Faith & Reflection

Spiritual Reflections and Devotions

From time to time, we post selections from new and old gems of meditations either from our cherished writings or those of our congregation.

We hope you will find encouragement in the Scriptures considered or the retelling of their living in the Lord, trusting His promises and reflecting on their experiences.

Latest Posts and Articles

What will God`s kingdom be like?
Bible Questions and Answers, God's Plan for Mankind
Jesus spoke often about God’s kingdom. He described it as coming in stages, ending with a future time when the earth will be resto... Read more
What is the specific purpose of creation?
Bible Questions and Answers, God's Plan for Mankind
The Lord God, Yahweh, our creator, long ago purposed a family of beings to be taken from among mankind. These saints would be test... Read more
What is sin? Who is a sinner? What causes us to run away from sin? How can we overcome sin?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
Sin is lawlessness, disobeying God’s righteous, the just law of love. Jesus summarized God’s law in Luke 10:27 (NIV), “‘Love the L... Read more
Peter’s Last letter
Bible Studies
In This Article: Peter Chooses His Final Words in the Book of Second Peter Chapter 1: Encouragement Chapter 2: Beware of False Tea... Read more
Why do I feel empty? Can I ask God why He has forsaken me as Job asked?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
You should certainly ask the Lord why you feel empty, but the idea that God has forsaken you is a lie planted in your heart. All o... Read more
The Rich Man and Lazarus
Bible Studies
The Story A simple beggar sits at a rich man’s gate, begging for crumbs. After their death, they go to different places. The... Read more
Spiritual Weariness
Christian Living, Videos
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God promised Israel peace, yet they faced exile, genocide. Has He changed His mind? Will Messiah’s reign fulfill the promise?
Bible Questions and Answers, Israel
God promised the Jewish people a home, peace, and prosperity (2 Samuel 7:10-11) but then Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD. Jews we... Read more
What does the Bible teach about contentment?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
All scriptures are from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. Luke 3:14, “Likewise the soldiers asked him (Jesus), sayin... Read more
Why and how many Christians will see hell?
Bible Questions and Answers, God's Plan for Mankind
All Christians will see hell but they will be resurrected! How does the Bible define hell? In the Old Testament, the word for “hel... Read more
What does it mean to be pure of heart?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” To paraphrase:  Blessed are those whose heart motives ... Read more
What is the battle of Gog and Magog in Revelation 20:8?
Bible Questions and Answers, God's Plan for Mankind
Revelation 20:7-10 (RSV), “And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison and will come out to deceiv... Read more
If one is saved, is he always saved? If not, why does Ephesians 4:30 say, “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption”?
God's Plan for Mankind
The sealing of the Christian with the holy Spirit is explained earlier in Ephesians 1:13-14, “and believing in Whom (Christ) you w... Read more
In Zechariah 14:4, will the Mt. of Olives literally be split or is it a symbolic picture?
Bible Questions and Answers, Israel
Zechariah 14:3-5 (ESV), “Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. 4 On that... Read more
COVID-19 From the Viewpoint of God’s Plan
Current Events, Videos
COVID-19 has turned our world upside down. It has disrupted our society, the financial markets, government and even religion. How ... Read more
Where Was God – Why does God Permit Evil
Videos, Where Do I Start?
A compelling video, examining the age-old question: If there is a God, why did He permit evil? Why did the September 11th tragedy,... Read more
Please explain Psalm 87:4. In the scripture, what is God’s plan to deal with the enemies of Israel?
Bible Questions and Answers, Israel
Summary: Those who oppose Israel now will rejoice in Christ’s kingdom on earth. Discussion: Psalm 87 is about Zion, which symboliz... Read more
The Inspired Word of God
Bible Studies
Bold Claims of the Bible   The Bible is not timid in boldly claiming its own inspiration. Note the following texts: Inspirati... Read more
Please explain Daniel 8:14, “And he said to me, ‘For two thousand three hundred days, then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.’ ”
Bible Questions and Answers, God's Plan for Mankind
What is the Sanctuary – what or who does it represent? Literally, the Sanctuary was the place to praise and worship God, make offe... Read more
Is the coronavirus an “Act of God”?
Bible Questions and Answers, Current Events
No, but it may be an act of Satan or his demons. Is Satan real? Does he exist? Yes. Satan first disrupted man’s life when he lied ... Read more
Write the Vision and Make It Plain
Faith's Foundations, God's Plan for Mankind
In the book of Habakkuk, there is a directive to “write the vision and make it plain upon tables.” Do you understand G... Read more
Is it okay to fight?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
No. Christians may not fight physically. It’s devilish when people hit, beat, or rob us. But many have suffered for righteou... Read more
Is it possible that God sent the corona virus just as He did with the Egyptian plagues?
Bible Questions and Answers
No. God had made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants to give them the land of Canaan. Genesis 13:14-15, “…God said to Abra... Read more
Does Money Unlock God’s Ear?
Newsletters
In this newsletter, we discuss the subject of "prosperity theology" which maintains that God is committed to reward with financial... Read more
Close your eyes for a moment
Videos, Where Do I Start?
Close your eyes for a moment to the scenes of misery and woe, degradation and sorrow that yet prevail on account of sin, and pictu... Read more
Can Christians celebrate Christmas and give gifts to family and friends?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
In our day, Christmas is largely a secular and commercial event. However, to some, it means a joyful celebration of the birth of J... Read more
Pilgrims and Strangers
Newsletters
Jesus traveled without having any permanent dwelling. “The foxes have dens, the birds have nests, but the Son of man knows not whe... Read more
Some Christian ministers teach communion should be eaten daily for healing. Is this correct?
Bible Questions and Answers
Communion has its origins in the Jewish Passover, which was observed yearly on the fourteenth of Nisan. As a Jew, Jesus celebrated... Read more
How do you clean your heart from all evil thoughts?
Bible Questions and Answers, Christian Living
This is a lifelong struggle. Evil thoughts come from the world when we see people hurting others, or in unholy shows, movies, maga... Read more
What is the literal and allegorical meaning of first Passover in the Bible?
Bible Questions and Answers
Literally, the term Passover refers to the angel of death passing over a family and not taking the life of any first-born man or l... Read more
The Time to Favor Zion Has Come
Bible Studies, Israel
Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yea, the set time is come.” Psalm 102:13 [—TOC H... Read more
Out of the Abundance of the Heart the Mouth Speaks
Christian Living
God values our heart intent and motives. Content [—ATOC—] [—TAG:h3—] Our Words are a Reflection of Our Hea... Read more
A Christian’s Responsibility Regarding Tithing
Christian Living
What is a Christian’s Responsibility? In today’s world of multi-media Christian ministries, it seems that we are flood... Read more
God’s Perfect Preparation
Bible Studies
Introduction Picture in your mind Moses standing before Pharaoh, demanding that he, “let my people go!” Picture Joseph... Read more
Where was God on 9/11?
Current Events, Videos
This moving presentation takes you through the terrible moments of the 9/11 attacks. It asks the hard question about how God could... Read more
What are the things in heaven that we are going to save or invest in?
Bible Questions and Answers
In order to invest in these sure promises, we commit to serving God and doing HIs will. “My son, give me thine heart,” and “Buy th... Read more