He knows our thoughts: No thought can escape from God. The Psalmist said that God discerns our thoughts. He knows when we sit and when we are out and about (Ps 139:1-2). John tells us that God is greater than our hearts. If our thoughts condemn, He will justify us (1 Jn 3:20). Job came
God will enlighten my darkness
Satan’s rule: Darkness is all around us, both figuratively and literally. The powers of darkness have become more active in these modern days than ever. Satan rules the darkness of this world. The Bible calls him “the ruler of the darkness of this world” (Eph 6:12). Everything that deals with blinding man, the things that
As he is, we are too.
God’s love: The scriptures teach us, and we believe that God, as the creator of all that exists, has love as a foundational essence. John says that God is love. Throughout the scriptures, we see his love modeled. The scriptures tell us, as a demonstration of God’s love towards us, that his mercy shall not
The scale effect in prayer
Insistence or importunity: The beginning of chapter 11 of Luke is about prayer, asking, and seeking. The Lord presents a model of prayer to his disciples, as John did to his. It is known as the Lord’s prayer, a prayer about asking God. And afterwards, a parable about an unexpected guest who arrives at an
Spiritual blessings
Joy in the drink: The process for obtaining the fruit of the vine, wine, has a procedure. First, there is the planting of the seeds and the plowing of the land. Once the grapes are ripe, the gatherers or reapers harvest them. And, finally, the treaders, once the grapes are placed in a giant tub,
Kingdom loyalty over family loyalty
Members of a family: We were never meant to be alone. Companionship is key to our survival as the human race. When God created Adam, he noticed that after a while, after Adam had named all the beasts, no helper was found for him, so Adam was lonely. God caused him to fall into a
Spiritual slumber leads to a lack of discernment.
I lay myself to sleep: The body was created with the need to sleep. Sleep allows the brain and the body to reset, recharge, and recover. It is a time when God may use it to minister to us and replenish our spirits. While we sleep, we are in a vulnerable state and open to
A closed generation book
From where he stems: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Matthew, stops with Abraham as the leading descendant. Matthew does not stop with Adam, the first man, so the question is, why with Abraham and not with Adam? The book of the generation of the world starts with the earth and everything else
The kindness of God
With no expectation: The idea of giving not expecting anything in return is a trademark of God. It was a law in the Old Testament that God’s people were to give or lend to their brothers who could not repay them. To some, it was to keep them from going to jail. Giving was and
His hand has not been shortened
Not put away: The idea of divorce or being put away, or sold for a price, is not what God wanted for his most precious creation. God always wanted us to pertain to something greater; to have a greater purpose. The gospel of John tells us that those who believe have the power to become