Footsteps to Zion

Did you know that our God loves gardens?  In fact, the Bible says that He planted the Garden of Eden Himself (Gen. 2:8-9). He didn’t just create them in an instant as a fully-grown garden. Instead, He planted the trees there and made them grow out of the ground. But more importantly, do you know what is the most precious garden to the Lord out of all the gardens in the world? It is not a physical garden but a spiritual one – it is the garden in our hearts. In a sense, when we become Christians, God plants a garden in our own hearts. It is this garden in our hearts that He carefully tends, protects, and inspects. And as any good gardener, God looks at the garden of our hearts looking for certain characteristics that are well-pleasing in His sight. What then are these characteristics that we should cultivate in the garden of our hearts? 1. It should be enclosed. Song of Songs 4:12 A garden enclosed Is my sister, my spouse, A spring shut up, A fountain sealed. Satan ...

Based on the message of Rev. Norman Holmes Each person has his own identity and personality. And the more that we understand the ways of a person, the more we know how that person will think and act in different situations. The same goes with our God and our relationship with Him. He has His own ways of thinking and acting. David prayed to the Lord in Psalm 25:4 to show him God's ways and teach him God's paths. He wanted to know God’s very heart. If we become like King David who knew God's heart , we will begin to understand His ways more.  Not only will we know what He does but we will also understand WHY He does certain things . We will then know how we can be co-laborers with Him. It is written that God made known His ways to Moses and His acts to the children of Israel (Psalm 103:7). Moses knew the heart and mind of God. He knew how God would react in different situations and why. He knew how he could work in harmony with God to lead the Israelites out o...

Copyright © 2013 CreationSwap LLC Christianity is first and foremost a relationship. It is a love relationship between God and His people. Can you still recall that day you accepted Jesus and how that began your love relationship with Him? Can you recall the passion and hunger you had for the Lord during that time He apprehended you? Can you remember an instance when your heart was simply filled to overflowing with love for God? However, just like in any relationship, man's love for God can grow cold because we have a capacity to wander off. Are you in such a situation today? Is your love for God losing steam? To address or to avoid this from happening it is important to know what causes this situation. Even in earthly relationships, love can wane when new loves arise. Two of the reasons we find in the Scripture why people’s fervor for God wane are love for the world and love for the works. Love for the World In the Old Testament, time and again the Lord rebuked th...