THE MAKING OF A BUTTERFLY

ACTS 14:22B; HEBREWS 12:1 We usually admire butterflies because of their beautiful colours. But they metamorphose from hated and dreaded caterpillars. They make a chrysalis in which they stay and transform over time into butterflies. Most butterflies stay inside of their chrysalis for between five to twenty one days. Like the caterpillar making his metamorphosis into … [Read more…]

WANTED – LOVE AND DISCIPLINE

LUKE 10:40-42. Love is an intense feeling of affection with no limits or conditions for a person, place, action, thing, etc. Discipline is a training of oneself or others to obey rules or a code of behaviour. Many people thought that the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic would help Christians spend time to study the scripture … [Read more…]

HIS VOICE

1 SAMUEL 3:10 How can we hear God better and what does it mean to hear His voice? God speaks to us through many ways: His world, His Word, His people, etc. Our faith is what opens our eyes to see Him and our ears to hear Him. Amazingly, because of His great love for us, … [Read more…]

HIDE-AND-SEEK

GENESIS 3:8-9. It is in our nature to run. Since the fall of man, we have been running away from God. Adam and Eve, after eating of the fruit God told them not to eat, began the first hide-and-seek game. And God, not like a policeman looking for a criminal, but a Father searching for His … [Read more…]

POCKETS FULL OF JOY

PSALMS 16:11 “Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God,” said the philosopher-theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Often, moments of joy erupts in our lives, which we need to save, cherish and use during times of struggle/hardship. Life can get tough; the valleys outnumber the hills and the springs of refreshment seem to never appear. … [Read more…]

UNDEVASTATED TRUST

GENESIS 22:14 Trusting God is simply believing that He loves us and knowing He is good, He has the power to help us, and He wants to help us. Christians are called believers, but many times, we are more like unbelieving believers. We trust our friends, the bank, the stock market or the government more than … [Read more…]

DIM SCARS

JOHN 8:36 A scar results from the biologic process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues. Most wounds, except for very minor ones, result in some degree of scarring. Scars can result from accidents, diseases, skin conditions such as acne, or surgeries. From the spiritual perspective, scars can result from sin. People usually try to … [Read more…]

IS THE ALTAR READY?

2 CORINTHIANS 6:16. During the reign of King David, the tabernacle (the movable tent) made by Moses represented the presence of God among the people. It was at the high place at Gibeon. It was not an immediate and convenient altar. When David sinned and needed to sacrifice to God, he was told to build on … [Read more…]

BRING YOUR VESSELS, NOT A FEW

JOHN 7:37-38 Every year during the Feast of Tabernacles, water was taken from the Pool of Siloam in golden pitchers and carried up to the Temple in a huge procession. People sang the Song of Ascent, silver trumpets were blown on the Temple steps, and the entire city was lit up with torches. It was … [Read more…]

CHOICES

JOSHUA 24:15 Life is full of choices. Having a life without choices is not good for anyone. A life without choices means someone else makes decisions for us. God has given us free will to choose the path we travel. In His grace, He often provides us guidance to make our travels safer and more pleasurable. … [Read more…]