Of God and Mankind

Mathew 13:44-4 6  (AMP)   “The K ingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].   45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,    46 and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”   Dear people of God, it does appear today’s topic and the Holy Bible passages are contradictory but they are not.   What the Lord Jesus Christ is talking about is the value one should place on Heaven above everything else in this world.   Jesus is talking about doing all you can within God’s grace to ensure you enter heaven because there is a great and terrible cost for anyone who would miss heaven at the end of his or her stay here on earth.   Not every person reading this message would take it serious and ...

Ephesians 6:16-17 (NKJV)    “A bove all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked one.  17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God;”   Dear people of God, in the first part of this post, we saw how faith determines the outcome Christians experience in their daily lives.   We also saw that faith comes from hearing the Word of God and this means the Word of God is non-negotiable for the Christian who would make significant progress in life.   In today’s main text above, Christians are advised to take the shield of faith with which they would be able to quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked one, the devil.   How does the devil shoot his fiery darts? Through negative thoughts that take root in the heart when accepted from a spoken negative word externally, through dreams and even incantations. As long as the Christian is alive in this...