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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...
The Knowledge of God
We are called to obey the Lord and live a life pleasing Him as long as we live. Unless we know the nature of God, the magnitude of His sacrifice, and what He expects from us, we cannot live like that!
The Family of God
Whenever we talk about Jesus paying a price to set us free, we use an analogy. We talk about someone who is restrained and under bondage because of his debt when a person comes along, pays his debt, and sets him free!
The Plan of God!
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 1:1-20
During Samuel's time, God was looking for someone to speak to the people on His behalf. During this period, people had not heard from God. The Bible says,
The Secret of Success!
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 4:1-11
Many have the habit of sleeping with their Bible under their pillow! They think the Bible is a lucky charm to ward off bad dreams and give sound sleep. Some carry the Bible with them everywhere they go, thinking it will bring them success. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines and encamped beside Ebenezer. The Philistines had encamped in Aphek. And Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men that day. So, the people of Israel wanted to bring the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh into the battlefield so that it may save them from the hands of their enemies!
They were beginning to look at the Ark of the Covenant as sort of a charm to get victory over the Philistines! The Ark was the r...