Bible Gems

Encouraging, Powerful, Uplifting

The Greatest 3 Letter Question

14 years ago   -  5 comments

Just three letters; Why? Why so much pain? Why so much wickedness? Why do people suffer.. Why, Why, Why.. Have you ever wrestled with this question? Perhaps you've lost a loved one, or maybe you know of some innocent person who has suffered terribly. And just wondered.. Why? Let's open God's word and prayerfully study this important question. Firstly what brought suffering and pain? Yes, it is the result of sin. (see Genesis 3:14-19) But perhaps you wonder, why did God allow sin to co...

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Journey of Life

14 years ago   -  6 comments

Life... is a journey. Is it not? You and I and every other man and women in this earth are travellers. Some, who are wise, recognise the need to carry a map for guidance and direction. Through testing and trial, the Bible is taken as the rule of their life, to guide them through the difficult way. In this map, two paths are found. One is easy, the other difficult. One leads to death, the other to life. Unsurprisingly, most take the easy path. Dazzled by promises of honour, fame, wealth and...

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The Missing Ingredient

14 years ago   -  1 comment

With a sigh the young man knelt to pray before retiring for the evening. With heavy heart he cried " Why Lord? Why did I let you down again? I promised you this morning that today would be different. But here I am again. " Why can we study the Bible, read the powerful promises, pledge to follow God and turn away from our bad habits and yet when temptation comes... well... it just doesn't seem to make any difference? What is missing? Many have walked down paths of unhappiness and regret, fa...

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Famine in the Land

14 years ago   -  3 comments

Imagine, being lost in a great desert, without water... pangs of thirst soon become overwhelming until the sufferer would give anything for just a glass of pure water! What a terrible situation to be in. Now, listen to these solemn words from the prophet Amos, writing from the Old Testament. " Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from ...

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What is Life?

14 years ago   -  7 comments

Stop and take a look good around you? What do you see? People, hundreds, thousands, millions of people. Hurrying here and there, pursuing the 'urgent'. Striving for that 'better job' with a higher salary. Seeking for houses, cars, technology, associations, entertainment and the like... We see people trying to 'live life'. But, what is life? We are so locked up in temporal things that too often we miss seeing the things of eternity, the things that really count. Let's say you are given a...

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Above the Clouds

14 years ago   -  10 comments

Do you sometimes feel as though the cares and perplexities of this life are pressing you about? Have you sometimes felt that it's difficult to see the providences of God in allowing certain trials to come to you? Next time you feel discouraged and are tempted to doubt the wisdom, love and watch care of God, think of the sunshine and clouds. When clouds blot the bright beams of the sun from reaching your window, do you doubt the sun is still there? No! Even though you can't see it, you know t...

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Grace, Peace & Deliverance (3)

14 years ago   -  1 comment

Praise God for His grace and peace! In the last few weeks each gem has been starting from Galatians 1:3 " Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ " We saw that God's grace is sufficient for our sins and that through faith the power of Christ rests upon us. ( 2. Corinthians 12:9 ) We also saw that the " peace of God which passeth all understanding " ( Philippians 4:7 ) is promised to those who have been " justified by faith " ( Romans 5:1 )...

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