“Lord, I Believe That You Are The Christ…!”

“Lord, I Believe That You Are The Christ…!” I usually have long write-up, but I’m aware of KISS which is either “keep it short and simple” or “keep it simple, stupid.” Some modern man may be remembered to have introduced “kiss” as in above, but John the gospel writer seems to have been familiar with […]

“Lord Jesus, Remain My Teacher, Preacher And Healer!”

“Lord Jesus, Remain My Teacher, Preacher And Healer!” My New Testament teacher who opened my mind’s eyes to the deep truths of the gospels told us that the whole of Matthew’s gospel is an elaboration of Matthew 4:23: “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing […]

“Lord, Make Me Clean!”

“Lord, Make Me Clean!” When I read any biblical story of a leper what comes to my mind vividly is an aunt who lived in the Baptist leprosy settlement in Mbingo. Each time she visited us I saw how she was served in her own dish, she had her drinking cup and a corner of […]

“Take Jesus At His Word!”

“Take Jesus At His Word!” Jesus went back to Cana in Galilee where he had turned water into wine. Then comes “a certain royal officer whose son lay sick at Capernaum.” He begged Jesus “to come and heal his Son, who was close to death.” Jesus told him, “Unless you people see miraculous signs and […]

“Father God, I Bear Your Name, Do Not Forsake Me!”

“Father God, I Bear Your Name, Do Not Forsake Me!” The publishers of the New International Version of the Holy Bible paints a very calamitous picture of Judah by the choice of the subheading they have given to Jeremiah chapters 14&15. They’ve simply written: “Drought, Famine, Sword.” One needs just to add “pestilence” to complete […]