Category: Daily Reflections
“The time the Israelites had stayed in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.” –Exodus 12:40 The book of Exodus describes millions of people being liberated from a slavery entrenched in their society for 430 years. Do you believe God can set millions free today? Do you believe He can unite Christ’s body fragmented for hundreds of years? Do you believe in mass conversions? Do you believe strongholds of the evil one, entrenched for centuries, can come tumbling down? God has always been able to effect a monumental liberation of the masses. He is doing it at this second in...
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” Your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.” 2 Thessalonians 1:3 If you are not enjoying your spiritual experience, you have probably allowed stagnation to rob you of your spiritual zest. A vibrant and powerful spiritual life requires constant attention. There will never be a point when nothing more is required from you. The longer you walk with the Lord, the greater your enthusiasm should be, and any tendency to grow slack should be resisted with all your might. Your quiet time sustain and nurture your spiritual...
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“The Son of Man is indeed Lord of the sabbath.” –Matthew 12:8 Jesus responded to the Pharisees’ criticism of Him and His disciples by comparing Himself to King David and the priests of the Temple (Mt 12:3, 5). Jesus also took the liberty of giving these religious leaders a lesson in interpreting the Bible (see Mt 12:7). Next, Jesus called Himself the Lord of the sabbath (Mt 12:8). In effect, He called Himself God. The Pharisees probably thought: “Who does this Galilean Carpenter think He is?” Jesus acted as if He was King of kings, Priest of priests, Rabbi (Teacher)...
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“Your souls will find rest.” –Matthew 11:29 We disciples labor under the yoke of Jesus (Mt 11:30; Lk 9:23). Jesus therefore calls us to rest in Him (Mt 11:29), yet even that demands effort on our part. Each day we have to “strive to enter into that rest” (Heb 4:11). Mysteriously, disciples often rest better when they are most diligent. There’s a balance to entering Jesus’ rest. We can’t strive too hard, for our efforts alone are futile (Is 26:17-18). We must let God’s rest be done unto us (Lk 1:38). We yield to His grace, but avoid laziness, since...
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“Father, Lord of heaven and earth, to You I offer praise; for what You have hidden from the learned and the clever You have revealed to the merest children.” –Matthew 11:25 The Father reveals what has been hidden. The Son reveals the Father (Mt 11:27). God’s revelation is so precious. Contrary to the old saying, what we don’t know does hurt us. However, what we do know can do more than help us; it can transform us. For example, Moses was a victim of Egyptian oppression. He never knew his parents. He had a speech defect. He was a murderer...
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