You cannot thwart the will of God. It would be like a child kicking a tank with his tennis shoes on. God’s will will stand!Pharoah thought that he would wipe out God’s people. So, he ordered all the Hebrew boys to be killed as soon as they were born. But one of them survives and […]
Exodus 32:11-12–But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent did he bring them out… It’s safe to say that when you […]
Do not judge whether a happening is good or bad too quickly. What we consider “bad” could actually be good. God often uses apparent evil to do actual good. “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis […]
Exodus 30:15-16–The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord’s offering to make atonement for your lives. The Lord makes no distinction of societal status by making the rich and poor be on the same level, because in essence they are! Before the Lord money […]
There was a little girl who loved her fake pearl necklace. It made her look like her mom. But one day her dad demanded her fake necklace. She said, “no!” But he kept on insisting and after a while, with tears running down her eyes, she said, “yes,” and gave him the necklace. Only then […]
Certain acts get at the heart of God more than other. God has a soft spot for those who will take the place of another.Judah, out of all his brothers, is blessed most. He didn’t necessarily see this blessing in his lifetime, but his tribe is the one Jesus came out of… This is honor […]
John 5:7-9–The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” 9 And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed […]
John 21:17-18–He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Some seasons of walking with the Lord […]
God will make sure our lives will have a happy ending (after life) not in spite of tragedies but because of them! Jacob’s life was full of tragedies. He was conned by his own uncle. His wives fought constantly. He lost his wife giving birth. Then, he loses his favorite son in Joseph. And then he […]
There are situations when we think, “How can anything good come out of this?” That is because we cannot see the future. Although we do not know and may never know why somethings happen in our lives until we go to heaven, we can see glimpses of what God might be doing from the Bible. Jacob […]