Why do we get discouraged and disappointed? The main reason we are disappointed or discouraged is because we have expectations from the people around us, from our environment, from situations and things. Expectations – this is what drives us to discouragement. We have expectations from our parents, our family, our teachers, our children, our spouse, […]
degradation comes in when we lose our first love for the Lord, when we have an idol
When we were saved, when we believed into the Lord for the first time, we had eyes for the Lord Jesus only, and we didn’t see anything or anyone else but Him. Actually, when we were saved we entered into a love relationship with the Lord, into a life-union with Him, where we love Him […]
Christ as the Servant of Jehovah would not break a bruised reed nor quench a smoking flax
Christ is the One in which Jehovah delights in. At least two times in the New Testament the Father confirmed from the heavens that Jesus Christ is His Beloved, He delights in Him, and we should see and hear only Jesus! What about me? Yes, God delights in you when you are in Christ! When […]
receiving a fresh vision of the church meetings and the church life in a very practical way
I was recently impressed in a fresh way regarding the meetings of the church. How can you say that you are in the church? Practically, one believer is in the church if he meets with the saints – if he is in the church meetings! You can’t truthfully say, Hallelujah, I’m part of the church! […]
being awakened by God to spend time with Him and speaking as an instructed one
The prophet Isaiah also typifies Christ as the Servant of Jehovah – he is a type of Christ especially in the aspect of witnessing for God and speaking for God. Christ is the One who speaks for God and He even is the Word of God. When the Bible speaks of Isaiah as the servant […]
To live in the new creation, we have to turn from the things seen to the things not seen
In order for us to live in the new creation, we have to turn from the things seen to the things not seen. The 3 verses at the end of chapter 4 in the second epistle Paul wrote to the Corinthians are very striking, for they unveil how we, the believers in Christ who have […]
learning to be those loved by God by doing the things which are on His heart
King Cyrus, though a Gentile king, was raised up by Jehovah, anointed by Jehovah, and loved by God (Isa. 48:14). God loves the people that do the things which are on His heart. Cyrus did what was pleasing to God, bringing pleasure to God, by releasing the people of Israel to go to their own […]