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Don’t Depend on Lazy People
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them. (Proverbs 10:26) Applying vinegar to an abscessed tooth will produce unbearable pain and smoke in the eyes results in irritation and may impair your vision. This essence of this proverb is this: Unless you don’t mind the excruciating [...]
A Dire Vision of the Fall of Sin
Scripture Reference: Isaiah 21:2 A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring an end to all the groaning she has caused. The vision about the tremendous fall of Babylon evoked a violent agitation in the heart of Isaiah. He had [...]
Prayer of a Person in Distress
Scripture Reference: Psalm 31:1-5 Psalm 31 inspires us to keep trusting God when we are in distress. Difficult circumstances have a way of distracting us from the true source of our help. This prayer by David brings across the importance of taking everything to God in prayer. Prayer is an expression of our faith in [...]
Be Merciful to Those who Doubt
Scripture Reference: Matthew 14:22-36 Few Christians can claim they never experienced doubt. Since there are so many misconceptions around doubt, the associated anxiety is often hidden in silent suffering. One of the major misconceptions of doubt is that it is the opposite of faith. It is not. Unbelief is the opposite of faith. Doubt comes [...]
Who receives Understanding of the Scriptures?
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:36-43 For many Christians the answer to this question is rather obvious, but it never was for me. If one has been fed lies for years like I was, it is an exceedingly exciting time when the Truth intersects your life and enters your heart. Burdens of deception and lies are hurled [...]
7 Ways of Giving according to God’s Standards
Scripture Reference: Isaiah 17:14 I was reading through Isaiah 17 and thought about the many warnings in the Bible against those who exploit God’s people to enrich themselves. Although these verses in Isaiah deal with a specific nation, it ends by saying, “This is the portion of those who loot us, the lot of those [...]
The Voice of the Lord is more Powerful than our Problems
Scripture Reference: Psalm 29:3-9 The voice of the Lord is more powerful than any problem we may ever experience. When the disciples were in the boat with Jesus and a very strong storm arose, they were terrified. They did not yet realize that the One in the boat with them has a voice that is [...]
God blesses Integrity in Business Affairs
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 11:1 God detests dishonest and unfair business practices. He is pleased when we do business with integrity whether anyone is watching or not. God blesses integrity in business affairs. All that you do will be blessed if you do business with integrity. If not, we may be filling a purse with holes [...]
A Character Portrait of Christ
Suggested Reading: Matthew 12:15-21 One of the outstanding features of the Gospel of Matthew is how he would often connect what Jesus said and did to the fulfillment of a prophecy. Here he says, “This was to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah…“ This prophecy was written about 600-700 years before the time [...]
Integrity gives us a Peaceful Mind
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 10:9 When a person does the right thing irrespective if someone is watching or not, he is never plagued by fears of being found out and shamed in public. His integrity gives him a peaceful mind and a good night’s sleep. Such a person lives with the knowledge that God sees, even [...]
