I KNOW THY WORKS ! By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Forson Revelation 3: 15-16 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold or hot I would thou wert cold or hot So then because, thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spare thee out of my mouth. Cold and hot in the passage above is not referring to temperature but our faithfulness as Christians.’’ Cold’’ refers to the situation where someone is completely against the Christian faith and confirm this ( 2...
By Evangeline Esaaba Folson Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. The Good News Translation says: Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good. I believe the Apostle Paul was referring to the fact that do not allow evil to take over your emotions. If you allow evil to take over your emotions you will want to seek revenge. Romans 12:19 says we should leave revenge or avenging ourselves to the Lord. Instead, do good to...
Fear God and Keep His Commandment By Evangeline Esaaba Folson Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandment for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. The Good News Translation says: (Ecclesiastes 12:13) After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence (respect) for God, and obey His commands because this is all...
My God shall supply all my needs By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. The verse above is a promise from God to supply or provide all our needs. A similar promise can be found in the Old Testament: Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. We shall not want because God will supply all we need. Some translations say: The Lord is my...
