reading “Satan, the thief”
Do not let the light within you be darkness
Once a man who signaled the junction where a road and railway track met went to sleep while on duty. At night he woke up suddenly when he heard a train approaching. The sight he saw was heart wrenching. Just as the train was approaching closer, a jeep full of people was coming closer tooContinue reading “Do not let the light within you be darkness”
The Treasure of Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 13:44-50, 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, heContinue reading “The Treasure of Kingdom of Heaven”
Beware of your friends
Let me share a story. Once a man had a pet parrot that sang well. When the summer season came he took the pet parrot outside his house and hung its cage on a huge banyan tree that grew in front of the house. The man thought that fresh air and sunlight would rejuvenate theContinue reading “Beware of your friends”
Do not let the Holy Spirit within you weaken
What gives us strength? Acts 1:8, 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Our enemy Satan is not only cunning and shrewd but powerful also. Genesis3:1, Now the serpent was more crafty thanContinue reading “Do not let the Holy Spirit within you weaken”
Repentance
Scripture passage: Psalms 51: 10, 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Everyone remembers the history behind the verses. King David desires Bathsheba ( 2 Samuel 11: 1-3). There was no sin in David looking at the woman. But Satan enters him and he asks his messengers toContinue reading “Repentance”
Why do we suffer?
Sufferings. What do you understand by the term? There is a common thinking that sufferings are a result of sins committed by man. But the Bible says about Jobin Job 2:3. 3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, aContinue reading “Why do we suffer?”
Repent from your ways when you know you have sinned
There are many definitions tot the word sin. The first sin arose from disobedience. The word of God in the Bible says that sin is caused by the desire of the flesh also. Those who cannot control their urges, fall into the snares of sin. James 1:15 Then when lust has conceived, it brings forthContinue reading “Repent from your ways when you know you have sinned”
