ISAIAH 41:13 Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. She escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She was never caught. She was nicknamed ‘Moses’ as a result of her exploits. What helped Harriet to succeed? A woman … [Read more…]
HABAKKUK 2:3 A perpetual stew, also known as hunter’s pot or hunter’s stew, refers to the age-old practice of keeping a pot of soup simmering for a very long time by adding ingredients like meat, vegetables, and liquids to the broth after short intervals. The concept is from medieval inns. The flavour of the perpetual … [Read more…]
Matthew 5:6 Think about becoming so hungry or dehydrated to the point that your whole body gets the chills, aches, and is about to collapse with fatigue? Hunger and thirst are natural expressions of the basic human desire and need for food and water. One of the clear indicators that something is wrong physically is when we … [Read more…]
PSALM 37:7 Some men were working in a building for storing ice when one of them realized he had lost his wrist watch in the building. He and his friends searched frantically for it without success. After they left the icehouse, a lad went into the building. Soon, he appeared with the watch. When he was asked … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 7:24-27 The rate of building collapse in Nigeria has been steadily increasing over the past few years and this has drawn much concerns. The death rate from collapsed buildings may not be comparable to those from other horrible incidents such as plane crashes or road accidents, but death from building collapse does occur and the numbers … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 7:10-12 We may or may not be familiar with the hymn ‘Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.’ It was written in 1757 by a pastor named Robert Robinson. It is a powerful song about God’s kindness and grace toward His people, even though the language is a little bit old-fashioned. In the second stanza of … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 31:19-22 Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the main author of the economic policies of George Washington’s administration. Surprisingly, most Americans knew little about him – until 2015, when Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote his … [Read more…]
ROMANS 12:21 “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” – Mahatma Gandhi. Has someone hurt your feelings? Maybe you found out somebody lied to you or about you. Were you rejected or physically abused? Well, the natural response is to be vexed when we are mistreated, and that is not wrong. But God’s Word … [Read more…]
MARK 10:28-30 The common belief among the Jews was that material possessions were a reward from God for one’s obedience to the law. In Mark 10:17-22, a rich man claimed he had faithfully kept the law since his youth, so he assumed he deserved eternal life. When challenged to give up his wealth to follow Jesus, … [Read more…]
JOHN 15:5 The phrase “Heaven (or God) helps those who help themselves” is one that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative and agency. It originated in ancient Greece as “the gods help those who help themselves” and may originally have been proverbial. The phrase is often mistaken as a scriptural quote, though it is not stated verbatim … [Read more…]
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