Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.”—Exodus 14:15-16 NLT In the last blog, I said I have noticed a strange and almostContinue reading “Pray, Plan, but Act! (Part 2)”
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Forty Days and Forty Nights
“Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights…The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights.”—Genesis 7:4,12 NLT I once saw a Facebook video about the forty days and forty nights in the Bible. The narrator askedContinue reading “Forty Days and Forty Nights”
Church Leadership – Privilege or a Calling?
“Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restoreContinue reading “Church Leadership – Privilege or a Calling?”
How Bright is Your Light?
Church helpers must also have a good character and be sincere; they must not drink too much wine or be greedy for money. —1 Timothy 3:8 GNT This chapter in 1 Timothy discusses the characteristics and behaviours that church leaders and deacons (helpers) must possess. However, I believe this is advice we all, as ChristContinue reading “How Bright is Your Light?”
Awake and Sober
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.—1 Thessalonians 5:6 ESV Today’s verse takes my mind back to Jesus’ talk/ teaching in Matthew 24 about the end time, and He gave a similar warning: “Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” Matthew 24:42Continue reading “Awake and Sober”
Suffering
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.—1 Peter 3:17-18 ESV Suffering is the experience of pain, distressContinue reading “Suffering”
Be Conscience Sensitive
I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong. And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eatContinue reading “Be Conscience Sensitive”
Always There
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. —Genesis 41:46 ESV Have you ever seen a parent or been a parent trying to teach your child how to ride a bicycle? TheContinue reading “Always There”
Seventy Times Seven! (Part 2)
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. — Colossians 3:13 NLT I heard someone say that reminding someone of an offence they committed against you several years ago means the offence wasn’t truly forgiven initially. This is not necessarily true.Continue reading “Seventy Times Seven! (Part 2)”
Five Years On 🎉
This is from the Lord and is His doing; It is marvelous in our eyes—Psalms 118:23 AMP When Hills and Valleys marked its first anniversary, we quoted today’s verse. As we approached the fifth anniversary and reflected on the Bible verse to quote, we couldn’t find any other verse that summed up what God hasContinue reading “Five Years On 🎉”
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