A minister [of a large church] was praying at the bedside of a dying woman. “Wait a moment,” she said, as he started to rise from his knees. “I want to pray for you.” Very tenderly, she prayed with her hands upon his head. “For ten years, ever since you became my pastor, I have […]
During my school years, I had a few friends, but I have lost contact with nearly all of them. I have kept in occasional contact with a couple of my Bible College friends. However, I developed a close friendship with a noteworthy friend during my second year of Bible college. We got to know each […]
Abraham Kuyper said, “He is your friend who pushes you nearer to God.” That is a wise statement. We all know what happens if we leave a rotten apple in a box of good apples. All the surrounding apples will soon become rotten too. The good apples never improve the rotten one. Likewise, the kind […]
Todd and Fred were going camping. Todd was driving, and he planned to take a shortcut to their destination. However, at the entrance of the shortcut a large sign read, “Road Closed, Do Not Enter”. Against Fred’s objections, Todd went around the sign. All went well for several kilometres. However, when they reach the river, […]
God has kept silent many of the details of Naomi’s character. We only see a glimpse here and there. As we noted in the previous section, Naomi’s family appeared to be a prodigal family running away from God’s will for their lives. Perhaps she was more spiritual than her husband was; however, for some reason […]
Two travelers were on the road together, when a bear suddenly appeared on the scene. Before he observed them, one [man] made for a tree, and climbed up into the branches and hid there. The other could not escape, so he threw himself on the ground and pretended to be dead. The bear came up […]
Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa king of Judah. He was a good king and reigned for 25 years. He had one besetting sin that caused him great harm. He was a compromiser when it came to friendships. There are many lessons we can learn from his life.
Nothing brings a person to the understanding of his need for God’s friendship quicker than a tragic event that seems humanly hopeless. The coronavirus certainly fits that description. Transition In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon describes four other circumstances in life when we need God’s friendship. We need God’s friendship when … We have no Friends (v.1-3) […]
A contagious disease is one that spreads from one person to another either by being near the infected person or by being in contact with body fluids of the infected person. We all know that a bad cold can be contagious as can a stomach flu and gastro. For that reason, we try to stay […]