September 11 Fire in the Desert-Exodus 3:1-10

Not many have been in the desert, if one has and sees fire in the desert, he thinks it could be a mirage.

When Moses was tending sheep in a Middle Eastern desert, he too saw an odd sight of  a flaming bush that didn’t burn up. As God Himself spoke from the bush, Moses realized he had come to something far greater than it had first appeared. He told Moses, (Exodus 3:6) “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”  God was about to lead an enslaved people to freedom and show them their true identity as His children.

God had made this promise to Abraham more than six hundred years ago: (Genesis 12:3) “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”. The flight of the Israelites from Egypt was in that blessing – God’s plan to rescue His creation through the Messiah, Abraham’s descendant.

Today we can enjoy the benefits of that blessing, for God offers this rescue to everyone. Christ came to die for the sins of the whole world. By faith in Him, we too become children of the living God.

February 28, 2021 New Every Morning – Lamentations 3:19-26

In certain stages of our lives, we experienced some severe forms of affliction and tormenting. It was beyond our control with one’s finances and human abilities. We could not imagine how bleak in the future and the situation was hopeless. At that moment, we cried out...

February 27, 2021 No Longer Yourself – Galatians 2:14-21

Before I was baptized to become a Christian, it was hard to believe what in the bible said and then I began to walk with God. All these were incredible and I wouldn’t believe I could do as the bible demands. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has...

February 26, 2021 Facing Fear – Psalms 56:3-11

When someone made up some story of false accusation or slander against us, how would you handle this kind of situation. It is quite common in a political campaign or an election. This really made our life upside down and distressful. The only solution is to clarify...

February 25, 2021 To Be Human – Philippians 4:6-8

There is an old Chinese adage: A real man sheds blood but not tears. That implies if one cries to show that he is weak. So when we were young as a boy, we tried not to cry for any reasons. But when I grew older I learned from books saying that crying was a sign to...

February 24, 2021 Never Alone – Ecclesiastes 4:8-12

Loneliness is an all-time high afflicted disease of all ages, social or economic status. Particularly in our digital era and pandemic plague, there are alarming rates of increasing loneliness in our society. And in the long term, the symptoms will become depression....