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?”
Tag Archives: Jesus
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”
Fear of God
Exodus 20:20 “so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” Unlike the Israelites when they were at the foot of Mt Sinai, not many of us experience the presence of God in a way that causes us to tremble in fear. We prefer to dwell on God’s loveContinue reading “Fear of God”
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?”
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”