If we knew how much our lack of trust in God hurts Him, we would be wary of even the erroneous appearance of it. This was what the Israelites repeatedly did during their prolonged journey to the promised land. Almost every offence they committed, including their periods of idolatry, stemmed from their lack of beliefContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 20 – When We Unwittingly Tempt God."

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! Deut.5:29Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! Then shall I not beContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 19 – About God’s Laws (Some Favorite Verses)"

There are many promises in Scripture, especially the Old Testament, that are conditional upon virtues like faithfulness, walking with God, righteousness, obedience, fear of God e.t.c. Thankfully, we Christians have been given access to these promises by the saving work of Christ even when we don't necessarily meet the conditions that serve as prefixes toContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 18 – The Non-Negotiable Ground Rule."

Oftentimes, when we recount the story of the healing of Naaman the Leper, (2 kings 5, 1-15), a lot of attention is paid to his willingness to listen to his maidservant and his hesitant obedience to the prophet's instructions. How often do we give credit to the faithful servant-girl who had every right to beContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 17 – Use Me, Lord!"

My Father, I come in the name of Your Son Jesus, to bless You Lord, and I submit my spirit, soul, body and will to join all the elect in praising Your holy name. I bless You Lord, in profound gratitude for all my benefits, for forgiving all my sins, for healing all my diseasesContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 16 – Psalm 103 Scripture Prayer (Re-post)"

Joseph was loved by his father, but hated by his brothers, yet the father sent him to check on the welfare of siblings who were jealous enough to sell him into slavery, thus fulfilling God's plan to save them in the future. Jesus was loved by His Father but would be hated by His people,Continue reading "Lent 2021: Day 15 – The Wrath of Man Shall Praise God."

"More tortuous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it? I, the LORD, alone probe the mind and test the heart, to reward everyone according to his ways, according to the merit of his deeds." - Jeremiah 17:10. The second sentence above is why we don't flatter ourselves and believeContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 14 – Exclusive Divine Privileges"

Those who want to be led by God's Spirit to live uprightly will always meet intense opposition, and ironically, it will sometimes be disguised as defending Godly precepts by some within their community. Jeremiah's enemies wanted to use his own words to trap and destroy him (Jeremiah 18:18), prefiguring the many times the Pharisees andContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 13 – A Prayer for Vindication."

"Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." Matthew 23:12 In highlighting the pride, worldliness and tyranny of the Pharisees, what we would call today - "men of God" - to the multitude, Christ gives us a view as to how men will be judged by the One who isContinue reading "Lent 2021: Day 12 – Their Hypocrisy, Our Hypocrisy."

8 “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. 10 We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets.Continue reading "Lent 2021: Day 11 – An Appeal To The Father Of All Mercies"