Tonight I just want to share two stories that encouraged me this week. 2020 has taken turns absolutely noone expected and it's easy for one to question everything and wonder if anything in this life is worth holding on to. For me, I continue to find that God is the one factor that remains unchanged. … Continue reading Corona or not, GOD is still moving! More testimonies…
Category: Faith
Comparing God’s salvation of Noah and Lot – Both righteous but different 🙏🏾
Noah and Lot were both saved by God before destruction was visited on the whole earth and on Sodom. But what are the similarities and differences we can find from the Bible about these two stories to help us get a clearer picture of the state of humanity and even righteous people in the end … Continue reading Comparing God’s salvation of Noah and Lot – Both righteous but different 🙏🏾
Why God allows “the wilderness” and the importance of responding correctly while in it
Numbers 32:8-15; Deuteronomy 9:23; Jeremiah 29:4-7 - God didn’t intend for the Israelites to spend 40 years wandering in the Wilderness. In fact God thought them ready to possess the promised land within 2 years of leaving Egypt. But right at the border of receiving the promise, the people succumbed to fear, rebelling against God, … Continue reading Why God allows “the wilderness” and the importance of responding correctly while in it
God wants to give you “a future and a hope”
Jeremiah 29:11 God wants to “give us a future and a hope (i.e. an expected end - KJV)”. 🤔💭 Trying to make sense of this I noticed that NKJV/NLT equate KJV’s “expected end” with “a future and a hope”. But why, what could these mean? There is surely an end i.e. a future that God … Continue reading God wants to give you “a future and a hope”
The mirage of answered prayers and why God tests our faith. 💔😢
Isaiah 55:8-11; Ezekiel 37:7-10; John 6:63; Hebrews 10:38 Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve been praying to God for something, it looks as if it’s all coming together but then you end up with nothing? Sometimes it takes the form of there being a lot of activity which looks as if God … Continue reading The mirage of answered prayers and why God tests our faith. 💔😢
God moves as we move! 😁
Exodus 14:13-15; 2 Chronicles 20:21-22; Daniel 9:20-23; 10:12-13; Mark 6:47-51; John 6:18-21 One of the questions we often ask as we go through life is what should I be doing right now? For example we could be believing God for something and we have such tremendous faith that we see the vision so clearly. The … Continue reading God moves as we move! 😁
How is the word of God a ‘lamp to our feet’? Why lamp?! 🤔
Psalms 119:105; Proverbs 4:18-19 Perhaps the first thing to think about is: what is a lamp and when do we need one? A lamp in those days is probably synonymous to what we call a lantern or torchlight 🔦 today. They’re used amidst darkness to give a little light. Better said, the light from a … Continue reading How is the word of God a ‘lamp to our feet’? Why lamp?! 🤔
Getting to and succeeding at the top, God’s way – 12 lessons from the life of Daniel. 🙌🏾🤓
Daniel 5:10-12; Daniel 6:1-5 1) Daniel was very well educated and skillful. He and his 3 friends were given knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom, by God, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. King Nebuchadnezzar interviewed them in all matters of wisdom and understanding and found them ten times better … Continue reading Getting to and succeeding at the top, God’s way – 12 lessons from the life of Daniel. 🙌🏾🤓
What could God mean by “Be”? Be of good courage? Be strong and of good courage? Be strong and very courageous? 🤓🤔
Joshua 1:6-9; Psalms 31:24 The first time God used the word Be was in the creation story. “Let there BE light and there was light”. Be is an instructive word that calls into immediate or instant existence something that wasn’t. Be is a current state of existence. Be is real and solid. Be is now, … Continue reading What could God mean by “Be”? Be of good courage? Be strong and of good courage? Be strong and very courageous? 🤓🤔
Time cycles in how/when God provides for His children. 💡🙏🏾
Exodus 16:4-5, 22-30; Leviticus 25:3-7. 20-22; 26:14-15, 34-35; 2 Chronicles 36:20-21; Isaiah 37:30-31 In studying the old testament, one time cycle that keeps jumping out at me relates to how and when God provides for His children. - First thing to note is that God has daily and yearly cycles and the time marks in … Continue reading Time cycles in how/when God provides for His children. 💡🙏🏾
