Numbers 6:24-27 Who does not want to be blessed? After all, blessings are good things that benefit us and make our lives easier, aren’t they? We feel blessed when we receive something of value, when someone treats us well and when we get help, especially if we don’t ask for it. A blessing often looksContinue reading “Blessings for who?”
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Make it Right
Numbers 5:6,7 These verses are a summary of most of the laws God gave his people, Israel, and it is a reminder to us that the way we treat people matters to God, a lot. Just think how different the world would be if each of us took this instruction and applied it as ifContinue reading “Make it Right”
Who do you say Jesus is?
John 10:33 There are very few people who disregard the consensus that the Jesus who Christians follow actually existed. Historians, scholars, lawyers and investigators have no choice but to be convinced that this Jesus walked the earth due to the evidence available. What causes controversy and debate is who He was. Some say He wasContinue reading “Who do you say Jesus is?”
Which god?
1 Samuel 2:2 A god is something or someone that our life revolves around and demands our attention. For some a god is a divine being, for others it is a sporting team, a music artist, a lover, our children, money or a job. Perhaps the most popular god of all is self. There doesn’tContinue reading “Which god?”
God is God and we are not.
More often than not we expect more from God than we think He expects from us. We feel that if God were God He should be doing this or that. He should be getting rid of evil, healing the sick, giving me what I want, answering my prayers and making the world a better place.Continue reading “God is God and we are not.”
Unpopular
Hundreds of years before Jesus walked the earth it was predicted that he would not be popular. He started off the crowd favourite but it soon became apparent that he was not the superhero that everyone was hoping for. He wasn’t going to rescue the nation of Israel from the oppression of Rome, he didn’tContinue reading “Unpopular”
What does God look like?
We have all grown to have a certain picture in our minds of what God looks like. For some he is seen as aggressive and angry. For others he appears distant and disinterested. While for others he is some new age peace loving, all inclusive pacifist. Our impression of what God looks like will generallyContinue reading “What does God look like?”
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