Caleb and Joshua did not focus on the negative. They focused on the positive.

Take your eyes away from the problem. By focusing on the negative and dwelling on the problem, the problem will seem to grow bigger and bigger. When this happened, fear began to take over instead of faith. Lack of faith in God is a sin. And fear is a torment of the mind (1 John 4:18). (more…)

The Israelites Versus The Giants Of Canaan
Numbers 13 and 14

In the land of Canaan lived primitive giants known as Rephaim and they were the descendants of Anak. The size of these giants could be as big as 9 cubits long and 4 cubits wide (about 13 feet by 6 feet). The Israelites were just grasshoppers in the sight of the giants so you can image how big the giants and why the Israelites were trembling on their feet. The Israelites were making their ways to the promised lands of Canaan under the guidance of Moses. They reached the outskirt of Canaan and the Lord told Moses to specifically select only the leaders from the twelve tribes. Moses sent out the twelve spies with clear instructions on the types of reports to bring back to him including physical proof of the fruits of the land (Numbers 13:17-20). (more…)

The Bible says that in life, we will face trials, temptations and difficulties. The devil is like a roaring lion pounding up and down outside the cave, waiting for the right opportunities to take its first bite. It roars outside the cave to scare its prey hiding in the safety of the cave. But the moment, the prey let down its guard and walks out of the safety of the cave, the lion will pound on the prey and eat it up alive. (more…)

How Do We Set The Goal?

Using the S.M.A.R.T.E.R way of God.

1. Specifically
Goals must be specific. The goals give you the power, energy and definite ideas on what you want to achieve. Only clear goals lead to solid achievements. If you do not have any clear goals, you will not know whether you have achieved it and reached you destiny. (more…)

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
Luke 11:34 (NKJV)

Our eyes are a very important part of our body. Without the eye, we will not be able to see the beauty that God has created around us. In order to be able to see clearly, our eyes need to focus on picture ahead of us for our mind to process the image we see. When our eyes are focus, our mind will not become dull minded and unstable. When we say our eye is single, it means the eye is very focus. When you are focus, you are able to vision and God’s glory will begin to shine in you. (more…)

2. He valued people above possessions.
This dishonest steward knew that he was the steward of his master’s earthly wealth. He also understood the values of relationship. (more…)

Two Key Life Values

There are two key life values that we can learn from this dishonest steward:

1. He valued long term benefits above short term gains.
This dishonest steward recognized the long term benefits he would gain when he gave “discounts” to the debts. He used the situation to prepare for his long term survival after he left his master. The lesson we can learn from this is to value the things that has long term benefits and are lasting. The only things that have long term benefits and are lasting are the things of God, not the things of this world. The things of this world will pass away and be gone. (more…)

What did the Pharisees value?

1. They value legalism above the lost.
2. They value prosperity above people. Do not misunderstand me that Jesus is against prosperity. He is not. In fact, He wants us to prosper in every aspect and not just financially. Here, He was referring to the love of money more than the people in whom they were called and set apart to serve – Luke 16:14,15. (more…)

1 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 So he called him and said to him, “What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.” 3 Then the steward said within himself, “What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.” 5 So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, “How much do you owe my master?” 6 And he said, “A hundred measures of oil.” So he said to him, “Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.” 7 Then he said to another, “And how much do you owe?” So he said, “A hundred measures of wheat.” And he said to him, “Take your bill and write eighty.” 8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light. 9 And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are those who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 16:1-15

In this parable, it is talking about the values we hold in our life. Values are very important. It is also very powerful. Our values drive us. They dictate our thoughts and our actions. They also determine our behaviour. Our values mould our decisions at all time. (more…)

6. Effects of Tithing on our Future Generations

Let’s take a deeper look at tithing in Genesis 14:17-20 to gain a deeper understanding. We will take a look at how tithing has changed from the Old Testament to the New Testament and the Perspectives of Tithing in the Old Testament and New Testament. (more…)