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[……]
I. Background
Prophet Obadiah is the author of one of the Minor Prophets in the Bible. Very little is found in the Bible about prophet Obadiah himself, except for the prophetic book “Obadiah” that is named after him. Usually, individuals in the Bible are identified by their genealogy such as a phras[……]
Bible Verses: I Kings 19:19-21; II Kings 2:1-2, 9-14; 4:8-17; 5:1-3, 9-16, and 6:8-23.
I. Background
Prophet Elisha is introduced to us in the Bible in 1 Kings 19:16 when the Lord ordered prophet Elijah to anoint him as a prophet and successor of Elijah. The Holy Spirit introduced Prophet Elis[……]
There are also several Josephs in the New Testament. This Joseph, the husband of Mary, the legal and foster-father of our Lord, draws not much attention to himself, but is in fact all together unique.
Joseph means “to increase,” and as used in a name it really is a prayer of a parent: “may He (God)[……]
I. Background
When Paul was on his first missionary journey, he came to a city called Lystra, where the people stoned him and left him for dead. During Paul’s visit to Lystra, he brought to Christ a boy named Timothy, together with his mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois. Timothy had a Jewish m[……]
“…Partakers of the divine nature.” 2 Peter 1:4:
Discouragement is common to all of us. When we are made aware of our shortcomings, we tend to have moments of self-pity. We start to look upon ourselves. The clearer we see ourselves, the less likable we are, and the more self-pitiful we become. S[……]
Gen. 1:1-2, 6; Job 26:8, 10, Ezekiel 47:1–11; John 3:5, 4:10; Revelation 7:16-18; 21:6; 22:1; 22:17; Eph. 5:26; Heb. 10:22
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WATER (Heb. mayim, Gk. hydōr). The word “water” appeared in the Bible over 700 times. But the meaning of water in God’s creatio[……]