Of God and Mankind

2 Samuel 11:14-17 (AMPC) “ In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.   15 And he wrote in the letter, put Uriah in the front line of the heaviest fighting and withdraw from him, that he may be struck down and die.   16 So when Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah opposite where he knew the enemy's most valiant men were.   17 And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David fell. Uriah the Hittite died also.   Dear people of God, today’s main Holy Bible text is an account of David the second king of Israel’s final effort at covering up his adultery with Bathsheba, by eliminating her husband Uriah by deliberately placing him in the fiercest part of Israel’s battle with their enemy.   Having discovered from Bathsheba that she was pregnant from adultery, David had initially recalled her spouse Uriah from the battlefield and sent him home to his wife but Uriah refused because o...

Galatians 5:22-24 (AMPC) “ But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,   23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].   24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.   Dear people of God, the Word of God tells us about the gifts of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 and they are summarized as follows:   ·        the word of wisdom ·        the word of knowledge ·        faith ·        gifts of healings ·        the working of miracles · ...

Luke 13:23-24 (AMPC) “ And someone asked Him, Lord, will only a few be saved (rescued, delivered from the penalties of the last judgment, and made partakers of the salvation by Christ)? And He said to them,   24 Strive to enter by the narrow door [force yourselves through it], for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.”   Dear people of God, contrary to what many Christians see and practise today, the road to heaven is very narrow and only few find it.   The first step towards entering heaven for every human being is to realize the error of your ways and wrongdoing contrary to God’s Divine command, repent genuinely, confess your sins and ask God in prayer for forgiveness, accept Jesus Christ as the Saviour and Lord of your life and commit in thought, word and deed to uncompromisingly obey all commands of the Lord in His Word in the Holy Bible.   All professed Christians claim to have passed this process; however, the last part of the process, ...

Mark 9:23 (AMPC) “ And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything? [Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes!”   Dear people of God, while I was having my daily feed of God’s Word in the Holy Bible in the evening of Thursday January 13, 2022, the Lord suddenly gave me deep understanding of the great advantages a child of God stands to gain.   There is nothing God has stated in His Word that can fail to happen. Every Word God has spoken must come to pass for anyone who believes it and does exactly what it says.   See what God says in Psalm 82:6 (AMPC), “ I said, you are gods [since you judge on My behalf, as My representatives]; indeed, all of you are children of the Most High.”   God has given all humans creative power first in our thoughts and then in our words so we can determine the direction of our lives.   Let me repeat here, again, that your thoughts (Proverbs 4:23) and your words (Proverbs 18:21; Mark 11:23) in this life determi...