Isaiah 22:19-23; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:18 Accountability is looming. God had chosen Isaiah, the son of Amoz, to speak through him. Just before the account on Shebna, Isaiah had mentioned…
Isaiah 55:1-3; Romans 8:35,37-39; Matthew 14:13-21 Food and drink are essential for survival. They are not just sources of pleasure but also pure sustenance. They are so essential that the…
1 Kings 3:5,7-12; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 King David, despite being chosen by God, didn’t always please God. He knew that God would punish him in his private life for…
Wisdom 12:13,16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43 We sometimes tend to ask God to provide for us. We expect God to award us when we think that we are doing everything…
Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 God’s actions are not without effect. Within the concept of a closed circle connecting heaven and earth, rain falls on the ground and eventually…
Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 Zechariah had a conversation with God in which God doubted that the people in Jerusalem were following the laws out of tradition rather than…
Who do you want to win? In a year of the Football World Cup and with elections coming up in many countries, this question seems to be asked frequently. What…
2 Kings 4:8-11,13-16; Romans 6:3-4,8-11; Matthew 10:37-42 There have been many prophets in the Old Testament, and it is sometimes said that St John the Baptist, whose feast day was…
Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will…
Exodus 19:2-6; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8 Moses is in communication with God which makes him stand out among all other leaders. When his father-in-law, Jethro, visited him, Jethro recommended to…