Category: Christian Life

Recipe for Prosperity and Success

“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” Jos 1:8 Growing up we had to memorize our Multiplication Tables at the back of our notebooks. Today we have calculators and smartphones […]

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Be Holy as the Lord is!

Be Holy as the Lord is!

“I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.” Lev 11:44. God had a claim over the Israelites because He created them, chose them to be His, delivered them from slavery in Egypt and led them into the Promised land. Holiness is an attribute of God and Chambers Dictionary defines it as moral perfection, […]

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Focus on the Commander

Focus on the Commander

“Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, …” Matt 28:18-19. We know this passage as the Great Commission, but for the most part our focus is on the command rather than on the Commander. Generally, when we are commanded […]

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Biggest Problem Known To Man.

Biggest Problem Known To Man

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matt. 11:28-30 One can be stressed or depressed and not know it. I’ve heard that a good number of people when rescued from abusive relationships return to the same situation. It makes me reflect on the children of Israel who voted to return to slavery […]

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Deliverance for Everyone (Image: Jan Alexander).

Deliverance for Everyone?

“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be still.” Exodus 14:14. Maybe you just lost a battle or perhaps you are going through one right now and God does not seem to be fighting for you. Rightly you wonder if God’s promise is true or if it is due to your lack of faith as you […]

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On Furlough or Following

On Furlough or Following

Come, follow me, Jesus said, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matt. 4:19 Everyone of us has one or several people in our lives that we respect and will do whatever they tell us to do. Such people may be our parents, spouses, children, best friends, spiritual leaders, bosses at work, etc. A relationship must already exist between […]

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Dealing With Fear.

Dealing With Fear

“After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” Gen. 15:1 At any point in our lives, we all deal with one fear or another. But by the grace of God some have learnt to cast all their anxieties (fears) on Christ (1Pt. […]

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ECWA Weekly Spiritual Digest

Does Life Have A Purpose?

by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot | “God said to Jeremiah that even before He formed him in his mother’s womb, he set him apart and had plans for him. Jer. 1:5, 29:11. At age 16, I reasoned that religion was man-made ideology so people could live in peace with one another. I thought I could find the purpose for my life elsewhere […]

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