[:en]The purpose of God’s creating man is to glorify Him. We glorify God through praise and worship. “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise” (Ps. 145:3). We worship Him to show our devotion to a loving God who is the source of all goodness. We praise Him to express an joyful gratitude for… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/22/17)[:]
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[:en]Scripture Reading: Job 33 Biblical Truth: Elizhu’s thinking was that bad things only happen to bad people (Job 33:17-22). So if a person was suffering, their only simple way out was confession of sin (vs. 26-30). Although his belief was partially true, but he articulated with no reference to the context of Job’s reality (Mat.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/21/17)[:]
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[:en]Ezra was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses (Ez. 7:6), who was appointed by King Artaxerxes to lead an expedition of Hebrew exiles back to Jerusalem. Upon arrival at Jerusalem, Ezra learned that the Jewish men had married women who worshiped other gods. He was much in grief and prayed in heartfelt… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/21/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 59[:]
[:en]What are some of the sins that people commit? Hands that kill and fingers that is guilty (v. 3a) Lips that speak lies and tongue that mutters wicked things (v. 3b) Feet that rush into sin and swift to shed innocent blood (v. 7a) Thoughts that are evil (v. 7b) As a result, there is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 59[:]
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[:en]Retired physicist Arie Riet created art works by showing the inner complexity of flowers, fish, birds, reptiles and monkey through the scan X-rays developed into the computer and add colors to its pictures. When God told Samuel to look for Israel’s king, his first choice was Eliab because of his physical traits. But God told… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/20/17)[:]
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[:en]What is true fasting? To loose the chains of injustice, untie the cords of the yoke, and to set the oppressed free (v. 6) To share your food with the hungry, to provide the poor wanderer with shelter, and to clothe the naked and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood (v.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 58[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 57[:]
[:en]God took away the life of devout and righteous one to spare them from the pain of seeing the nation going into judgment (vs. 1-2) . He denounced the sorcerers, adulterers, liars, idolaters (vs. 3-9) and assured them of forth coming judgment. (v. 13a) Those who are contrite and lowly in Spirit, God will revive… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 57[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 56[:]
[:en]Salvation will be available to the Gentiles – foreigners (v. 3) and eunuch (v. 4) as well. Warnings were made to the Israel’s leaders who lacked knowledge and was blinded. They were like mute dogs with mighty appetites, shepherds who lack understanding and each sought for their own gains (vs. 10-11). Jesus has broken the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 56[:]
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[:en]Scripture Reading: Job 31 Biblical Truth: In Job 31. Job had a frank assessment of his integrity. He began with sexuality (vs. 1, 9-12), behavior – heart, foot, & hand (vs. 5-7), hierarchy (v. 13-15), generosity (vs. 16-21), wealth management (vs. 24-28), attitude towards enemy (vs. 29-31) , hospitality (vs. 32-34) and stewardship (vs. 29-31)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/19/17)[:]
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[:en]The daughter of James Banks ran away from home when she was 15. She was gone for more than 3 weeks and those were the longest period of James’ life. He and his wife sought help from law enforcement and friends to look everywhere. When they had come to the end of strength and resources,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/19/17)[:]