Bible Gems

Encouraging, Powerful, Uplifting

Why Jesus Came

13 years ago   -  24 comments

Why did Jesus come to earth as a man? Why did He allow Himself to suffer so much pain and humiliation? To redeem us from our sins, I hear you say. Yes! Absolutely, but there's a deeper significance to why He came. In John chapter 17, Jesus prays a most beautiful prayer to His heavenly father. "These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, t...

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Come Apart & Rest Awhile

13 years ago   -  18 comments

Did you know, the human body was never designed to work non-stop? Yes, that's right. God wants us to put aside time to rest. We're not talking about our regular sleep here (although that's important too!), but rather a time to step back from the cares of this life, and be refreshed. One of Satan's traps is to push us to the very limits of our physical, mental and emotional endurance, until either our health breaks or we lose our connection with Jesus, or both! Let's take a moment to co...

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Light out of Darkness

13 years ago   -  5 comments

Do you sometimes feel doubts and discouraging thoughts weighing you down? Perhaps you feel the powers of darkness pressing about you. Let us consider Christ, when He was fighting with the powers of darkness in the closing scenes of his life. Imagine the darkness that swallowed Christ and his disciples as they made their way into the garden of Gethsemane. It was the time for Christ's last great conflict with Satan. Here, the fate of humanity was to be determined. If Christ failed here, ...

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Youthful Arrows

13 years ago   -  13 comments

What’s some of the blessings of being a young person? I’m sure those of you who are older can recall those days of energetic youthfulness! Yes, God has given young people special strength and vitality. The Bible has a wonderful illustration in Psalms 127, showing us how powerful young people can be. “ As arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man; so [are] children of the youth. ” – Psalms 127:4 What a fitting symbol for youth! Arrows can cover a long distanc...

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Consider the Lilies

13 years ago   -  4 comments

Do you sometimes find it a challenge to commit everything to God, trusting that He will direct your life? Perhaps this is one of the hardest things to do. Deep down in our heart we like to be in charge. We like to plan our future education, future career, future spouse etc. Years ago when my family lived on a small hobby farm, I used to enjoy the occasional ride on our horses. As you probably know, the horse is guided by reins, a bridal and a bit. The reins extend from the bit in the horse...

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The Reality of Life

13 years ago   -  21 comments

Time is moving so quickly! This year will see the end of my teenage years. Yes, I’m still young with much more to learn, but Oh! The more I see and experience of this life, the more I realise something is terribly wrong. In John 8:44 the Bible says that Satan “is a liar, and the father of it.”. And in Revelation 12:9, Satan is the deceiver of the whole world. Satan is a master of lies and deception. It goes right back to the Garden of Eden where Eve listened to the lies of...

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The Exchanged Life

13 years ago   -  5 comments

Perhaps you've heard of the power of God to keep us from falling, and how God says He will dwell in us, etc.... but wondered just how does that actually work? Practically, how do I have that close union with God and how does God's power keep us from falling? Let's discover the answers, straight from God's word. We are about to plunge deep into the treasures of truth. As a deep sea diver searches for hidden pearls, so let's dive far beneath the surface of scripture and discover answers to th...

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