Scripture reference: Luke 1 In Luke 1, both Zechariah and Mary experienced encounters with the same angel hearing a similar message; and yet one was kept silent in his disbelief; and one had the faith to believe even though she had questions. They both knew God; but one truly believed in the ability of God…
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Dealing with Discontentment
The story of Jacob, Rachel and Leah [Genesis 29] is well-known to many for the fact that Jacob, who was in love with Rachel was tricked into marrying Leah as it was customary in those days for the eldest to be married off before the youngest. However, perhaps there is more to the story than…
How to hear God’s voice [part 1]
God is speaking. God is speaking to the Church as a whole and He is speaking to you. The problem is that often, we are not attuned to the same frequency as God; and may not even be able to differentiate God’s voice from all the other voices in our head. In 1 Samuel 3,…
Shhh! It’s a secret.
There are certain things that God will tell us that He wants us to keep secret. The Bible has many illustrations of this: In Genesis 37*, God shows Joseph that he will become the ruler over his father and his brothers; but when he shares this with them, not only do his brother ridicule him…