The prophet Isaiah wrote the words of Isaiah 7:14 almost 600 years before the birth of Jesus. At the time these words were written, the Israelites were performing all the right religious practices, but they were not doing justice as God commanded. Like many prophets of Isaiah’s day, it was a warning against such injustice. (…)
“Therefore comfort one another and build one another up, just as you do.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 A school teacher in Indiana asked students to write notes of encouragement and inspiration to their peers. A few days later, when a school tragedy occurred in another part of the country, their notes lifted the spirits of (…)
“The time will come,” says the Lord, “when I will fulfill all the good words that I have commanded the house of Israel and the house of Judah.” Jeremiah 33:14 Many people would have laughed at Jeremiah when he said these words. Why? Because God seemed to have abandoned Israel and Judah. At this point (…)
“And you will call to Me, and go, and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” — Jeremiah 29:12 When Pastor Timofey wears a priest’s white collar during his travels, he is often stopped by strangers. “Pray for me, please,” people say at the airport when they see the white ribbon on his (…)
Have you ever encountered a situation where two people should have been in agreement, but they weren’t? Maybe it was your parents, or your boss and your boss’s boss, or two friends. You had a certain question, and you got a completely different answer from one person than from another. How confusing is that? This (…)
Imagine: your brother has been dead for four days. Grief is so all-consuming that every part of you feels numb. Your tears have dried, but the pain is far from gone. Then Jesus appears – your friend, who is considered the Messiah, who was prophesied, the Savior of the world, who performed amazing miracles. Only… (…)
“Life appeared, and we saw, and we testify.” — 1 John 1:2 In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine attracted the attention of the whole world. When the scale of the accident became apparent, government officials rushed to the critical task of containing the radiation. Deadly gamma rays from the highly radioactive debris continued (…)
One of the most important topics in the Bible is your own heart. Throughout the story of the Bible, God shows that He is not as interested in your money, time, or services as He is in your heart. Why is this important? Jesus taught His disciples that the heart is the center of our (…)
“And he began to ask everyone to cling to the Lord with a resolute heart.” — Acts 11:23 “Solid inspiration”. With this phrase, John Tolkien described the personal support that his friend and colleague Clive Lewis gave him during the writing of the epic trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”. Tolkien’s work on the series (…)
Have you ever stumbled in a dark room or tried to walk at night when there was no light? You may have bumped into a wall or kicked something. Do you remember how great it was to turn on the lights so you could see where you were going? God’s word says that we also (…)