“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.” (Genesis 49:10) As Jacob was about to die, he blessed his sons and his grandsons (Ephraim and Manasseh). When he blessed Judah, he declared this prophetic blessing, “The scepter […]
“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins.” (Ephesians 2:1) Many believers and ministers today believe that men is merely wounded in their trespasses and sins at birth. Man is basically good, but he sometimes does bad things. Paul denies this totally saying that we are dead in our trespasses and sins until the […]
“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved!” (Jeremiah 8:20) Jeremiah is the lamenting prophet. He laments that he has been given a duty to speak to a people who would not listen to God’s words spoken by the prophet. “But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My […]
In his novel ‘The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ (1979) Douglas Adams describes how an alien race programs a computer called Deep Thought to provide the ultimate answer to “Life, the Universe and Everything”. After a multi-million years’ calculation, back came the answer – 42. What is the meaning of life and the universe? […]
When we make decisions we commit to those decisions based upon our principles with due consideration of the consequences of our choices. Choices have consequences. I have made many bad choices in the past. In those choices, I have often “paid the price.” for making those bad choices. Some decisions prove to be very costly […]