The Book of Remembrance
Bible Reading: Malachi 3:13-18
I must say that the Old Testament ends on a beautiful note! This passage is a source of encouragement and comfort, as it suggests that God remembers and values the faith...
What are you wearing?
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-16
For some getting ready to go out is a very complicated process.
Consider your ways
Bible Reading: Haggai 1: 3-11
Haggai was the first among the three post-exilic Minor Prophets who spoke to those who returned from the 70-year exile. Cyrus, King of Persia, allowed the exiled Jews to...
Zephaniah's Message
Zephaniah was of royal lineage, descending from the godly King Hezekiah. He was born during the reign of the wicked king, Manasseh and he prophesied during the reign of Josiah. Josiah was a godly king who brought revival and reform to Judah, but he reigned for ten years before leading the revival. Zephaniah must have...
Jesus, did You see that?
A friend of mine shared this story in our BSF class. Her grandniece, who was just four years old at that time, was given an opportunity to dance on the stage at a school function. After she finished her dance, she had come down the steps, looked up at the heavens, and said, 'Jesus, did you see that?' Jesus must have been very proud of Hi...
The Man who built on the Rock…
When Jesus taught about who would enter the Kingdom of Heaven, He used the example of a wise and foolish man. For many years, I had a wrong understanding of this example. I somehow understood that the wise man had built his life on Jesus, the Rock, and the foolish man did not have Jesus in hi...
Thinking Right
During the mango season, black bugs will be inside some of the fruit in the mango variety called Neelam. How do they get in when the fruit looks perfect from the outside? As you may know, the larvae of fruit flies and other insects do not eat their way into the fruit from the outside. Rather, the insect lays the egg in the blossom itself and the fruit grows around...
The Just shall live by his faith!
Habakkuk was heartbroken over Judah's sin and unfaithfulness to God. He was upset that the Lord had not done anything about it. When God said He was raising the Babylonians, Habakkuk was upset that God would use an even more wicked nation like Babylon to discipline Judah. Habakkuk asked God how He could even see such a wicked nation since His "eyes are too pure to loo...