From the beginning of time, God Almighty has sought various means of communicating His thoughts and desires to humanity. Through the very things He has created around us, He clearly reveals His divine nature and our predestined purposes as the object of His love to those who care enough to pay attention. His goal has always been to set men free from all that limits them from experiencing an abundant life. There is no doubt that the present life as we know it, with all its hurts, pains and heartbreak was never meant to be this way; indeed the enemy has done this. Friends, if He created the earth with hidden and precious treasures, then how much more you? The enemy, on the other hand, has worked overtime to create things that bind, blind, limit, and ultimately stop us from fulfilling our God-given destinies. His most successful strategies are those which are subtle and appeal to our fleshly desires, just as...
Sometimes I ask myself if people in the Body of Christ still believe that the God of the Bible is the same today. If we believe He is the same, we believe He never changes, His Word is Yes and Amen, why do we think we can change the terms, definitions and meanings of His Word and He will be "okay" with it. Many argue that the God of the Old Testament is harsher than the God of the New Testament. Hence, they go on to argue that the Old Testament was the Dispensation of Law, while the New Testament is the Dispensation of Grace. If not for the mercies of God, these proponents would have eliminated the Old Testament from the Bible altogether. For these ones, it is okay to cherry-pick some verses to suit their stance at any given time and to kick the rest of the Scriptures that do not suit their agenda to the kerb! Boy! Heaven is going to be filled with surprises! Beloved, let's look a bit deeper int...