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The Tree Of Life. In the perfect conditions of the Garden Of Eden and in its midst were placed two trees; the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil and the Tree of Life. Adam and Eve were never deprived of the ability to choose and exercise their free will, and neither are we. In the bibles' grand finale in the final chapter, we see again the Tree of Life bearing fruit for the healing of the nations....

The Impossible Is What We Do Best In the first chapter of Mark, Jesus said, “repent and believe the gospel.” Once again, the spiritual power twins work together to produce a divine work in the believer’s heart and life, when we repent and believe. The repentant man falls to his knees and acknowledges that without God he is nothing and can do nothing. Having emptied himself of himself, he now stand...

Blessed Is He Who Is Not Offended Jesus said to the multitudes “We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; We mourn to you, and you did not lament.” In other words, there is no pleasing you guys. Jesus went on to say,“blessed is he who is not offended because of me.” Man has a great ability to deflect all responsibility, by taking offense at Jesus and the gospel message, rather than confr...

Earthly Things Have Left Me Dry: Israel’s ancient history and right through to this present day, can be written around the subject of water or Mayim in the Hebrew language. The river, the lake, the sea and the numerous wells provide the backdrop for a lot of its historical and biblical settings. Jesus met a Samaritan woman at the well at mid – day. If ever there were words that could captivate the...

“My Grace Is Sufficient For You.” Today we are in for a real treat, as we see and understand, how a persons’ weaknesses and often inabilities, are in fact an opportunity for God’s power to be manifested and revealed. The apostle Paul’s thorn in the flesh along with his whippings, being beaten with rods, ship wrecked, many perils and numerous sufferings, added a dimension to his faith through grace...

O Holy Night: Christmas 2024 A weary world was pining, groaning and waiting in anticipation, poised for the moment when the promised Messiah, the deliverer of all deliverers would come. The worlds need and the cry of every heart, called for a saviour, as it felt the burden and weight of its own sin. A bright and new star appeared in the eastern sky, God’s billboard to humanity. When the fullness o...

Draw Near To God And He Will Draw Near To You The book of James, although containing only 108 verses, has 54 clear commands. The promises associated with these commands are out of this world. Draw near to God and He (That’s God) will draw near to you. The conditions attached contain all our favourite words. Submit, resist, cleanse, purify, lament, mourn and humble yourself, and He will (That’s God...

Defying The Royal Edict Are we to be ruled by Pharaoh’s, Kings, Czars, Presidents and Prime ministers and their Governing Authorities, or is man in fact to be ruled by God? How do the two co-exist when there is a clear separation of values and morals? What is the course of action to the believer in Christ when two worlds, two values and two moral codes collide? Is there still conviction of conscie...

“I Am He” On the night of Jesus' betrayal, a detachment of Roman soldiers carrying lanterns, torches and brandishing swords and clubs along with the chief priest officers descended into the garden of Gethsemane. When flight or fight are the two common responses in life and death situations, how would Jesus and His disciples respond? Jesus went forward against insurmountable odds and still having c...

Rewards In Heaven With the main focus of the evangelical message to see the multitudes of the earth come to Christ, we often fail to see that in heaven, there are rewards for how we have lived here on earth. As there are degrees of punishment in hell, so too there are the rewards of the righteous. For that which is done in secret, will be rewarded openly, and rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for g...

The Great Adventure At 75 years of age, Abraham and his 65-year-old wife Sarah, were in for a sea change. The command to get out of your country, from your father’s house and family, saddle up your camels, buy a tent, you’ve got a trail to blaze. The Christian life was never to be boring, but rather a great adventure. Many have just enough faith in God to make them utterly miserable. It takes cour...

Repent And Sin No More. Breaking the 400 silent years between the Testaments a voice in the wilderness; John the Baptist picked up where all the prophets had left off. “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus first message said the same as well as Peters powerful message on the day of Pentecost. Repentance is a gift from God, leading to Godly sorrow and eternal life. Salvation like a t...

The Light Shines Brighter When We Gather Acts chapter 2 is one of the most powerful and exciting chapters in all of scripture. The Holy Spirit filled the house, then filled the 120 people who were all with one accord in one place to receive power from on high. They were not disappointed. The nations of the earth were never to be the same again! The lifestyle of the early believers was marked by co...

But You Said: Jacob was returning home after twenty years in self-imposed exile. His own volatile brother Esau, who had previously wanted to kill him, was coming to meet him with four hundred men. Would Esau accept Jacobs gifts to appease his anger, or would this be the end of Jacob? Jacob begins to pray “But You said,” and reminds God of the promises He had previously made to him. Do you need a b...

Clothed With Power From On High Jesus said “Behold I (That’s Jesus) send the Promise (That’s the Holy Spirit) of the Father (That completes the Trinity) upon you.” Wait until you are clothed with power from on high. All three members of the Godhead are in agreement that we be endued with divine power. Could you use some divine power today? Living the Christian life without this power is below the...

The Heavenly Man You and I are made of the seventeen basic elements as the dust of the earth. As Adam the man of dust brought humanity into sin and the penalty and consequences of it, Jesus the Heavenly man brought humanity righteousness and redemption. Through Christ all walls of separation, religious elitism and separation are removed, making way for all to come to repentance and salvation. The...

Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen The invitations to the wedding banquet of the ages have gone out. The people not only made excuses for not coming, but reviled and treated with hostility, even unto death, those who offered the invitation. The invite is now extended to the highways as many as could be found both bad and good, until the wedding hall is filled. All the peoples of the nations of the...

From Everlasting To Everlasting You Are God As a man looking at a train from the vantage point of a mountain, so God looks at our lives viewing from where we came, where we are and where we will end up. Operating outside the realm of time and the three-dimensional world to which we are now confined, God the Great I Am has no such impediment. Before time, pre-existent and who inhabits eternity, is...

You Let My Daddy Hold The Rope The dualism in the bible is recorded throughout. To mention just a few, light and darkness, good and evil, two trees in the garden, two seeds, two kingdoms, two kings and two fathers. When as children we followed and trusted our earthly fathers who they themselves were vessels of clay. We have also a heavenly Father and our faith and trust in Him can never be misplac...

Gaining The World But Losing Your Soul: Who and what is the real you? We have a body, but we are more than physical. We have a mind, but we are more than an intellect. The Bible says that God is Spirit and that you and I are made in His image. Therefore, we too are a spiritual being, we have a mind and operate out of a body. What value do we place on our soul if we would not trade any price for ou...

Jesus Is In Your Boat: In the midst of a raging storm, violent winds and waves crashing into the boat; Jesus, after a long day is asleep on a pillow at the stern of the boat. “Do You not care that we are perishing” was their cry. His rebuke “why are you so fearful, where is your faith?” Storms in life will come to us all. Faiths presence causes us to enter into God’s rest in the midst of those sto...

Save Now When Jesus entered the Eastern Gate of Jerusalem riding on a donkey and received a jubilant reception, he was fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 Behold your king is coming to you; He is just and having salvation… Hosanna the people cried; is a literal plea to Save Now, defend, free, preserve, avenge deliver and help. Many were looking to Jesus to break the shackels of Roman rule and...

Absolute Love. The man who stunned the world with his religious convictions in the 1924 Paris Olympics because he would not run on a Sunday, was even far more impressive off the track. Eric Liddell started each day of his life with his quiet time with God. Eric endeavoured to live, holding on to Four Absolutes for his life. Absolute Purity, Unselfishness, Honesty and Absolute Love. These were evid...