“but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word” (v. 19) The parable of the growing seed clearly teaches us that its not about our power its just God’s providence. The disciples called him “Teacher”. In this
Continue readingJesus appointed and designated them as apostles that they might-Preach Authority to drive out demons and above all They might be with him Jesus appointed twelve apostles to be with him and to be sent out. Jesus discipled them and sent them out. Great model. Jesus got angry seeing the
Continue readingSabbath was a day of rest, holy to the Lord(Exodus 31:14). Jesus said that the Sabbath was made for the humankind and not humankind for the Sabbath. Jesus said to Levi aka Matthew, “follow me.” He got up and followed him (v. 14). No doubts; no questions; no excuses; no
Continue readingJesus healed many and astonished the crowd watching him. I think that some people are seeing Jesus in a way that he is only a healer. So they bring all their loved ones to get restored. For someone starting off in ministry Jesus is pretty low key. The demons knew
Continue readingThe book of Judges illustrates Israel’s unfaithfulness without godly leaders: “In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes” (v. 25). With godly leaders people, churches, and nations flourish; without godly leaders, people, churches, and nations perish. (v. 25)
Continue readingThe dire consequences of choosing to live without God. The Israelites followed the path of Sodom and Gomorrah. A ridiculous story, with lots of “seriously?” moments! No mention of God or god anywhere. Depicts nothing more than the total depravity of everyone involved, except the Levite’s servant! Fortunately, the Levite
Continue readingThe people are looking for God but through their own means, through ephods, carved images, cast idols and other household gods (v. 17), things explicitly forbidden. The Danites remembered their ancestor and named their city after Dan. However, they failed to remember their God. The previous chapter, Micah said, “Now
Continue readingMicah’s Idols: It takes courage to admit our own mistakes and come out clean. At the same time we should be careful about what becomes our idols. This small chapter illustrates how even the Levites have forgotten their calling and in fact their God. It is true including the Levites
Continue readingMy first thought was, “What an idiot”! Everything is going well for him, why did he just blow it all off. Clearly it is because of his weakness for women, especially Philistine women! If only he had read Prov 5. Samson failed miserably in the hands of women and hence
Continue readingSamson believed that the victory against the Philistines was from the Lord. And, when he was thirsty he was bold enough to call on the Lord for water. God did a miracle and Samson was revived. Samson did not have the support of the people even though God was working
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