By The collection of 150 Psalms begins with a tale of two men. These two men live in every era, every country, every city, every neighbourhood. Each has his own methods for living his life, and each end up with their own lot in life. You probably envy the lot of
Pray and Get Going!
When troubles come we tend to drift off the road of faithfulness into either the side of passive despair, crying out to God for help, or active pragmatism of getting busy to fix the troubles without as much as a thought of trust in God. Nehemiah faced much trouble in
To Be Found Faithful
As Christians we ought to see ourselves first and foremost as a manager under God (1 Corinthians 4:1). God has given us our lives, our gifts, our salvation, and our hope. The most basic requirement on us as managers of all the things given us by God is to be
Why Do You Want To Be Successful?
We all would rather succeed at something than continually fail. We naturally pursue that which improves our lives rather than destroys it. We long for satisfaction, not disappointment. But why? Why do we want to be successful? Many reasons can be given, but let us never neglect the one in
Going to Church Is Your Testimony
“Going to church is your testimony” was the reply once given to a Christian who said that he missed church at times because of evangelistic dinners on Sunday night with a neighbour. That is very insightful. Scripture is clear that we need to reach the unsaved world with the Gospel
When Suffering, Pray for Righteousness
Many of the Psalms are crafted in the crucible of extreme trial. This is no less true of Psalm 5. But Psalm 5 is not only a prayer of pouring out one’s soul to the Lord. Neither is Psalm 5 merely a prayer of seeking deliverance and vindication. Psalm 5 is also a prayer to be more
People of the Bible—James, the brother of Jesus
Ever wonder which of all the James’s in the Bible wrote the book of James? The author of James is most likely the James that we meet in the New Testament as the ‘brother of Jesus’. The author of James, is the brother, or more accurately the half-brother, of Jesus