Remember when you were a teenager and had just started driving? Most likely, your parents were the teacher and usually, the father spends adequate amount of time to teach his children how to drive a car. After many days of driving with them in the passenger seats, hearing all the instructions, pointers, shouts of fear…
A princedom of peace
Mary and Joseph carried Jesus, the child that was God and the long-promised Messiah. But the one who had been called Prince of Peace was now part of a story that did not inspire much peace. A massacre of children was the news in the city and a death threat to their child. However, all…
UNSWERVING HOPE
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”Hebrews 10:23 There are times when maintaining hope seems illogical and a waste of time. To raise your hands in surrender to despair and throw into the tomb the hope that fuels your agony is the temptation of the heart.…
The presence of God: A place to dwell
Have you ever been in a room where somebody you don’t even know walks in and the feeling in the room suddenly changes. In my profession, I see many people I don’t know every day and I am able to experience this. Someone can be quiet, with no body language and unknown to me, and…
Here I Am: Hineni
Abraham was called by God more than once. First, he was called and sent to another land where God would fulfill a promise to him. Abraham responded by obeying and following the voice of this God that he would come to know. Many years passed while Abraham waited on God and until, finally, the promise…
Ears to believe: listening to his voice
Sheep have good peripheral vision, but poor vision directly in front of them. Because their eyes are on the sides of their heads, they can see very well around them, but not very well in front of them. This is why they tend to let themselves be guided by the voice of their shepherd— who…
Perceiving the micro works of God
Recently, I ve had some moments where I see or hear something and I can immediately perceive that it is the result of the work of the Holy Spirit in a person. These occurrences, could be easily thought of as having no significance or no meaning at all. However, I have been able to perceive…
Renewing our hope: Advent
“This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing. Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping” Romans 4:17-18 “Hope is the last thing ever lost”—we’ve heard it, we have said it, we have lived it. Clinging to…