Latest Teachings
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Intellectual simplification of an incomprehensible Sovereignty
The difference largely between the theist and the atheist, is in their faiths. The theist’s faith is rooted in this incomprehensible Sovereignty of God. The atheist’s faith is rooted in the intellectual comprehensibility of the human mind. These two by nature must be mutually exclusive. The danger that a Christian faces in this age of knowledge and information, is the conformity of faith to human reasoning. See faith is not blind believing without evidence, it is the inner-proof within and personal to each man. It’s like a rich man who dresses elegantly and lives extravagantly. The proof to the… Read More..
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The domino effect of choices
Have you read Joseph’s story? I encourage you to read Genesis 37-47 if you haven’t. In brief, Joseph was a boy who dreamt of becoming a leader, but what happened next was far from seeing it manifested into his reality. He was soon after sold as a slave to Egypt by his own brothers – flesh and blood. When he became a manager at Potiphar’s house, he was sent to jail for something he didn’t even do. At this point, he could have thought that his honesty and integrity before God did not bring him any good and be… Read More..
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Divine hope or a pipe dream?
The million-dollar question in our hearts as to whether this expectation we carry and believe that God would fulfill, is truly of divine origins or merely a product of the carnal mind can be a mental tug-of-war. The renewed Christian mind knows that to surrender is the right thing to do and that to sacrifice is the right thing to give. The heart may even fully desire this surrender and sacrifice, but this struggle of full-surrender in itself can swiftly turn into a very fleshly endeavor. Similar to how monasticism functions, where one forces thyself into a lifestyle of… Read More..
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Three crosses on Calvary
Christ dying on the cross is the central tenet of our faith. But God divinely orchestrating the simultaneous crucifixion of two murderers and thieves, both sides of the center cross in itself offers us a powerful imagery of the Gospel truth. Both these men probably had little to no idea who Christ was till they would meet on Calvary’s hill outside of Jerusalem. These 6 hours these men would have with Christ, would go on to determine the rest of their eternities. When the impenitent thief hurled insults at Christ he wasn’t the first one to do so (Luke… Read More..
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Servanthood
“And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.” Genesis 24:54-56 I read this story many times, but today especially, this servant of Abraham… Read More..
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Purposes
Many people question their purposes, why they exist, and what they are supposed to do here on this earth. Either they have never thought about it, figured it out, or have lost sight of it. Many therefore follow the patterns laid out by society: going to school, getting a job, getting married, having children and grandchildren, repeating in the same pattern, retiring rich. Is that all there is to life on this earth? Revelations 4:11 (KJV) says, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure… Read More..
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Jesus: Savior and Lord
For a few years now (if I had to give a number it would be nine), I have actively been asking Jesus to be Lord of my life. This is a frequent prayer, one I assume you have also prayed. The next time you go to church or listen to a worship song, listen closely… You will most likely hear a similar sentence, inviting you (the listener) to make Jesus the Lord of your life. But what does this actually mean? “Jesus, the Lord of my life?” Does it mean that, after asking Him to be Lord, He is… Read More..
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Get ready
That’s the word I got in my heart when I prayed yesterday. So I asked the Holy Spirit, ‘elaborate, get ready for what?’ Then I searched the Bible for this phrase and got the following results: “Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”” – Joshua 3:5 Are we ready to receive the answers to our prayers? Are we ready to receive His promises? Let’s not be caught up in whatever circumstances we are in at the moment but be ready for the great things He is doing; beyond what we can ask or imagine… Read More..
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Set your priorities right
Let’s read from Matthew 6:24-34 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father… Read More..
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Patterned prayer
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 There is a mandate for Christians to pray without ceasing, but this can be difficult for most people. We have been taught by the modern church that prayer is a form of communication with God, where we ask Him for what we need and He will give it to us in return. Matthew 7:7-8 says: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened… Read More..