These passages speak of God allowing the people who choose it, to continue in their unrighteousness. It says that God sends them a deception; he surrendered them to it, blinded them, and hardened their hearts so that they would not see, understand, and turn. Romans 1:28-32 And since they did not see fit to…
Stephen was a man full of faith and the Spirit, and he knew the word of God. And when you read the account about Stephen, which was short, you can see how God used him to do great things and he made an impact that you can feel even today. “..they chose Stephen, a man…
Jeremiah 7:23-26 23 But this command I gave them: ‘ Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ 24 But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels…
Our God is the God of new beginnings, and we should be so grateful for that as we know we need it. The Bible shows us that when he first gave the perfect world to the first humans, they messed it up. It shows us many other people similarly messing it up repeatedly, hence the…
All the Bible verses below say that ‘God remembered’ someone or something, and then he poured out his favour unto that situation. But why does it say that God remembered? Does he forget? Gen 8:1 – 1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in…
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? – Psalm 118:6 I wanted to share this powerful reminder in the words of King Hezekiah and Elisha. In this account, Hezekiah is preparing for the enemy’s attack, and he gathers the people and speaks to them. He encourages them and helps…
Psalms 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the…
The Bible was first written on scrolls before the time when books were invented. Back in Jesus’ time, the Bible (Old Testament) was referred to in three major sections, which was the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings. What’s interesting about this is there is something mentioned at the major seams of these sections….
The Bible speaks about God hiding his face from his people. He does this when his people turn their backs on Him with disobedience and sin. When God hides his face from us, we are doomed. Ezekiel 39:23 23 And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because…
2 Chronicles 15:1-4 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded, and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but…