My Lord was born in a manger.
From a human perspective, there is nothing glorious about such a birth. It took divine humility and infinite love for that to happen.
His birth in my life was the same. When the Lord’s life entered into my heart, my heart was no cleaner than a[……]
Why is it that on the first day of every seven days God’s children go to churches to listen to sermons but refuse to come to the Lord’s table to fellowship with Him?
Why is it that God’s children seem to enjoy ritualistic ceremonies called “holy communion” conducted by a trained person but immedi[……]
Men squander the earth and their own lives, but refuse to acknowledge the Maker of heavens and earth, even their lives; Men build alters and “high places” in their minds to satisfy their idolatrous hearts but deny Jesus precisely because of, not in spite of, Jesus’ “lowliness” of coming down from he[……]
In ultimate sense, who takes the responsibility of your life?
If you are a child of God, your Father does.
It may surprise you, but being able to take care of you in Christ to the end without shame is a part of God’s eternal will in Christ.
Years ago, I saw a scene in TV news that I could never f[……]
I am a full-time professional and a business person, so I let work occupy a significant part of my life, for the time being at least.
We should never look at our work life as something entirely separate or even contradicting to our spiritual life. Work life is an integrated part of our spiritual li[……]
Through the years, I have developed a habit of walking outside and listening to recorded messages.
A great number of audio messages are now available online. But because one’s time is limited, we should be very careful in selecting what to listen to.
One notable message resource is Christian Tape[……]
My heart is distressed to hear the bad news from you.
This is indeed a time of difficulties. But this is not the first time I have seen this. In the past, I have seen many people experience the same during an economic downturn. The truth is, everyone eventually survived the financ[……]
I. Background
Prophet Haggai’s name means “festive of God,” or “festivals of God”. He is one of the twelve so-called minor prophets. He was the first of the three prophets whose ministry belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after the return from captivity in Babylon. Zechariah, a co[……]
I. Background
Ezekiel is a prophet of God. He was the instrument of the Holy Spirit for authoring one of the four major prophetic books in the Bible. The book, Ezekiel, is named after the prophet himself. Ezekiel means “God strengthens” or “the strength of God.”
Ezekiel lived about 2600 years ago,[……]
I. Background
It is commonly believed that Nathanael and Bartholomew are the same person. Nathanael means “given by God,” or “gift of God,” while Bartholomew simply means “son of Ptolemy,” so it’s likely that Nathanael was often known by others at his time by a nick name Bartholomew. This is very c[……]