Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Faith is not just positive words but it is a weapon. 1...
Category: Biblical Meditations
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07 August 2021 – Substance & Evidence – Part 2
Hebrews 11:6a But without faith it is impossible to please Him. Faith is not just a code of ethics but the core of our entity. Faith defines the nature of God and is the backbone that supports our beliefs, opinions and expectations of the Omnipotent God. We will value advice only to the extent we...
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06 August 2021 – Substance & Evidence – Part 1
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is not just a concept or a theory but a divine commodity. Faith is the “Heavenly substance”. It is a matter, material and mode. It is the method of transacting from the earthly to the Heavenly realm....
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05 August 2021 –Salty or Seasoned–Part 7
Mark 9:50 “Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” There is a difference between having salt “in” and salt “on” our meals. If salt is added while cooking a dish, it will permeate through and be well seasoned. However, if salt is added only at the end, it provides a more...
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04 August 2021 – Salty or Seasoned – Part 6
Luke 14:34-35 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away.” Jesus states that “unsalty” salt can neither be used for soil (as fertilizer) nor for manure pile. In Bible...
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03 August 2021 – Salty or Seasoned – Part 5
2 Kings 2:21 Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” The first challenge after Elisha was anointed with the double portion prophetic anointing of Elijah was to...
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02 August 2021 – Salty or Seasoned – Part 4
2 Chronicles 13:5 Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt? Salt metaphorically signifies permanence, persistence and purification. A “Covenant of Salt” is a binding and perpetual promise of loyalty, durability, fidelity and love. Salt symbolically...
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01 August 2021 – Salty or Seasoned – Part 3
Ezekiel 16:4 And as for your birth, on the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you, nor rubbed with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. The traditional practice in the Semitic(Hebrew-Arabic) culture at the birth of an infant was to wash the baby, rub salt...
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31 July 2021 – Salty or Seasoned – Part 2
Leviticus 2:13a “And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt”. Salt was a very valuable condiment of trade in the ancient world. The special salt rations paid to the Roman soldiers were known as “salarium argentums”. The word “salary” is derived from the root word “salarium” (“Sal means salt in Latin). ...
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30 July 2021 – Salty or Seasoned – Part 1
Mathew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. The meaning of the word “salty” has been morphed as sassy or angry in modern usage....