Footsteps to Zion

There are different seasons in life. God ordains every season for a purpose. Whatever you are going through today is not an accident or coincidence but a product of the wisdom of God. Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: However, simply knowing that there must be a reason for the season we are going through is not enough. We are told that the sons of Issachar had an understanding of the times and seasons. 1 Chronicles 12:32 of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command They did not just know that there is a purpose for their season. They knew what it was. We need to be the same. We must seek to be apprehended by the truth that there is a purpose for our experiences and seek to understand it. While appreciating that there is a purpose to all our experiences can bring encouragement, knowing what that purpose is...

Copyright © 2008 CreationSwap LLC Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Here, the Scripture tells us of two types of gates: the NARROW gate and the WIDE gate. And there are two paths: the BROAD path and the DIFFICULT path. Two gates and two paths each leading to two destinations... destruction for one and life for the other; it's hell or heaven. Everyone has only two options. There is no middle ground. First, what we can know here is that there is a path to walk to salvation. Like most spiritual experiences, salvation is instantaneous and progressive. Yes, the moment we received Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, we are birthed in heaven, and we are saved. But for most of us who live after a sincere salvation prayer, it doesn't end there. The Bible tells ...

The story of Naaman is a beautiful story of hope and transformation. There are characters in this story from whom we can learn a good deal. We shall be looking at them one by one. Copyright © 2014 CreationSwap LLC SERVANT GIRL 2 Kings 5:1-5 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman’s wife. Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.” And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel.” Then the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” The first character is the servant girl of Israel. The story introduces us...

God requires circumcision as a sign of His covenant.When God made a covenant with Abraham, He told Abraham his part of the covenant. He required that every male child be circumcised. Genesis 17:9-14 "And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised; and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised male child, who is n...

Undoubtedly, we live in the last days. We are seeing the signs of the end times in Matthew 24, the famines, wars, deception, lawlessness and persecution, becoming more and more a reality. How do we prepare ourselves for the times ahead? How do we respond to the days we are living in? Copyright © 2014 CreationSwap LLC Romans 13:11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Romans 13:11 tells us that this is the time. This is the time to prepare for the days ahead. Now is the time to begin to do or do better a number of things. I submit three of them in this entry: Now is the time... To give ourselves to loving God and others With all the challenges that are coming our way, it is pretty easy to look after our personal interests and seek after personal preservation. We are told that famines and wars are to come. And under such circumstances it is easier to get absorbed with efforts a...

DEFINITION OF POWER According to Merriam-Webster, power is the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way. It is also the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events. A geek will define it as mass times the square of the speed of light! As in Albert Einstein's equation of energy! But in the Greek, although many words are translated as 'power', two words stand out Dunamis (might, great force) as used in Acts 4:33. Exousia (authority, right to act) as used in Mark 3:15.   Copyright © 2007 CreationSwap LLC DUNAMIS Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. The Spirit-filled Life Bible (TNSFLB) defines dunamis as: "energy, power, might, great force, great ability, strength. It is sometimes used to describe the powers of the world to come at work upon the Earth and divine power overcoming all resistance...

When one is about to embark on a new direction it is essential that he has God’s assurance that the Lord is with him. During the time of Zerubbabel, Israel undertook the rebuilding of the temple that was destroyed. As they were about to do so, they received this promise from God in Haggai 2:1-9. Copyright © 2011 CreationSwap LLC Haggai 2:1-9 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying: “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: ‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘Acc...