The subject of the glory of God is always fascinating to Christians, especially those hungry for divine power. The Hebrew word for glory in the Old Testament is “heaviness” or “weight”. In the New Testament, the Greek word Doxa means opinion praise, honour, glory. The word is used in everyday speech to express the worth […]
The Mighty Hand of God
PROPHETIC WORDS FOR 2022 (PART 2)
Pastor Austen Ukachi In the first part of this article, I wrote on the first among the four prophetic words God gave to us this year. In this second part, I will focus on the remaining three. The second prophetic word I received, God said, “In […]
RUTH: A WOMAN OF PURPOSE AND DESTINY (5)
The story of Ruth is not complete without Naomi, her mother-in-law. She was the surviving matriarch of the Elimelech family. With the death of Elimelech, she was the only link to the ancestral family in Bethlehem. She was there to ensure that Ruth was fully integrated into the family. Naomi must have been a good […]
RUTH: A WOMAN OF PURPOSE AND DESTINY (4)
It is amazing how Providence directs us to God’s greater purposes in life. For instance, imagine how God moved Elimelech and his sons to the land of Moab. Through that Ruth, a Gentile got married to a Jew, then she went through the tragedy of losing her husband, thereafter, she relocated to Bethlehem to marry […]
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 […]
RUTH: A WOMAN OF PURPOSE AND DESTINY (2)
Without any shadow of a doubt, from start to finish, we see Divine Providence at work in the life of Ruth and the main characters of the story. In many ways, God is honoured by all of them. No wonder, God, in turn, honoured them for their honouring him. “…But now the Lord says: ‘Far […]
