Category: May

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

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,

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

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

To believe or not to believe There are things in life that are just too impossible to believe. To believe means to accept something as true. That such a thing happened or will come to pass. We all have struggled with the idea of unbelief, especially when what we have to believe hits home. For

Resurrection to life Every believer of Jesus Christ should be on the expectation that one day they will be resurrected from the dead or, as Paul says, that we will be transformed (1 Thes 4:16-17). The scriptures tell us that while this body is on its way to decay and back to ashes, it will

Our light shines Summer is in the air, the birds are chirping, and the sun is shining bright. Light does good to everything. Our entire planet benefits from the sun’s light rays. Some symbols of the light are life, hope, clarity, energy, worth, and deeds. Light shines out of darkness. It can be with you

The salt benefits The Old Testament prophets were called the salt of the land of Canaan, but Jesus called his disciples the salt of the world. The call to reach out further than their neighbourhoods seems far-fetched. But, because salt is such a powerful substance, it is known as omnipresent; it can reach unlimited places

To every sickness he has a healing There are many doctors for every sickness under the sun. Some help heal others just provide remedies, because many illnesses do not have cures. There are sicknesses of the body, of the soul, and of the mind and more are coming. Statistics say that over 95% of the

God delivers with power! God promised the people of Israel freedom from the bondage they experienced in the land of Egypt. After ten plaques that when looked from the outside, would definitely confirm the power of the almighty was in action. The Egyptian sorcerers were only able to mimic three of the plaques done by