Originally posted on April 6th 2020 I want to look at the life of Abraham, in the next 4 posts. What can we learn from this man of faith, who in the New Testament is called “the father of all who believe”? Rom. 4,11 The first lesson is from Genesis 12,1 12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. In the letter…
6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” 8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.10 For whoever…
It was said of Abraham that he was the friend of God! (James 2,23). He walked by faith! He is the archetype of the New Testament believer. We are all friends of God in Christ Jesus. We are more! We are the Father’s children! (Romans 8,15). If you know anything about Abraham, you know he was not perfect. Neither are you or I – yet by his grace he still calls us friends, he still calls us children! I think…
Here are 3 motifs from Scripture to help you in your life of faith: The Road, The Table and The Presence The road being the road God took Israel the people of God from Egypt and to the promised land of Canaan. The table being God´s provision for Israel in their desert wanderings. The presence of God referring to the angel of the Lord sent to guard Israel on the way, and to bring them to the “place that I…
Originally posted October 2019 FAITH AS A CONUNDRUM The disciples once asked Jesus: Lord, increase our faith. His answer was, as we know: If you had faith as a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry bush, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea” and it would obey you. (Lk 17,6) Jesus’ answer is open to several interpretations. But it seems as if the disciples had got their eyes on themselves, instead of the power of God We, like…
Originally posted October 2019 Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, “Be taken up and thrown into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mk 11,22-23. Read the parallels in Mt 17,20 and Lk 17,6,…
Originally posted October 2019 Read: Matthew 7,7-11, Luke 11, 5-13, Luke 18,1-8 It is vital that we really take time to read and internalise these very important scriptures where Jesus teaches about prayer. POINTS TO BE DRAWN FROM THIS TEACHING From Matthew 7,7 and Luke 11,9: Ask, seek, knock! All these verbs are in the present tense in Greek, and therefore could be translated: Ask, and keep on asking! Seek, and keep on seeking! Knock, and keep on knocking! Prayer is not…
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INTRODUCTION With my last blog, I entered the general area of healing! We looked at Isa. 61,1-3, and the role of the Messiah. Today I want to continue, by looking at Luke 4,18. And I will end with a later blog on Acts 10,38. I am thus holding these three scriptures together as summarising the ministry of Jesus: Isaiah 61,1-3, Lk. 4,18 and Acts 10,38. But before I get onto Luke 4,18, I need to clear the way for some…
Hi there! I don’t know what it is like to be you as I write my blog this morning. I do know that God loves you! There is grace and mercy from God the Father through Jesus Christ for you today – whatever your life looks like – whoever you are! I feel in my heart to write this blog to you who are living through deep and prolonged stress and turmoil in your life. If you are able to…
“……..for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.” Heb. 13,9 “…….I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength…
The question above is deliberately framed to focus, not on God’s ability to help us – which is without limit, but on our ability to receive help from him. WE NEED GRACE! Grace (χαρις/charis in Greek) is a very important New Testament word. It denotes first of all the undeserved favour God shows us in that: “when we were yet without strength, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly!” Rom. 5,6 But in making us the gift of…