If I were to ask you to shout Hallelujah, despite your pain or sorrow, what would your first thought be? Yes, you would believe I was crazy. You want to experience joy, but you have not had any hint of joy for a while.. And yet, fullness of joy is a major aspect of the…
Make Many Prayers
God preached a sobering sermon to some nations in the first chapter of Isaiah. Perhaps because I belong to a Christian mission where we make many prayers, that phrase, of the entire sermon, caught my attention. And although this sermon was to a nation God destroyed, He used it to warn and woo His people…
Build The Temple
Our previous post encouraged each of us to ensure our souls do not lie in ruins, since we are the temple of God. We now want to take it one step further, extending it to the souls of others; that is, we desire to build the temple of God a little larger. Those who became…
Lies In Ruins
The subject matter in this post is one you may never read anywhere else. Nonetheless, understanding it is critical to our access to God’s promises. Through the prophet Haggai, God complains that His house lies in ruins. Meanwhile, the complaint continues, we all cozy up in our various homes. This is particularly important if it…
In Perfect Peace
No, nobody died. You recognize this as what you wish for all your loved ones whenever you hear someone has passed into eternity. Your hope is that they are resting in perfect peace and not in the other place. Perhaps you suspect that they are not resting in peace, but in hell. Nonetheless, you reckon…