Matthew 28:2: There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. “Picture speaks a thousand words”. An x-ray view inside the tomb of Jesus on the day of resurrection would have been awesome. When Jesus was crucified, He was not only beaten blue and black on the outside but He would have died of collapsing lung, heart failure, brain and nerve damage, dehydration and suffocation. Almost every single internal organ would have been injured. So, when the Holy Spirit came upon...

Acts 5:19-20 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.” “A picture speaks a thousand words”. The apostles were arrested and placed in a public jail for preaching the Gospel. The Sanhedrin could not deny the truth that miracles were performed in the resurrected name of Jesus so they misused their authority and tried to silence the truth. However, a magnificent angel of the Lord walked right into the public jail and...

Exodus 3:2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. “Picture speaks a thousand words”. Moses went to work one morning and stopped at his favorite workspot in the wilderness where he saw a bush on fire but the fire did not consume the bush! What an awesome sight it would have been. The amazing spectacle changed the course of his life. The Lord God spoke to him from the burning bush. He told him his mission...

Numbers 22:28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?” “Picture speaks a thousand words”. Imagine your dog or cat reprimanding you for a bad decision when you are rushing out of your door! What if your parrot or your budgie questions you about a silly reaction? There will be more animal cruelty and violence if our pets and domestic animals talk to us! God opened the mouth of the donkey to question and reproach Balaam who was going against the will...

Isaiah 43:20 The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen. “Picture speaks a thousand words”. Animals and creatures are more obedient to the voice of God than humans.  Throughout the Bible we witness the response of wild animals and birds to the command of the Lord their creator. Animating the Bible will bring to life the black prints on white paper. When the Lord provides water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, the wild animals look...

Judges 5:20-21 From the heavens the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong! “Picture speaks a thousand words”. A single portrait or image can explain an idea or elucidate a story more effectively than a lengthy discourse. When we read the Bible, we must animate the words to form pictures in our mind. Reading the Bible by walking the streets of Jerusalem and listening to the voice of the Saviour will leave indelible images and pictures stories in our heart...