Parable of the Prodigal Son: Hidden Lessons for Believers
In the gospels, our Lord Jesus gave a parable of a man who had two sons. One of the two requested his inheritance and went to a faraway country to live a frivolous life. Soon he wasted his inheritance and a severe famine arose and because no man gave to him, he joined himself to…
Mercy and Truth have met together: God in Christ reconciling man to Himself
Psalm 85: 10-11: “Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven”. Many have wilfully denied themselves the great gift of love from God, not understanding God and His operations. They forgot that God is a Spirit and in…
In all thy getting: Get Understanding
This is the counsel of the Lord unto man in Proverbs chapter 4 verse 7: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding .” Understanding is knowing what ought to be done at the right time and in the right way. There was a tribe in Israel who…
Beholding wondrous things out of God’s Word
Genesis 15: 5-6: And the LORD brought Abram outside [his tent into the night] and said, “Look now toward the heavens and count the stars—if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “So [numerous] shall your descendants be.” ABV And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous…
Salvation: The Joy of the LORD and the Joy of Man
” Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 This passage was an account in the book…
Wherein is the source of your great strength
Judges 16: 6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be subdued.” What impudence is for Delilah to ask Samson the source of his great strength or power for the reason so he can be subdued? Of course, Samson was subdued because he gave…
The Beauty of Holiness: Believers’ call to equity in conduct and worship. Part 2
We read in a passage in the book of Psalm 89 verse 35: “Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.” Since there is no one greater than God, He swore by Himself, by His Holiness, the essence of His Being. His Holiness is the grandeur of His Being,…
Lessons from our Lord’s temptation
The devil came to tempt our Lord Jesus at His most vulnerable moment, when the fast was accomplished and He had been endued with power (Luke 4: 1-13). Our most vulnerable moment is when we are up when we are at the pinnacle of success, spiritual height. Moments when we are accomplished, rich, powerful and…
Fasting: The real import
Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? (Zechariah 7 v 5). Prophet Zechariah drew attention to the unacceptable spiritual exercise of God’s people. The people and the…
The Magnificat: A Song of The Redeemed
My soul magnify the Lord, my spirit also rejoice in His salvation (Luke 1: 46-47). In remembrance of His mercy, God gave man His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him will obtain mercy and eternal salvation in Christ. Not every soul captures this, for the Prince of this world had darkened the minds…
