“. . . As the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.” (2 Corinthians 1:5) In his second letter to the church in Corinth, together with Timothy, Paul writes of the hardships they faced in Asia. (2 Corinthians 1:8-10) So, we learn that it is possible to…

“Let perseverance finish its (perfect) work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:4 TLV) One of my favorite hobbies is gardening. I love to see things grow – don’t you? Each year on a significant day in my life, some friends in my neighborhood have presented me with a…

“I have set Adonai always before me. Since He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:8-9) Are there times when you have wondered how Bible characters were not afraid to risk public shame to obey God in their day? Or, how a prestigious and well reputable man such as the…

“. . .You produce much fruit and prove to be My disciples.” (John 15:2) Spring is here and the amateur gardeners are vigorously at work. The colorful flowers and the splendor of God’s creation is a delight to the eyes and the fragrance fills the room. But it just struck me that they are dead!…

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky shows His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:2) TLV If you look around these days, atheists are a dime a dozen. It reminds me of a statement the President of the United States made some years ago. He said: “I am unable to understand them. . . and…

“Therefore, . . . be assured of this: God has made this Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” (Acts 2:36 NIV) When the famous Hollywood personality, Sidney Poitier, left the Bahamas and came to New York as a teenager, he had no plans to be an actor. He simply stumbled into it because…

WHY SHOULD GOD USE YOU? Part 1 “For we are His creation – created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) You and I are created with a purpose. It is the will of God for every believer to do good…

  “Quicken me, O Lord, according unto Thy word” (Psalm 119:107) The first great and crucial task for the day is to heed the call of God to enter into His presence. There, to focus on Him and reach a happy place in the Lord. The initial lesson to be mastered is not to be…

“Abide in Me, and I in you . . . I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. . .” (John 15:5) Neither a pauper nor a prince has control over the number of his days. Our life is said…