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We Are Like the Fig Tree: A New Insight

We Are Like the Fig Tree: A New Insight

Photo by Cinimod Photo from Pexels Guys, I just got a most beautiful insight into the incident of the cursing of the fig tree by Jesus in Matthew and Mark. My focus today will be on Mark’s version because of a tiny detail he added which I think makes a lot of difference. But before I begin, let me give you the background story of how I came upon this revelation. The Problem If you have been a…

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God Sees You

God sees you... “God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart.”― Charles Spurgeon

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash Introduction El Roi means the God who sees me. It is my most favorite name for God. It fills me with awe each time I say it out loud: The God who sees me. What does God see in me that drives Him to keep loving me even when I don’t deserve it? Continue reading

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #30

The last miracle lesson of Jesus that we want to discuss is His lasting victory over death. The Bible puts it profoundly thus: “For we know that since Christ...

The Miracle of His Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-6): Victory over Death The last miracle lesson of Jesus that we want to discuss is His lasting victory over death. The Bible puts it profoundly thus: “For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over Him”—Romans 6:9-10, emphasis mine. Wow! Continue reading

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #29

It is true that anyone who is a true child of God cannot continue to live in sin. But because we have a war constantly raging in our minds—the spirit against the flesh—we sometimes find the flesh overtaking us through our own lust (James 1:14). The...

The Miracle of His Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-6): Victory over Sin Image from Words of Zion It is true that anyone who is a true child of God cannot continue to live in sin. But because we have a war constantly raging in our minds—the spirit against the flesh—we sometimes find the flesh overtaking us through our own lust (James 1:14). This war is a fight for superiority (Galatians 5:17); a war…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #28

The third miracle lesson from Jesus' resurrection that we want to... concerns His role as the only mediator or advocate between God and man. Jesus, when He...

The Miracle of His Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-6): Mediator between God and Us—Our Mediator/Advocate The third miracle lesson from Jesus’ resurrection that we want to discuss concerns His role as the only mediator or advocate between God and us. Jesus, when He rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, not to go sit at the right hand of God and have some milkshakes and smoothies, but to continue His…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #27

30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #27

The Miracle of His Resurrection: Access to God (Matthew 28:1-6) Throughout His life on earth, Jesus preached that He was the only way to God, the Father—John 14:6. He taught us about how much God wants to have a relationship with us through Him. Since no one can die and rise from the dead except by the power of God, and since Jesus died and rose from the dead, it goes without saying that…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #26

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest miracle of all time and at the hub of Christianity—the only religion whose founder died by choice and rose again. There are also many lessons we can learn from this miracle. Read on...

The Miracle of His Resurrection: The Divinity of Jesus

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest miracle of all time and at the hub of Christianity—the only religion whose founder died by choice and rose again. There are so many lessons to be learned from the resurrection of Jesus Christ but we are only going to look at a few of them over the next few posts. The first lesson we’re…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #25

In our topic for today, we have a very well known phrase which some might consider a cliché: “God’s time is the best.” This lesson is closely related to one of the miracle lessons we have already discussed - God Is Never Early or Late (Always Right on Time

God’s Time Is the Best Time (John 2:1-11)

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In our topic for today, we have a very well known phrase which some might consider a cliché: “God’s time is the best.” This lesson is closely related to one of the miracle lessons we have already discussed – God Is Never Early or Late (Always Right on Time). However, in this particular lesson, we plan to look at…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #24

This is a wake-up call to all those who seek the gifts but not the Giver; healing but not the Healer; open doors but not the Grantor. You can have all these and more than you can ever imagine in one whole package if only you would come.

God Wants to Have a Relationship with You (Luke 17:11-19)

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“Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God…?” We whine and complain, we cry and sometimes accuse God of not caring about us. But when He does come through for us, we forget all about Him and do not try to maintain our relationship with Him. We go about our day as though we deserved…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #23

If we were to write your own story today, what would it be? Would it be one of a reservoir or that of a hoarder? Is your excuse that you do not know how to be a reservoir or that you do not feel like one? Why not take Jesus up on His offer?!

A Reservoir of Blessings (Luke 5:1-11)

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In our story today, we read the record of a miraculous catch of fish – Luke 5:1-11. Peter and his business partners had worked hard all night trying to catch fish and had not been successful. Mind you, these were professional fishermen. It was a family business that they had all been involved in, most likely…

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Joseph the Managerial Dreamer: A Coat of Many Colours Or A Covering Cast

Joseph the Managerial Dreamer: A Coat of Many Colours Or A Covering Cast

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Today we explore the familiar story of the beloved child of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham. Joseph, also known as the Dreamer, was the beloved son of Jacob’s old age and the offspring of his first love– Rachael. So loved was this child that Jacob made him a coat of many colours to showcase his love and admiration. That stirred the jealousy and spite of his 10 older…

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Why The Disciples Abandoned Jesus, And How You May Follow Their Footsteps

Why The Disciples Abandoned Jesus, And How You May Follow Their Footsteps

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Going over the account of Jesus’ last moments with his disciples, including the Gethsemane prayer and arrest, I couldn’t help but marvel at how often we makes promises we don’t fulfil, or take stands we don’t sustain simply because those affiliations were made after careful planning rather than sole dependence on the Lord. We start out our God-assigned projects having…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #22

30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #22

Be Good, even to Your Haters! (Luke 22:47-52) Photo from sunfiretees

There are so many people who are not happy when they see us succeed in life. We call them haters! In our passage today, we have an account of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest by a detachment of Roman soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees (John 18:3) – His chief haters. Jesus’ disciples requested…

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The Wedding Guest List 2: The Gospel of Works

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This post is a sequel based on the parable of the King who had a marriage feast for his son. Click here to read the previous part.

The Church of God is one founded on grace. It is by grace that we are saved. It is by grace that we are enabled and empowered and qualified to take on certain feats and record successes in them. Our Lord Jesus Christ was the embodiment…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #21

30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #21

Negative words Can Be Very Effective (Mark 11:12-14, 20-26) Photo by Kat J on Unsplash How Exactly Do Negative Words Work and Why?

We’re still looking at the same story from the previous miracle lesson (#20) and the one before it (#19). In this post, we examine the negativity of Jesus’ words when He said, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again,” Mark 11:14, NIV. In ancient times, many…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #20

30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #20

The Prayer that Works Come from Strong Faith and a Heart that Forgives (Mark 11:12-14, 20-26)

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This is the same passage we read in lesson #19where we have Jesus speaking to and cursing a fig tree (Mark 11:12-14, 20-26). This seems like a minor miracle, however, it is recorded in the Bible because of the lessons it contains – a prayer that works. After Jesus had…

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30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #19

30 Lessons Drawn from the Miracles of Jesus – #19

God Expects Us to Bear Fruit — Don’t Be Fruitless! (Mark 11:12-14, 20)

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We read in our passage today (Mark 11:12-14, 20) a rather bizarre story but one with a lesson, nonetheless. The lesson is meant to warn us against fruitlessness and challenge us to bear fruit. From the Old Testament laws, the ministry of the prophets, the doctrine of Christ, and the…