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[……]
Our Father will not be ashamed on that day
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[……]
Work and Rest
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[……]
Listening to recorded messages
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[……]
A letter to someone who lost job
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[……]
Haggai – “festivals of God”
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[……]
Ezekiel; the Strength of God
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,[……]
Nathanael/Bartholomew – the Gift of God
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[……]
Obadiah – “Servant of God”
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[……]
Elisha the prophet — “God is salvation”
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[……]