Show perfect courtesy toward all people —God Our parents used to teach us to be polite, have good manners, and respect others. We were told not to be rude, selfish, or disrespectful. These things all describe our attitudes and behaviour towards others. These are difficult things to instil in children or perfect as adults, because […]
Two Ways to Live
Psalm 1 is a favourite on many levels. Placed first in the Psalter, it acts like a flagship for the rest of the Psalms, offering decisive direction before embarking in this rest of the collection of Psalms. Psalm 1 offers wisdom on the two options each person has on how to live life. The one […]
Parenting summed up in two commands
According to Deut 6:5-7, there are only two basic ingredients needed to be a God-ly influence on your child: 1) Be godly yourself, and 2) Teach your child to be godly. First, be godly yourself. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your […]
Are you sure that your sins are forgiven?
When God saves a sinner and forgives the sin of that person, He does not dip them in purple, or something like that, to show that that one’s sins are forgiven. Sin doesn’t appear as a physically black burden on one’s back as depicted in the allegory of Pilgrim’s Progress. Forgiveness doesn’t appear like a […]
Does your religion help you overcome sin?
The longer one lives on this earth, the more obvious the futility of false religion is evident. The most fervent of worshippers on one day of the week can be the most immoral, un-thankful, arrogant, and deceptive two days later. Sadly this is true of false worship under the banner of Christianity too. In debating […]
When you don’t get what you wanted
What happens when you don’t get what you wanted? The shortest answer is probably “I sin” (James 4:1). When our desires are met, we are happy and feel loved. But when our desires are not met, we become unhappy and feel unloved. That is why we need to change our reaction to unmet desires. If […]
Too patient in gaining patience
It is rather ironic that patience is something we tend to be very patient in trying to learn. We would love to be patient people, but seem to have no sense of urgency in obtaining it. We are all to patient in our pursuit of patience. In his Divinely-given wisdom, Solomon affirms the superiority of […]
Living guilt-free
In the hours before, and the moment of, Jesus’s death, He was confirmed innocent. Jesus lived a life without being guilty of anything. Although He was blamed for many things, He was nonetheless blameless. The same ought to be true for us as followers of Jesus. You might bemoan the fact that it is impossible, […]
Good spiritual warfare
Spiritual warfare is a good warfare. It is not some extraordinary exercise for the exorcists, or some unusual experience of the evil. Spiritual warfare is a good warfare. The reason for it being a good warfare is because of the way it is waged. Unlike the many religions that practise spiritual warfare through bindings, chants, […]
What all would you have done today?
What are your daily activities? Ever sat down at the end of the day and written down the list of activities of that day? We might have a task-list of what we should do each day, but do you take stock of what you did do each day? If you had to group activities together, […]