Posts by George Stiekes
The Self-Existent God
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? Isaiah 40:13, 14 God revealed Himself in many ways in His…
Read MoreStill Thinking About Prayer
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray (Psalm 5:2). Let my prayer come before Thee: incline thine ear unto my cry (Psalm 88;2). Thou hast heard my voice: hide not Thine ear at my breathing, at my cry (Lamentations 3:56). Have you ever noticed…
Read MoreGod’s Grace Appeared
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men (Titus 2:11). Every person in the world is within the reach of God’s salvation. No one is beyond having their sins forgiven and obtaining everlasting life. The word “appeared” in our text is the Greek word ἐπιφαίνω/epiphainō. From this word, we get…
Read MoreBattling Distractions
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:16). God created us for specific purposes. Have you ever considered what life would be like in your home, church, or community if you had not been born? Our lives are precious for many reasons but one of them is that they are so temporal. So…
Read MoreJust Thinking of God’s Great Grace to Us
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30 It’s said, “What a difference a day makes.” It is amazing how things can so greatly change in one day. Last week, I went to a church work day and was very busy until I felt very…
Read MoreGod’s Perspective on Our Troubles
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. Daniel 1:1 To the people of Judah this was a terrible time in their history. They thought Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion was disastrous and they would have hated him. There are always two perspectives to…
Read MoreThe Hearing Ear and the Believing Heart
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life. 1 John 1:1 John wrote: We have heard. John begins his epistle by appearing to our senses to support certain truths concerning Jesus…
Read MoreNo Roads to Yesterday
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before Philippians 3:13 I read an article by Evangelist Tim Green with this title and, of course, my mind started reminiscing. It is nice to be able…
Read MoreMore on Worship
Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise Him, O ye servants of the Lord. Psalm 135:1 In Children’s Sunday School, we told the children that we were going to teach them how to sing in the Jewish language – Hebrew. Then we all sang this very familiar chorus. “Hallelu, hallelu,…
Read MoreThirsting
Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6). It is normal to eat when we are hungry and drink when we are thirsty, but how hungry and thirsty are we after righteousness? Let’s be honest here: There are some Christians we know who definitely are not…
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