“Give Ear To God’s Word!”
“Give Ear To God’s Word!”(Num.22:21-35).It shouldn’t be strange to us that Balaam’s donkey spoke. It was a snake that enticed Eve with amorous language through which we lost paradise!God who created everything decides to give ears and speech to any of his creation any time he so desires. In the midst of a storm Jesus […]
“The Water That Purifies…!”
“The Water That Purifies…!”(I Pt.3:15b-22).The other day we stressed the importance of water in our lives. Today our lectionary provides for us three texts all of which mentions water. The first text(Gen. 8:1-12) narrates how God remembered Noah and caused him and the other remnants to be saved from the flood. Here we see that […]
“Believe That Jesus Is The Christ And Have Life In His Name!”
“”Believe That Jesus Is The Christ And Have Life In His Name!”(Jn.20:30-31).Our meditations this week evolved around miraculous signs; particularly the miraculous signs performed by Jesus Christ. Contemporary miracles that we have witnessed through tele-evagelism, including the raising of the dead are like the tricks of magicians.While we do not discredit miraculous signs performed in […]
“Disciples, Continue With The Threefold Mission Of Jesus Christ!”
“Disciples, Continue With The Threefold Mission Of Jesus Christ!”(Mt.4:23-25).The threefold mission of Jesus was teaching, “preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” The mission of his disciples should not be different from this threefold mission of Jesus that was his passion.There is a sense in which […]
“The Lord Is Always Willing To Attend To You!”
“The Lord Is Always Willing To Attend To You!”(Mt.8:1-4).In past generations in majority cultures lepers have been humiliated and stigmatized as if they caused the disease upon themselves. Biblical Jews treated people with leprosy as outcasts. There was no treatment for leprosy and it was believed that only God could cure it(Cf II Kgs 5:1-14).It […]