Zach, who?

He was rich, powerful and a feared man in their town. He was the chief tax commissioner and he can get whatever he wanted. With all of these one can actually say, “Oh! He’s got everything.” His everyday life is like a circle. He will wake up, go out and collect the tax from people, excess taxes...

The Blood of Jesus

Knowing that you were not redeemed by corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Jesus Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. - 1 Peter 1:18-19 The sight of blood can make even the strong...

Forgiven

The free gift is not like the offense. For if by the man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. - Romans 15:5 We cannot earn God’s grace. It is a gift He gives to all who come to Him. Lying at the Savior’s feet,...

I Am A New Creation, Christ Lives In Me

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” – Galatians 2:20 If Christ lives in me, what happens in my mouth? If Christ lives in me, what should I allow...

What Really Happened at the Cross?

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ -Romans 5:1 The blood, agony, and torture of the cross of Christ are well known, even to unbelievers and adherents to other religions. The Cross, however, was far more than mere historic melodrama. Its significance...

Cleansing from Sins

You have forgiven the iniquity of your people; You have covered all their sin. - Psalms 85:2 We must make a critical distinction if we are to deal successful with sin and enjoy God’s provision for overcoming its deceptive and destructive power. The crucial principle is this: God dealt with sin...

Learning from Your Mistakes

Is it foolish to make a mistake?  It’s not foolish to make a mistake.  In chapter 3 of the Book of James it says “we all stumble in many ways”.   But to fall in the same way over and over is to be a fool.  In Hebrew a word translated ‘fool’ describes a person who never...

Changing Self, Changing the Nation

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” - 2 Chronicles 6:14 The Philippines is facing another political crisis. It seems...

Love thy Enemies

Jesus said to his disciples, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends...

Deception Games

The story of Jacob and his father-in-law Laban is one of the lesser-known stories in the Bible. This story, which is found in the book of Genesis talks mainly about deception between the two men who, by the way, are relatives. When Jacob tried to run away from Esau after having stolen his blessing, he...

Full of Love: Be Secured In Christ

Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but have eternal...

Do You Have “DUCKS” in Your Life?

Do you have secrets? What kind of secrets? Why are you keeping it a secret? Anyway, you don’t have to answer each question. I only used those things just to tease you. Kidding aside, a lot of people or every person in this planet does have a secret. Maybe funny, freaky, embarrassing or whatever...

Strive Against Offense

How common are offenses? Were you offended by your officemate lately? Have you encountered neighbors or classmates offending and teasing you during your childhood years? Those hurts and shameful moments you bore during those times somehow make you wanting and waiting to make even. We’ve all experienced...

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