Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David. – 1 Samuel 16:12-13 It’s hard to wait. If we need any consolation [...]
Being children has its advantages. When we were kids we did not have to worry about anything except probably our games. We did not have to worry about what we would eat, what we would wear, the house payment, or anything like this because our parents were responsible for supplying all our needs. This [...]
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But [...]
There is no doubt: we are living in difficult times. Violent deaths. Violence against women, children and the elderly. Governments oppressing their people. Sexual immorality. Child sexual exploitation. The rich getting richer and the poor poorer. Unemployment out of control. Economic problems worldwide. Even nature is affected by our actions. There seems to be no [...]
In the series “The Lord of the Rings” hobbits were entrusted to a task that represented the salvation of their world. Although these were the only beings without any special skills, these were the only ones who could carry out this mission. In the movie “The Two Towers” there is a scene where the hobbits are going through a valley full of dead people. At one point it seemed that this would be the end of their journey. [...]
We all go through situations in our lives where we feel we’re going through the valley of the shadow of death. Those are times when we think that the current situation has no solution and we feel like it is the end. Psalms 23 verse 4 says: Even though I walk through the valley of [...]
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Who likes to humble himself? Who likes to beat down his pride? To humble yourself is a very difficult concept to accept. However, the Bible teaches us that humbling ourselves before God will eventually lead to our exaltation. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time [...]
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” – Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 Vanity is something useless, incomplete, hollow, empty, brief, and without foundation. That is how King Salomon defined his life; a man who did not only have wealth and [...]
Recently I came across a Bible verse that though simple got me thinking. When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. – Acts 4:13 The apostles Peter and John had been arrested [...]
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” – Psalms 14:1 Every day more people claim that God does not exist, whether they say it directly or imply it by rejecting the authority of the Word of God. It is possible that those who think like that might have come to this [...]
