God's Glory Church

“I will rejoice in the Lord… I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!” — Habakkuk 3:18 Monika fervently prayed that her son would return to God. She cried because of his unholy way of life and even searched for him in the different cities where he chose to live. The situation seemed hopeless. (…)

“Lord, deliver my soul from a lying lip, from a treacherous tongue!” — Psalm 119:2 “The Christian consciousness begins with the painful realization that what we believed to be the truth turned out to be a lie,” wrote Eugene Peterson in his profound reflections on Psalm 119. This psalm is the first of the “songs (…)

“My God sent His Angel and closed the mouths of the lions.” — Daniel 6:23 After believing in Jesus, Taher and his wife, Donya, knew that they could face persecution in their country. Indeed, one day Thacher was arrested blindfolded and handcuffed and accused of apostasy. Even before the court session, he and Doña decided (…)

“I will make a road in the desert, and rivers in the desert.” – Isaiah 43:19 After putting on my new glasses, I entered the worship hall, took my seat, and saw my friend sitting right across the aisle on the other side. I waved her hand. She looked so close and clear that I (…)

“Bethlehem-Ephrates, though you are small… out of you… will come the One who will be the Lord in Israel.” — Micah 5:1 The Brooklyn Bridge, after its completion in 1883, was considered the “eighth wonder of the world.” However, for the implementation of this project, it was important to first stretch a thin wire from (…)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my race, I have kept the faith.” — 2 Timothy 4:7 In 2019, the World Sports Veteran Games took place in Poland. India’s oldest athlete, Man Kaur, took part in them. She was 103 years old. Amazingly, Man Kaur won gold in four events (javelin, shot (…)

“Because this is our praise, the testimony of our conscience that in the holiness and purity of God… we lived in the world.” — 2 Corinthians 1:12 In 1524, Martin Luther shared the observation: “All merchants have one general rule, their main principle: As long as I make a profit and satisfy my lust, I (…)

“Let these words of mine be… close to the Lord day and night.” — 1 Kings 8:59 The North American Nuthatch is an amazing bird. Every year, she prepares her reserves for the winter, forming small caches of white pine seeds (four or five seeds each). A bird can prepare up to 500 seeds in (…)

“The star rises from Jacob, and the scepter rises from Israel.” — Numbers 24:17 William Shakespeare was a master of imagery. Actor Barry Craft skillfully uses this “trait” of the great playwright in his book “Shakespeare’s Image Generator”. The book contains various allusions and indirect reproaches found in Shakespeare’s plays. For example, instead of saying: (…)

“If you don’t believe, you won’t stand.” — Isaiah 7:9 In 1998, the Nokia company became the world leader in the production of mobile phones. In 1999, its revenue amounted to almost four billion dollars. However, by 2011, sales fell, and the once popular brand was bought by Microsoft. One of the causes of the (…)