“I will not fear …” We can read God’s word, putting the emphasis on the blessings it promises, or we can read it emphasizing the judgments it warns about. We pray we have so lived that we deserve the blessings – yet it is only through his grace that we can anticipate them. Isaiah 30… Read More Today’s thought “I will not fear …” (June 6)
Today’s 2nd Bible reading describes the coming glory of God’s House, but the people are defiled. Nevertheless, God promises a future blessing with Zerubbabel chosen like God’s signet ring. Zerubbabel being picked out by the God of armies as His servant, who will be like a ring that has God His royal mark on it.… Read More Today’s thought “Be strong and courageous, and do the work” (December 18)
“You have been a blessing To many, each and every day; You have not only guided your own, But others along the way.” “A Poem for Mothers” is written by Sis. Maudelin December of Guyana, who also teaches ESL as part of WCF’s Newcomers initiative. Listen to the full poem, read by… Read More A Poem for Mothers by Maudelin December
Today’s thought “Blessed is the man who …” (July 27) It is our chapter in Jeremiah that particularly jumps out for our mediation today, but first we read the sad story of the trouble that developed in the family of David following his sin with Bathsheba and her husband, adultery and murder! God “put away”… Read More Today’s thought “Blessed is the man who …” (July 27)
“Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth; he who takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth” (Isa 65:16). “Abraham was told that all nations would bless themselves in his Seed (Psa 72:17). With reference to these superlative truths, Paul declared with… Read More Today’s thought July 9 Reading 2 – Isa 65:16 Invokers of a blessing
Today’s thought “Will He not cause to prosper all my help and my desire” (August 05) [a]Verily my house is not so with God; Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my salvation, and all my desire, Although he maketh it not to… Read More Today’s thought “Will He not cause to prosper all my help and my desire” (August 05)
GALATIANS 3:8-9 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that GOD would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. * To remember Ga 3:7 {1 } Know therefore that they that are of… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 66: Galatians 3:8-9 Justified receiving blessing of Abraham’s faith
Today’s thought “A blessing and a curse” (April 25) Deuteronomy 10-11 We continue to read Moses’ final message – a wondrous exhortation to the tribes of Israel – before he died and they entered the promised land without him. These chapters in Deuteronomy have a powerful message. Much of what Moses says to them we… Read More Today’s thought “A blessing and a curse” (April 25)
Today’s thought “The LORD caused all that he did to succeed” (January 24) There is a lot of ‘food for thought’ in today’s account in Genesis of the experience of young Joseph after he was sold as a slave into Egypt by his jealous brothers. We need to take careful note of the several references… Read More Today’s thought “The LORD caused all that he did to succeed” (January 24)
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Leading with Fear: Gathering or Scattering? Jeremiah 23:1-81 Restoration after Exile Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered…
In this system of things, possibly coming very close to the conclusion of system of things, we can find lots of people who do not know any more how they can feel comfortable, painless, peaceful and happy. For many this ‘real life’ has become a bit or a lot more than they can bear. This… Read More God’s never-ending stream of much-needed mercies
In this world many are not interested in God. Others are but make their own god. In the Christian world there are many who prefer to keep to human dogma‘s instead of taking the words of the bible for what they say and mean. Today there are still lots of Christians who do not want… Read More Believing in the send one and understanding that one does not live by bread alone
The Children of Israel had learnt their lesson the hard way! Are we sure we have learnt ours? If massive problems arise as this world falls apart – will we seem “like grasshoppers”? Or will our faith be such as to give us “full assurance” (read Hebrews 10:22,23)? Heb 10:22-23 The Scriptures 1998+ (22) let… Read More Like grasshoppers
Trust, Faith and Prayer Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #4 Transitoriness Prosperity and Waiting unto Jehovah God Prosperity of others The way that the faithful Psalmist was almost drawn away by reflecting on the prosperity of others and should warn us against lusting after those things which our neighbours have. The Holy Scriptures… Read More Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #4 Transitoriness #1 Prosperity
Trust, Faith and Prayer Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 voice of God Hearing the Voice in the Holy Scriptures Responding to the Grand Instructor In the Holy Scriptures God gave His Words and told people how to behave and how to follow His instructions and how to fulfil His Will. So they… Read More Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 Voice of God #5 To meditate and Transform
Trust, Faith and Prayer Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 voice of God A voice to be taken serious David remembered how the Almighty God had spoken His words to all with a great voice and how those Words were written down to be remembered and taken at heart. 22 “These Words יהוה… Read More Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 Voice of God #3 A voice to be taken Seriously
Daniel and Revelation An angel helped Daniel understand the information he was given. Daniel was told that “the message was true but the appointed time was long (10;1). The information given to John explained events that started in his own day and continued through to the return of Christ and the establishment of the kingdom.… Read More The Song of The Lamb #3 Daniel and Revelation
We can imagine that people get scared when they hear certain preachers talking as the three friends of Job. As the wife of a Southern Baptist pastor writes in her blog that one pastor saying that all the troubles which befell Job were his fault because he spoke forth fear into his life. That alleviated some… Read More Fragments from the Book of Job #5: chapters 32-37
Job and his friends agreed that God is omnipotent, omniscient, has all the wisdom and strength, is just, and perfectly good. They could bring forwards that an omniscient being knows every way in which evils can come into existence and has the power to prevent that evil from coming into existence. God can just say… Read More Fragments from the Book of Job #3: chapters 21-26
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