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...

Make Him Smile

What was the most expensive gift you have given to someone? Do you still remember how much it had cost you? Do you still remember how much effort did it take just for you to be able to give that gift? Oftentimes when we give something to our loved one, it takes too much time and effort for us to give...

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...

Slated For Something

Planning is an integral part of our everyday lives. “Better to be safe than sorry” is a mantra that we live by. We plan for everything – vacations that we’ll take next year, our career paths, even things that are not in our foreseeable future. But often we forget to include a...

A Stair Up

“Try not to be a man of success, but rather to be a man of value.” That is what Albert Einstein tells about success. There are a lot more wonderful meanings of success in the web, in books, and in newspapers. And different people have different ways on seeing it, or defining it. How do you...

Bible: Gift To Mankind

Many times we fail to appreciate things or gifts given to us by people who love us dearly. We neglect their gifts not knowing what sacrifices they’ve gone through just to offer that gift. Contemporary Christians live in a unique period of spiritual blessing. This is a gift for all of us to enjoy....

Glorify God In Your Present Life

Every condition in our life, whether it’s a test, a trial or a blessing, has the potential to produce fruit and bring glory to God. If we will relate to Christ in faith, our revelation of Him will increase, and the Holy Spirit will carry out that process of transformation that changes us into His...

Jesus, Our Great Intercessor

“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.” –Luke 6:12 Why do you think Jesus, as the person he was, felt the overwhelming need to spend the night praying to God? Did you ever bother yourself thinking that when Jesus went off to quiet places...

Salvation and the Sovereignty of God

What is the relationship between God’s sovereignty, human responsibility and the Christian’s duty to proclaim the gospel message? In J.I. Packer’s book entitled Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, he disputes the wrong view that faith in the absolute sovereignty of God hinders a full recognition...

Fully Paid – Past, Present, and Future

Few years ago, I passed by a group of people hurting themselves to death because they believed that by doing so, their sins will be forgiven. I’ve learned that they do this kind of ritual once in a year. We may not accept their beliefs but we cannot condemn them because oftentimes we also feel the...

Zach

Jesus was going through Jericho, where a man named Zacchaeus lived. He was in charge of collecting taxes and was very rich. Jesus was heading his way, and Zacchaeus wanted to see what he was like. But Zacchaeus was a short man and could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore...

Miracles Happen: Believe and Survive

At times when a miracle takes place and somebody gets healed of a terrible disease or cancer, physicians are amazed. A lot of efforts are made to arrive with reports as to how it actually occurred. Normally in a society which looks for a solid proof all the time, these accounts are discharged as notions...

God’s Character

“These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” – 1Peter 1:7 When it comes to coping with crises, one of the most dramatic accounts...

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