Of God and Mankind

Psalm 55:22-23 (AMPC) “ Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail). [I Pet. 5:7.]   23 But You, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in, lean on, and confidently rely on You.”   Dear people of God, we have seen from the first part of the post on this topic that contrary to what some folks believe, the spirit of fear is NOT of God but a foul spirit of the devil – 2 Timothy 1:7.   Indeed, fear is so terrible that it paralyses a person who dwells in it and leads him or her to take wrong decisions that are highly offensive to God.   A typical example is where people falsify documents, sell their bodies, steal from their employers, destroy others to protect themselves, all in a bid to earn a living from paid employment.   Fe...

Matthew 14:28-31 (AMPC) “ And Peter answered Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.   29 He said, Come! So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and he came toward Jesus.   30 But when he perceived and felt the strong wind, he was frightened, and as he began to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me [from death]!   31 Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”     Dear people of God, no doubt there are many things that can cause fear in a person’s life – sickness, poverty, job loss, threat to life, medical doctor’s report, examination result, loss of a loved one, marital challenges, and anything else that threatens a person’s mental and physical well-being.   I want you to notice something in today’s lead Holy Bible text above. When the Lord Jesus called out to him, Peter was able to walk on the water without any problem. ...

Dear friend, a lot of times you hear people speak of a fear of the unknown. According to such people, unknown stands for what the future holds for them. Now, because they are not sure of their future, they live in fear and this fear influence their daily decisions and some even engage in despicable acts that run contrary to God’s expectation of His children who profess Christ. I want to tell you for free today that there is only one Person Who alone can guarantee you a worry-free and stress-free future and His Name is Jesus Christ. The person who causes the troubles of this life is satan or the devil. The Lord Jesus Christ tells us in John 10:10 (AMPC), “ The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have  and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). ” In this passage, satan or the devil is the thief because his SOLE mission is to steal, kill and destroy and since man fell at the beginning of crea...