Free will carries a burden of responsibility because choices have consequences. Although God made it easy for us to choose good [Deuteronomy 30:15-20], human beings have demonstrated throughout history that we’re incapable of making good decisions consistently. Either through ignorance or wilful disobedience, we repeatedly violate God’s commandments with our free will [Romans 3:23]. The …
There was a time when life was perfect. The last verse of Genesis 1 describes a world wholly approved of by God. Similarly, the last verse of Genesis 2 showcases a human relationship at its apex: complete vulnerability without shame. That was the perfect world God created, devoid of the ills plaguing it today. So, …
My daughter is at an age where her curiosity and understanding of life is resulting in some fascinating questions! Recently, she came up to me and said: “Daddy, I want to follow another god!” I didn’t see that coming, but I managed to compose myself and ask: ”Why is that honey?” Her answer was intriguing. …
As I reflect on my life, I am convinced that my greatest deficiency is not truly knowing, comprehending and believing how God feels about me. As Christians, we often make very profound statements flippantly, like: “I am a child of God”. Such a statement has huge implications for us and God. God is The King, …
Some people move as soon as they are certain God has asked them to move. I have written previously about how we know it’s God speaking so I am assuming here that as best as one can discern, they are certain God has issued an instruction. One of the most famous examples is Abraham, a …
In the 1994 movie classic Forrest Gump, the main character played by Tom Hanks repeatedly says “life was like a box of chocolates” but I think life is more like a bag of Lego pieces. My son and I like to build Lego toys together and on reflection, what we do provides a great analogy …
There is a recurring scene I see, often in heist movies. One of the protagonists is in a maze with an earpiece while a partner, usually with a digital layout of the site, providing directions. The actor in the maze completely reliant on his or her partner to navigate them through the maze usually because …
A few weeks ago I wrote about spiritual warfare and a few of my readers remarked that they are often too busy to be aware of it. I know the feeling. I believe one of the devil’s greatest tricks is to tempt us to relentlessly chase our desires, therefore we become distracted from God’s purpose …
“You are going to die.” Do you find that statement jarring? I do, I often find it uncomfortable talking about death. I guess having been raised in a culture where death was feared, it is difficult to be comfortable with the thought of dying. However, the inescapable truth is that one day, I will die …
Last week I wrote about freedom from slavery. Because of Jesus, we are no longer slaves to sin and we, therefore, do not have to sin. But we still sin. As children of God, we have His Spirit and Word to guide us through life, however, there have been so many times in my life …
