13 AUGUST THE FRENCH COURSE IN BIAFRA “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Here is an interesting story someone told: “I was in Form Three out of...
12 AUGUST THE YOUNG CAPTIVE GIRL “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” (2 Kings 5:3, NIV) The stories of the Bible are real life events that could have happened to anyone, including us, in that generation or...
11 AUGUST THE SCARLET CORD (5) “The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross…”(Matthew 27:35, ERV) Seeing someone bleeding is usually a shaky experience, even if it is just a minor injury. This reminds me of the following true life story: “As soon as the car stopped, the security man rushed...
10 AUGUST THE SCARLET CORD (4) “She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.”(Proverbs 31:21) Scarlet? That’s a colour! Why not another colour to describe the winter garments? In other versions of the Bible, this clothing is described as expensive scarlet,...
09 AUGUST THE SCARLET CORD (3) “And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than...
08 AUGUST THE SCARLET CORD (2) “The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down,...
07 AUGUST THE SCARLET CORD (1) “The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13) The Passover...
06 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (7) “I am the true vine…”(John 15:1) Jesus told His disciples that He is the Vine, and God our Father is the Gardener. A gardener cares for his plants; he prunes the branches to make them more fruitful and cuts off unproductive branches. Grape...
05 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (6) “I am the way, the truth and the life…”(John 14:6) I imagine the picture that shows a very deep and wide gulf or valley between God on one side and man on the other. Man cannot ponder rightly how to cross over to...
04 AUGUST JOHN’S IDENTITY OF JESUS (5) “I am the resurrection and the life…”(John 11:25) The story is told of a man who had been born into a certain religious faith and had followed it for many years. This man became a Christian and was very passionate to see his...