1 Kings 19:3a Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. God’s Kingdom operates on faith but the world’s operating system runs on fear and feelings. Faith is directed by the belief system and rooted in the Word of God while feelings flail on what we see, observe and hear. Our feelings cause our moods...
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10 October 2021 – Faith vs Feelings – Part 3
1 Samuel 18:7-8 As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. Insecurity is like a sunburn; if it is not treated it will turn into melanoma (skin cancer). Insecurity, pride and jealousy cannot be hidden for long. It...
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09 October 2021 – Faith vs Feelings – Part 2
James 1:20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. Outburst of human anger destroys the desires of God. If feelings are in control of our thoughts and tongue, they will demolish the purpose of God in our lives. Anger is a by-product of wounded feelings, repeated frustration, irritations, disappointments, mistreatment or betrayal. Anger...
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08 October 2021 – Faith vs Feelings – Part 1
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. There is a misconstrued saintly connotation that feelings and faith cannot co-exist. The misunderstanding is that feelings should be dead for faith to flourish. The truth is that we serve a compassionate and emotional God. He is empathetic towards the broken hearted (Psalms 34:18) and enthused by our...
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07 October 2021 – Unprecedented Solutions – Part 7
Genesis 41:37 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. Unprecedented convolutions accelerate progression(not regression), during a worldwide recession. Application of Biblical principles turns a pandemic into a prospect. While the world bank is forecasting the global economy to shrink during the pandemic, application of Godly principles will boost our financial position....
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06 October 2021 – Unprecedented Solutions – Part 6
Luke 7:6-7b The centurion sent friends to say to Him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself,.. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. Unprecedented difficulties elevate our faith. Reformatory reactions will surge faith and lift us out of the unexpected crisis. The centurion in the above text was a gentile Romans ruler who was...
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05 October 2021 – Unprecedented Solutions – Part 5
1 Samuel 30: 24-25 The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.” 25 David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.” Unprecedented pandemonium brings reformatory changes. David and...
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04 October 2021 – Unprecedented Solutions – Part 4
Matthew 15: A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” Unprecedented challenges call for unbeatable determination. Jesus was in the region of Tyre and Sidon which is the modern port city of Lebanon along the Mediterranean coast....
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03 October 2021 – Unprecedented Solutions – Part 3
Numbers 27:4-5 Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s relatives. Unprecedented petitions result in extraordinary answers. The Mosaic law did not include the daughters to receive any inheritance from the father. Zelophehad, a man from the tribe of Manasseh, died leaving five...
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02 October 2021 – Unprecedented Solutions – Part 2
2 Kings 5:6 Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. Unprecedented times warrant unprecedented solutions. Champions are those who climb over the crisis and don’t let the calamity control them. In the 1880s John Pemberton, a pharmacist sold a syrup made of ‘wine and coca extracts’ called ‘Pemberton’s French...