Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Faithful Servant, part 2

Faithful Servant, part 2
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!” Matthew 25:21 We are called to be servants, serving God in all He calls us to do which includes serving one another. True service is being obedient to whatever He asks – big or small, public or unseen. Recently I came across this statement, which gave me…
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Because He Lives

Because He Lives
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. John 11:25-26 “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.” That Jesus lives means everything. The old hymns have some great theology and this one has…
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Faithful Servant

Faithful Servant
The Hebrew ebed (or ebhedh) is often translated servant. It is used for anything from a slave to priest or prophet, encompassing all those who toil on behalf of another. Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers. Genesis 9:25 But did not My words and My decrees, which I commanded…
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Stay Alert: The Watchful Prayer

Stay Alert: The Watchful Prayer
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18 Prayer is a necessity and a privilege for those that follow Christ. Paul exhorts the Ephesian church to be diligent in their prayers, including for their fellow believers, and…
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