Scripture: Ruth 3 When society says that a widow has no new life, we read that Ruth finds a new life. What did she do for that? She was obedient (v.1-7): Naomi instructed Ruth to wash, anoint herself, put on her best garment, and go down to the threshing floor. We read in verse 6 that she went to...
Scripture: Ezra 9:5-9 I recently saw a tree full of leaves standing alone on farming land, about 20 acres. I wondered why there were no other trees on that land but only one. When I asked my dad, he explained, saying there was a reason behind it. This tree gives shade to the farmer and the animals...
Once when there was a famine, a kind, rich Baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them: ” In this basket, there is a loaf for each of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour till God sends us better times.” The hungry children constantly...
Scripture: James 3:1-12 Harry Truman, the former president of the United States of America, followed a discipline. Any letter written by him in anger will be kept on his table for 24 hours before being sent. Once he calms down, he will send the letter if he still feels the same about the issue. At...
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord’s voice. The young man couldn’t help but wonder, “Does God still speak to people?” After service, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie, and they...
Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-3; 12-19 During a climbing competition in the Utah mountain range, Koti Grikton saw a sheep different from the other sheep in her herd. When she went near it, she identified that it was a man dressed up like a sheep. When the authorities enquired about him, he explained that...
Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-26. Christopher Michael Langan, an American horse rancher, scored very highly on IQ tests. Some journalists described him as “the smartest man in America” or “the world.” His IQ was more than Albert Einstein, the most brilliant scientist. Mustafa Ismail, an Egyptian man...
Scripture: Matthew 9:35-10:1 Once my friend spent a whole day setting up a stair with bricks in his backyard. His five-year-old daughter begged him to allow her to help him. He suggested she motivate him through her singing. But she denied it. She wanted to help him physically. So he let her only...
Scripture: Isaiah 40 The above verse about those who hope in the Lord gives us the confidence to face the future. In a life filled with problems, we wait on God for salvation. Because Jesus said to his followers, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4). We know...
Scripture: Micah 6:3-8 When we start a new year, we make many resolutions. To save money, to follow a fitness regime, to spend less time on the internet, and so on. We start a year with these promising visions. But within a few days, our old habits attract us, and we become the same old person. We...
Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-15 We read about many male children’s birth in the Bible. The first birth after creation was Cain. Isaac was Israel’s hope. Samuel was an answer to a mother’s prayer. All these people were significant. They all were expected with joy and hope. All their births were described...
Scripture: Psalms 73 When the internal war was at its peak in The United States of America, one of the advisors of then President Abraham Lincoln said, “I am grateful because God is on ‘our side.'” But Lincoln replied, “My concern is not whether God is on our side; my...