Have you ever felt down, stressed, exhausted, discouraged and at the verge of burn out? You feel you just want to be alone, and even dying sounds like a good option? You are not alone: The Israelites felt the same in their bondage: Exodus 6:9, ESV: "Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery." Even when Moses went to tell them about their upcoming deliverance, they

The Passover: The Israelites were only protected by the blood of the Passover lamb on their doorposts – “the blood was sufficient but not efficient unless applied” – in the same way it is no good just to know Jesus but we must put Him on. After the blood was applied to the doorpost then the Israelites were directed to eat – first we are saved and then we are nourished by Jesus – “my flesh is real food” (John 6:54-58) – we now can

There was a very brilliant boy, he always scored 100% in Science. Got Selected for IIT and scored excellent in IIT. Went to the University of California for MBA. Got a high paying job in America and settled there. Married a Beautiful Girl. Bought a 5 room big house and luxury cars. He had everything that make him successful but a few years ago he committed suicide after shooting his wife and children. *WHAT WENT WRONG?* California Institute of Clinical

Ezra and Thomas joined a company together a few months after their graduation from university. After a few years of work, their Manager promoted Ezra to a position of Senior Sales Manager, but Thomas remained in his entry level Junior Sales Officer position. Thomas developed a sense of jealousy and disgruntlement, but continued working anyway. One day Thomas felt that he could not work with Ezra anymore. He wrote his resignation letter, but before

Leviticus 25: 8-54 records the year of Jubilee. This came after every 7 cycles of 7 sabbatical years; (7 x 7years = 49 years). The 50th year was the climax of all sabbatical years, the year of Jubilee.  7 signifies completeness. Both the land and the people rested and labour ceased for one year. **Labour signifies legalism/human effort** Everything started fresh in this year: All debts were cancelled, properties returned to their original owners

Job 1:20-21:  After Job received the sad news about the loss of hs livestock and children, he fell down in worship, acknowledged God and praised him. Acts 16:25 - 34: Paul and Silas had been attacked, stripped and beaten with rods (severely flogged); then put in prison's inner cell (darkest point), with their feet fastened in the stocks. v25: About mid night (thickest hour), they were praying and singing hymns to God (giving thanks, confessions

2 Chronicles 20:1 – Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites were waging war against King Jehoshaphat of Judah. 3 Kings against 1! v3 – Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire from God, proclaimed a fast and all the people in Judah sought the LORD through a fast (In calamities God is our refuge). v6-12: Jehoshaphat’s prayer: Reminded God of His promise in v9: In times of calamity (sword of judgement or famine), when they cry to God in distress, He

PART 1: "When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Psalm 11: 3. Everything is built on a certain foundation, and the destruction of a foundation signifies the end of a building or anything built.   Hebrews 12:27 reminds us that everything that can be shaken – created things/temporal things – will be removed so that only what cannot be shaken can remain – eternal things.   We experience shakeups since everything

1. I AM the bread of life: John 6:35-51 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. Revelation 2:17: "To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna..." One interpretation of this verse is that Christ supplies spiritual nourishment

(Favour means gaining God’s approval, acceptance and blessings. Or God given ability to do something which is humanly impossible).   (A). When David was Fleeing from Saul, these are the kinds of men who joined him (a moment of humiliation):   1 Samuel 22:2: All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.   (B). When the time came for him to be