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 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 …

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 …

Flee to the Mountains!

Before the angels of God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of wickedness, Lot and his family were urged, ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!’ (Genesis 19:17). But Lot negotiated and said, ‘But I can’t flee to the …

Escaping the Corruption

Escaping is not the same as avoiding. We escape what is part of us, and avoid what is not part of us. The Christian life is a maze that seeks to escape the corruption that come up as we go about our journey, a corruption that exists within and around us. In other words, corruption …

Mysteries of the Kingdom of God

The Kingdom of God has a fastness and slowness to it. A fastness in that, it takes a quick and resolute decision to accept it so that, ‘The kingdom of God is near you’ (Luke 10:9). But the complete manifestation of it takes time so that, ‘The kingdom of God does not come with your …

The Deaf and Mute Spirit

A crowd has gathered around 9 of Jesus’ disciples, because some Pharisees are arguing with them. Cause of dispute: an unresolved request. When Jesus approaches the crowd and asks what the commotion is all about, a man from the crowd responds, ‘Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has …

Taking Stock of Your Life

‘So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God’ ~ Romans 14:12 If the Christian life could be summarized in two words, it would be intentional living. It is not a haphazard kind of life as many think it to be. The world views Christians as those unrealistic people who look …

Cleansed to be Sent

‘As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no-one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world’ ~ John 9:4 Jesus uttered these words when He and His disciples encountered a man born blind. …

Descendants of Jesus

Jesus is ‘the firstborn over all creation’ (Colossians 1:15), and so all mankind follows after Him. However, the relation does not come by lineage, but by choice- that is why Jesus says, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’ (Matthew 16:24). The relation also …