“The men of Israel … did not enquire of the Lord.” – Joshua 9:14 God called Joshua to be the leader of the Israelites during the conquest of the Promised Land. He was born as a slave in Egypt when God freed him from slavery, tested him, and gave him a mentor in Moses....

“The just shall live by faith.” – Habakkuk 2:4 About five hundred years ago, in 1517 on the 31st of October the Protestant Reformation was set into motion. On this day, Martin Luther, who became known as the leader of the Reformation, nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on...

“Then he invited them in and lodged them”  (ACTS 10:22, NKJV). I once read the story of a king who wanted to find out if his people really loved him. He traveled as a homeless beggar and was taken into homes and given food and lodging.  However, not all opened their...

“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you.” 1 Peter 3:6-7 Peter was an apostle of Jesus Christ. He was also known as the man who fell but rose again. His own life...

“Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?” – Psalm 85:6 This verse reminds me of the very first time when I travelled to Israel. I was so excited about going to the Holy Land that I could not sleep on the plane. By the time that we landed in...

Why does God send Revival? It is a question that I often think about when I pray for a God sent Revival. Scholars and preachers will agree and disagree on all the reasons why God have sent Revivals in the past and present? I believe one of the reasons is found in...

“Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?  The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our Fathers, glorified His servant Jesus. And His name, through faith in His...

Therefore, since we do hold and engage in this ministry by the mercy of God [granting us favor, benefits, opportunities, and especially salvation], we do not get discouraged (spiritless and despondent with fear) or become faint with weariness and exhaustion. – 2...

“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me” (John 13:21, NKJV) Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture. Its interior is decorated with mosaics, marble pillars and coverings of great...

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20). I still remember the day when we bought our first house. We were so excited about owning a property and...

But Simon answered and said to Him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net."(Luke 5:5) No one knows how to help you in your times of failure as Jesus does! He will not overlook your shortcomings or...

Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8. There is no room for misers in God’s kingdom. When we struggle to give to others, we have forgotten where we received everything we have. Every good thing in our lives comes from God (James 1:17). All that we...

Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, "Thus says the LORD: I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not sown." (Jeremiah 2:2) Even when our hearts grow cold toward God and our...

A major focus of Jesus’ ministry revolved around the development of His twelve disciples. Jesus invested three years of His life to equip the disciples for their future ministry. He lived with them and shared many of His daily activities with them. Jesus trained His...

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19) If our Master commands us to go, we need permission to stay! The gospel is the account of Jesus leaving His Father’s...

“And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” (John 1:46 NKJV) Can anything good come out of Nazareth? This was a question asked of one of Jesus’ disciples Nathanael – and Phillip said to him; “Come and see.”...

The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: "'You have dwelt long enough at this mountain."(Deuteronomy 1:6) If God allowed us to live on the mountaintop, we would not experience trials, but neither would we achieve any victories. The Israelites had gathered at the...

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place (Acts 2:1). Prayer does not give you spiritual power. Prayer aligns your life with God so that He chooses to demonstrate His power through you. The purpose of prayer is not to...

“And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him” – 2 Kings 12:2 During a recent flight to Port Elizabeth in South Africa I had an interesting conversation with a businessman about leadership...

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” – Matthew...

And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." (Luke 19:5) In our large world it is easy to feel that we are nothing more than an insignificant speck in the midst...

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also...

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered. 2 Chronicles 31:21. There is a way to ensure that you prosper in everything you do: it is by serving...

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35 Nothing you could ever experience, no matter how terrible or frightening, could ever separate you from the love of...

“But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” (1 Samuel 30:6, NKJV) David was a fugitive (1 Sam. 26:19,27:1-2) for many years before he settled at Ziklag. David was not present in Ziklag when the town was destroyed. David, with a small army was fighting in the...

“After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.” (Acts 16:7-8, NKJV) What to do with second choices? When the apostle Paul travelled through Phrygia and Galatia, he was...

“Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41-42, NKJV) Jesus once entered Bethany and was welcomed into the home of Mary and her sister...

“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord “and my servant whom I have chosen” (Isaiah 43:10, NKJV) During a recent trip to Turkey, I was astonished by the size and weight of some of the doors in the Topkapi Palace and the St Sophia Museum. People from all over the...

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and they follow Me.” (John 10:27, NKJV) God still speaks. The Bible teaches us that God has spoken to His people since the beginning. When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden, God dwelled in their midst and communed with...

“He saw them.” (Mark 6:48, NKJV) The disciples had just completed a very successful mission. They had shared in the miraculous feeding of the 5000 (Mark 6:33-44) and were on a spiritual high. Jesus dismissed the crowd and sent the disciples to cross over to the other...

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth.” (2 Chronicles 16:9, NKJV) Hot air balloon rides are one of the most popular activities in Cappadocia. These balloons typically lift off at sunrise and the rides last about an hour in the air as the...

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 4:6,7 A few...

“Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night, He came to them.” – Mark 6:48 (NKJV) During a recent tour through Israel, we enjoyed a boat cruise on the Sea of Galilee. When we boarded the boat, we felt a...

“If the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles, which our fathers told us about?” – Judges 6: 13 (NKJV) Israel faced many trials, transitions, and persecutions. Their way of living was evil in the sight of the Lord...

“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.” – Matthew 5:37 I had the opportunity to visit the famous death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau during a recent preaching tour in Poland. These camps became known as a symbol of terror and genocide. A moderate...

“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to...

“For My thoughts are not your thought, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9 Many people enjoy puzzles and all kinds of board...

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose”  – Romans 8:28 (NKJV) Those who follow (Born again Christians) the Lord Jesus do not have to be discouraged or faint-hearted in times of...

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:31 Isaiah 40 highlights the various circumstances Israel faced: their past...

“Commit your way to the Lord, Trust Him also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass”  – Psalm 37:5 On a recent visit to New Zealand, I traveled to meet a friend in the city and got lost on my way to him. I thought I knew the way to get there and did not load the map on...

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children,...