Supernatural Provision

Does God still say, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you’ (Exodus 16:4), like He did to the Israelites? Does God still send ravens to feed people like He ordered ravens who brought Elijah ‘bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening’ (1 Kings 17:6)?  Do people wake …

Destiny Diverters

Destiny diverters do not come up to you and say, ‘Hey there, I am here to destroy your life’. They are smarter than that – or so they think. Instead, these nosy people position themselves on the way you take, so that you ‘accidentally’ bump into them. ‘The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined …

Throwing Tantrums at God

When things do not go right in our lives for one reason or another, the first person we tend to direct shots at, is God. At first, an emotion grips us, we then try to make sense of it. And when we cannot, we turn to the proverbial, ‘Why me God?’. This question is peristaltic …

The Delivery Room called Patience

Our interaction with God is not transactional, but relational. The quicker one realizes that, the better. That is why we pray for days, months, or even years to receive a certain response from God. That is why we search through the Scriptures to find a single truth. We search, linger, and wait for answers that …

Diseases of Egypt

More terrible than the plagues inflicted on the Egyptians, were the lingering diseases that could not be shooed away. Even though the Israelites were not afflicted by the plagues, the diseases of Egypt latched on them so that even though they came out of the country, Egypt did not come out of them. This is …

Speaking to Yourself

It is not only madmen who speak to themselves. The deeper one wades into spiritual waters, the need to speak to oneself becomes apparent. Furthermore, it becomes a necessity. As we unwrap ‘the riches of his (Christ’s) glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe’ (Ephesians 1:18-19), our flesh …

For God’s Sake

‘For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own’ ~ 1 Samuel 12:22 We humans are born clueless and into a cruel world. As we grow up we realize that there is a 'force' bigger than ourselves. Most call it …

Aligning with God

‘If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm’ ~ Psalm 37:23 Since ‘There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord’ (Proverbs 21:30), aligning with God’s wisdom, insight, and plan is the only way we can succeed in every area of our life. Anything outside …

Obedience is Sacrifice

‘To obey is better than sacrifice and to heed is better than the fat of rams’ (1 Samuel 15:22). Hence, obeying is sacrifice. It is the ultimate sacrifice one can give to God, because ‘rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft, and arrogance like the evil of iniquity and idolatry’ (v23). Sacrifices do not hint …