Gospel – A Word Aptly Spoken

The law of sin vs the law of God

I have been reading the book of Romans and in this book, a topic that comes often is the topic of salvation. In the book, Paul goes at length to expound on who we are before God, how we are saved, what happens to us when we are saved and how we should live onceContinue reading “The law of sin vs the law of God”

Seeing as we are seen

The more I read the word of God, the more it is evident that our ways are not His ways. Far too often in biblical stories you see the gap between how people viewed a situation or themselves and how God viewed them or their situation, the results are always drastically different. When we areContinue reading “Seeing as we are seen”

Know the LORD is LORD

Throughout the Bible and specifically in the prophetic books including the Psalms, there is a statement from the LORD that is repeated several times: “Then you will know that I am the LORD” (Ezekiel 25:7), or “They will know that I am the LORD…” (Ezekiel 25:17). The book of Ezekiel certainly did not escape thisContinue reading “Know the LORD is LORD”

Into the New

As I was reflecting on the past year, I thought of the unchanging character of God. Every year, He remains the same. He does not change; He requires the same level of commitment as He had the first time He saved us and made us His own. We on the other hand are ever changingContinue reading “Into the New”

Thankfulness

I had the privilege this week of celebrating my birthday with my church family through singing and dancing. I had so much joy doing that and felt the sweet loving presence of my Father with me. The sweet aroma of Christ was being spread to all who partook in that singing and this is somethingContinue reading “Thankfulness”

In Ending Jeremiah

The book of Jeremiah ends with a succession of judgement prophecies on Israel’s enemies’ nations (see chapters forty-six through fifty-one). The LORD in His justice will not let the guilty go unpunished nor the sins of the guilty unaccounted for. In enacting His judgement, the LORD started first with His people and then moved toContinue reading “In Ending Jeremiah”

Keep Going

The Bible is a book of repetition. The same message is vehiculated in different ways all with the hope that it will sit in our hearts and produce fruit. I often wonder how slow we can be for God to repeat the same thing over and over and over again. The irony in all thisContinue reading “Keep Going”

The Corruption of Sin

The book of Jeremiah, in addition to being a prophetic book is a book that displays the corruption that lies in man. In this book, we see the deceitfulness of man and the love of pleasure that slowly and surely brings him into destruction. The love of the world and self is made apparent inContinue reading “The Corruption of Sin”

The Heart of Man

The Bible has an unapologetically way of describing the condition of man, his heart and states it to be evil. In fact, as I was reading Jeremiah this week, I landed upon the famous verse that says “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). This is quiteContinue reading “The Heart of Man”

Thanksgiving

Christians are redeemed people – redeemed from the wrath of God that stands upon any man because of his sins which separates him from a holy and righteous God and brings a judgement upon him for his evil actions. Truly, Christians are set apart from the rest of the world because they act differently, theyContinue reading “Thanksgiving”