I have been documenting the transformational process of a caterpillar in my garden for the past couple of weeks and today – to my delight – I saw the final product. This caterpillar started out as a brightly coloured, multi-patterned, hairy beauty that ate half of my banyan tree. I tolerated its gigantic appetite for…
Lately, I have been asking Jesus to let us loose so that we can run with Him; asking Him to release us from financial and time restrictions so that we can go and do whatever and wherever He wants to lead us. As I requested this again yesterday, He gently replied, “Run in your restrictions”.…
In the last couple of days, God has told me twice to read Habakkuk. Yes, one of those obscure little books somewhere in the Old Testament that you have to look up in the table of contents to find. The first time I read through the account of Habakkuk’s vision, it reconfirmed to me that…
Under the influence of satan, mankind can commit such horrific atrocities for the sake of power and money. We have seen that humanity has such a huge capability for hate and hurt. Just read through the book of Esther and the story of Haman who plotted to kill ALL the Jews throughout the entire empire of Xerxes…
At five fifteen this morning I reached over to the notepad next to my bed to quickly scribble down the dream I just had. It was one of those that needed recording right away. I dreamt I saw a fat python in a shrub moving toward its prey. Being an amateur naturalist, I quickly reached…
Recently, I was sitting outside in the garden just chilling while I soaked up the sun. I noticed a beautiful butterfly fluttering about, stopping at various flowers to eat. Suddenly, out of nowhere a praying mantis snatched it and started feasting. Having never seen this happen I jumped up to get a closer look. It…
We are all familiar with some of the key verses in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. The fruit of the spirit vs. the works of the flesh, being set free for freedom, not using our freedom to indulge our sinful nature and Paul’s well known exclamation: “You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you!” Traditionally these…
How we teach, understand and apply Scripture is fundamental to the Christian life. Many practices we see in the Christian church today are founded on really questionable interpretations of Scripture, and therefore do not bring us into the liberty Jesus calls us to, but bondage. Over the years, I have heard many different teachings on…
I have heard it taught many places that the Law, as in the law of the Old Covenant, given under the leadership of Moses by God, is split up into 3 parts: There is the moral law, the ceremonial law and the civil law. The moral law is the Ten Commandments, the Ceremonial Law is…
Have you noticed how your worldview affects your interpretation of things? Certainly in my case, I have seen how the revelation of peace with God and his good intentions toward man because of Jesus are changing the way I understand the Bible. If it is true that God is perfect and cannot contradict himself, then…