Posts from February 2023

The Bible is filled with stories of people who accomplished incredible feats through faith in the almighty power of God. However, there are also cautionary tales of those who thought small and limited themselves to what they believed was possible. One such story can be found in Numbers 13:33, which tells the story of the Israelite spies who were sent to explore the Promised Land. In Numbers 13, Moses dispersed twelve spies, one from each tribe of Israel, to freshly…

“In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe.” – Psalm 78:32 [ESV] God’s dealings with the children of Israel in the wilderness is a well of constant inspiration from which I frequently draw. I’m amazed by the miracles performed by God on behalf of His people and His continuous care of their sojourns and wanderings. To tell the truth, I envy them. I’m jealous of what their eyes saw, and their ears heard.…

I was watching a sermon from Pastor Craig Groeschel titled Why Do I Always Worry? One of the things he mentioned was the difference between concern and worry. As humans, it’s natural to be concerned about things. We must be concerned to show that we care about something that must be done. What God doesn’t want us to be is worried, and there’s a difference. “Concern” is seeing a challenge and taking action towards that challenge, while “worry” is often…

The growth of megachurches and multi-site churches has been a significant trend in the Christian church in recent years. They have garnered loads of attention from every corner of the church world, and have had positive, mixed, neutral, and negative responses from people for all sorts of reasons. I personally attended a non-denominational church for many years that in certain ways could be considered both a megachurch and a multi-site church. You know what? I had some good experiences with…

“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me…

“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” – James 1:8 [KJV] Being a double-minded Christian can be a dangerous thing. It means being uncertain or wavering in one’s faith, leading to a lack of spiritual growth and effectiveness in spreading the Word of God. One example of a double-minded Christian is rapper Kanye West, who has publicly professed his faith in Jesus Christ, but whose actions and words often seem to contradict that faith. Kanye West’s public…

When Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, he easily could have become bitter and thought to himself, “Well, I am dealt a bad hand.” But what did he say when he met his brother when he was second in command in Egypt? “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” – Genesis 50:20 [NKJV] Joseph…