Dear child of God, right now you may feel surrounded by bad news, uncertainty and fear. Just like Elisha’s servant, you see danger all around. And that scares you. The king of Syria had surrounded the city of Dothan in an attempt to capture the prophet Elisha. When Elisha’s servant awoke the next morning, and saw the horses and chariots around the city, he cried out to Elisha in fear. But, Elisha did not panic…   "Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!" Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. - 2Kings 6:16-17 NLT When God had opened the spiritual eyes of Elisha’s servant, he could see that Syria’s horses and chariots were greatly outnumbered by those of the angels surrounding them. In fact, the hillside was filled with angels! Elisha wa

Photo by  Hans-Peter Gauster  on  Unsplash I don’t know about you, but all these conspiracy theories regarding COVID-19  are getting on my nerves. Seriously. You have probably had your fair share as well, so I am not even going to mention any of them floating around right now. I am just going to tell you why I have a problem with conspiracy theories. Apart from them being truly annoying and mostly ridiculous, they are also not biblical. What am I talking about? This part of Scripture: “The LORD has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, "Don't call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don't live in dread of what frightens them. Make the LORD of Heaven's Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble.”  Is. 8:11-13 NLT Think about it. What do conspiracy theories do? They provoke fear and uncertainty – a mentality of “there’s something worse they’r

According to the Bible, you, as a born again, Spirit filled, child of God, have been given Spiritual gifts. I’m not talking about your natural talents and abilities. These all work together with your Spiritual gifts. I am talking supernatural gifts! So, what exactly is it and why were Christians given these gifts? Well, first of all, they are exactly what they are being called, they are gifts . They have been given to every believer by a gracious God, through his Spirit (Heb. 2:4, Eph. 4:7). It was not given to benefit only you as an individual, but to benefit the entire Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:7). It should be carried out in love and should bear Spiritual fruit. That is why it is important to understand the following verses: “Now there are varieties of gifts , but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service , but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities , but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.” 1 Cor. 12:4-6, ESV