Divine Set-Ups

When it comes to God, nothing happens by chance. Our very own existence was divinely orchestrated. God lets in Jeremiah on this fact telling him, ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations’ (Jeremiah 1:5). This …

The Art of Spiritual Silence

‘Be silent, all mankind, before the Lord: for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling’ ~ Zechariah 2:13 For one to enter into and experience the glory of God, silence is needed. God tells Elijah to ‘stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord’ (1 Kings 19:11), because He ‘was about to …

False Brothers

Just as Believers are in danger from false prophets, teachers, and preachers, they too are ‘in danger from false brothers’ (2 Corinthians 11:26). Among the hardships that Paul mentions in his ministry such as ‘being exposed to death again and again’ (v23), ‘beaten with rods’ (v25), and being ‘shipwrecked’ (v25), false brothers feature. In this …

The Word of God

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning’ (John 1:1-2). From this revelation by John, we get to see that the Word of God is not merely writings, but a personification of God. Jesus says, ‘I am the bread …

Treasures in Jars of Clay

The people God uses and deposits His treasure in are not as we might expect, or even choose if we had that power. But, ‘Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you …

Keeping the ‘Whirling Wheels’ Turning

The visions that Prophet Ezekiel see as described in the first few Chapters of the Book seem out of this world. If manuscripts of these Chapters were scattered, one would think they are part of a sci-fi movie script.  But Ezekiel opens by saying, ‘In the thirteenth year, in the fourth month on the fifth …

Hairy Crowns

The hair is the ‘glory’ (1 Corinthians 11:15) of a woman and the strength of a man. It is the essence of a person. In fact, one regulation was, ‘Priests must not shave their heads or shave of the edges of their beards or cut their bodies. They must be holy to their God and …

God the Storyteller

'Call unto me, and I will answer you, and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know' ~ Jeremiah 33:3 One only needs to look around and see that God is a creative. The variety and species around us realize this fact. Truly, the world is God’s story for, ‘In the beginning God …

Aftermaths of God

‘I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days’ ~ Daniel 8:27 ‘I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground’ ~ Daniel 10:8-9 ‘When I saw …

The King’s Table

When David became King, he summoned Mephibosheth, his best friend’s son, and said to him, ‘I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table’ (2 Samuel 9:7). So, at …