Of God and Mankind

  JOHN 1:10-12 (NKJV)   “ He (Jesus Christ) was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.  11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.  12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the RIGHT to become children of God, to those who believe in His Name”     Dear people of God, there is a non-Christian friend who by the grace of God I was recently sharing the Word of God with.   I made it clear to him that nobody can get to God Almighty except through the Lord Jesus Christ.   He then asked me a question whether it was possible to pray directly to God and get answers to the prayer?   As I was responding to his question, his client walked in and we had to shelve the discussion to another time when we would continue.   My discussion with him is what prompted today’s message.   You see, God is a God of order and integrity Who NEVER violates His Word. God created this world wi...

What does it mean to cast your cares upon the Lord? What does God’s Word say about this? Let us examine 1 Peter 5:7 (AMPC), “ Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him (Jesus Christ), for He cares for you affectionately  and cares about you watchfully. ” This looks so simple, doesn’t it? But I can tell you that it is one of the most difficult tasks for a human being to undertake, which is, living a worry-free life. Even when as a Christian you try to live such a life, the people around you – family, relatives, friends, neighbours, acquaintances would all believe that something is wrong with you because you do not worry over anything in life. I recall many years ago when a friend’s sister saw me walking one day and told me that I carried myself like someone without a care in the world. I was a teenager but I really had no cares back then even though I had not become born again and never h...