Hosea had been asked to demonstrate in real life God’s unconditional love for the people of Israel. The people of Israel had a history of turning away from their God to other gods. God called this spiritual adultery. God tells the prophet Hosea to get married. Hosea gets married and after while his wife becomes unfaithful to him. She goes after other […]
Read more »Five loaves and two fishes.(This story is found in the Good News Bible Matthew Chapter 14 Verses 13-21.) A large crowd had followed Jesus. The disciples came to Jesus and said, “Master, these people are hungry and we cannot send them away like this. They will faint on their way home.” Jesus said to his disciples, “You give them something […]
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You shall have no other gods Before Me.For I the Lord your God, am A Jealous God.Exodus Chapter 20 Verse 3-4 We do not think of God as having feelings or being a jealous God. The people of Israel had a history of rebelling against God. He showed them so much kindness and even then they rebelled against him. God detested […]
Read more »The story of the Widow and Elijah.(The story of Elijah and the widow is found in the Bible in Kings Chapter 17 Verses 7 to 24) There was a great famine in the land. God said to Elijah I have instructed a widow to give you food to eat. I want you to go to Zarephath of […]
Read more »I give myself to the name of Jesus It is the name above every other name.Even the angels in heaven bow down before it.The name of Jesus is my lightIn the dark moments of my life.The name of Jesus is my shelter against the storms of life.The name of Jesus is my strengthWhen I feel weak and helpless.The name of JesusIs my hope in […]
Read more »A Time to make a DecisionElijah said to the people,“If my God is God then serve himIf Baal is God then serve himBut do not waver between two opinions.” Elijah said to the people let us decide for once and all who is God so that you do not continue to waver between two opinions. He said, “You offer a sacrifice of a […]
Read more »St. Paul realised that God had been good to him. He concluded that the best way to respond to God’s goodness was to offer himself completely to him. He encourages us to do the same. (This prayer below is based on Romans chapter 12 Verses 1-2 in the Bible in the New Testament). Dear God,Please receive me as I am,I […]
Read more »God’s divine purposes are being worked out in our lives but often we cannot see them.God can see what the human eyes cannot see. This is reflected in the amazing story of Joseph.Joseph was favoured and blessed by God and he could interpret dreams. His older brothers were jealous of him and sold him to a group of people […]
Read more »I was hungryAnd You gave me something to eat.I was coldAndYou welcomed me into your home.I was cryingAndYou wiped away my tears.I was nakedAndYou clothed me.I was a strangerAndYou befriended me.I was in prisonAndYou visited me. LordWhen did I see you hungry, naked, crying, coldAnd a stranger.Jesus said, It was when you cared for the personYou met who […]
Read more »“Mary wrapped Jesus in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”(Luke Chapter 2 Verse 7 in the Bible). It is a mystery to fully understand how God can come to Earth as a little baby and grow up into a man. How can God give up his position as God and […]
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