Bible Gems

Encouraging, Powerful, Uplifting

Ephesians 4-6

7 days ago   -  0 comments

Does warm, active, Christian love elude you? Do you behave like the world at large? Look at today's largest social issues and biggest news items. Do you see almost gleeful polarisation, name calling, and hard-line language? Outrage for the trivial and apathy for the rest? Jesus saw it all happening: “Iniquity shall abound” and “the love of many will become cold,” He said in Matthew 24:12 when the disciples asked for signs of the end of the world.   ...

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Why Are You Here?

2 weeks ago   -  1 comment

There’s so much in the life of Elijah that has made him one of my absolute favourite historical characters. Filled with faith, courage and boldness, his story is one I love to go back to; but, 1 Kings chapter 19 is probably my favourite chapter of his life. A beautiful picture of God’s love to His children. It opens us up to the story of Elijah after mount Carmel, where God manifested His power for his servant and the people of Israel. Elijah expected great things to follow thi...

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Overcoming the Impregnable

3 weeks ago   -  0 comments

How can I turn my weakest points into my strongest? History gives us a striking example. Many fierce nations lived in the land of Canaan. One of the most feared were the Jebusites. Their city of Jebus was considered impregnable. They frightened and discouraged the spies of Israel at the very borders of the promised land. Even though God worked miraculously for Israel leading them out of Egypt, promising them the victory, even then, they didn’t want to face the Jebusites. ...

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Trusting in His love

4 weeks ago   -  0 comments

“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.” (Proverbs 11:28). Everyday, God is wooing us to His heart through multiple avenues. On this particular day, nature was the avenue. I saw a billboard sign as I was traveling home the other week which read something like: “Your garden needs less water than you think in the dry season.” After reading this statement, I pondered about water and its benefits, when my eyes were ...

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Little Things

2 years ago   -  7 comments

The little things… Why do we even bother with them? Perhaps you’ve had one of those days recently where you felt like you didn’t really accomplish anything much. You were busy all day, but it was just doing a round of little things. Inside you longed to be doing something great and ‘important.’ The Bible has encouragement for just such …because success and greatness is not always measured in the Bible by appearances, but by willingness and faithfulness....

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Ultimate Modesty

2 years ago   -  6 comments

Human nature is generally predictable.  Don't we all share a common human nature? What is this human nature like? Contrary to popular opinion, there is no good in it. Many listen to the sophistry of Satan, who says that there is good in everyone. I'm sorry, the reality is that we are all naturally selfish, naturally walking the path to death. The scripture makes that clear: From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, a...

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Our First & Highest Priority

2 years ago   -  8 comments

Priorities... most of us have grappled with them. Trying to pack as much as we can in our day; getting that delicate balance between, work, family, faith, recreation, etc.  Let's take a step back from everything.  When we wake up in the morning, and before we go to our rest at night, what is the first and highest priority? What should be on our mind? Well, when your mind first gains conscious thought in the morning, what do you find yourself thinking about? Just ...

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