In our first series on this theme, we said that the essence of Christmas would be lost unless the reality of who Christ is, and why he came and died, are known to human hearts. John Piper wrote that “The meaning of Christmas is not only that God replaces shadows with Reality, but also that […]
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RUTH: A WOMAN OF PURPOSE AND DESTINY (3)
Something very remarkable in the story of Ruth is her elevation from her debilitating heathen background to the redemptive lineage of Christ. To better appreciate the elevation of this Moabite from insignificance to a higher pedestal of life we have to read from Nehemiah 13:1-2. “On that day they read from the Book of Moses […]
GOD IS A GIVER (1)
In Acts 17:25 we read that God is not “served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.” God is portrayed here as a consummate giver; the God who generously gives “life, breath and everything” to all his creatures. There is a misconception […]
“UNSHAKABLE HOPE” IN A SHAKABLE WORLD. (6)
Max Lucado wrote a book titled, “Unshakable Hope.” I must confess that I have not read it, but I am captivated by the title of the book. This title is therefore not original to me. What makes our hope unshakable? How can our hope become “unshakable” in a shakable world? How do we maintain unshakable […]