“Commit Your Cause To The LORD!”
“COMMIT Your Cause To The LORD!”(Jer.11:18-20).I’m not saying that is what happened, but it seems to me it is today’s pericope that inspired Bob Marley with the lyrics of “Who the Cap fits.” “Man to man is so unjust, children. You don’t know who to trust. Your worst enemy could be your best friend. And […]
‘Cheer Up; The Storm Will Soon Be Over!”
“Cheer Up; The Storm Will Soon Be Over!”(Is.54:7-10).“‘For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back. In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,’ says the LORD your Redeemer. ‘To me this […]
“The Hour Has Come…!”
“The Hour Has Come…!”(Jn.12:20-26).If we consider the death of Jesus from a legal and historical perspective, we would say an innocent man was murdered. Looking at the cross in that perspective sees the crucifixion as fatality.Jesus did not see his death that way. He knew what was to be expected. At some point, Jesus even […]
“What If…!”
“What If…!”(I Pt.1:13-21).What if suddenly the news everywhere is that the risen Lord Jesus Christ is returning tomorrow? How are you going to react to such news? What will be your main preoccupation when you receive such news? Will you wish that Jesus should delay a bit before coming? Why would you want his coming […]
“Be On The Lord’s Side!”
“Be On The Lord’s Side!”(Lk.12:49-53).“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now […]