In Job 27:2-6 a gold nugget of a Biblical response to life is found. It is part of Job’s defense against false accusations in light of his suffering. Job speaks of trials – those external circumstances that, as part of God’s Providence, are sent to test and refine us. He
Everyday Evangelism
You must have spiritual conversations with unbelievers. That is, in most simple terms, evangelism. Evangelism doesn’t require a Master’s degree in theology or an unusual sharpness in Bible memorisation; simply speak of spiritual things in your everyday conversations. Think of Peter and John, the great Apostles, whose evangelising of the
I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me
Philippians 4:13 is quoted frequently by professing Christians, but rarely with any awareness of what God intended with that line in His Word. Verse 13 is merely the memorable part in the story of verses 10-20. Verse 13 is simply Paul’s affirmation that he could be content in every circumstance,
One quick sin to end a trial
“One quick sin will end all your troubles.” Countless live by that lie. “One ‘quick and painless’ abortion will return you chaos to normality again.”“One small psychiatric pill will give you peace.”“One night of adultery will fulfill your marital needs.” Phrases like that are very common. Even more common are
You, Your Trials, and Your Bible
Trials never seem right when we experience them. And yet the believers who have gone before us by 2000 years were encouraged by words like “Count it all joy when you meet trials” (James 1:2). In more recent years a Christian woman, after the loss of a child, contemplated the