The Word of Truth

Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Jonah 1:17)

The Lord Jesus Christ Himself spoke of Jonah and the giant fish, and Noah and the flood, as actual events: "As the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be".

"For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be" (Matt. 24:37-39). His return will happen when we are not expecting it.

The Lord Jesus Christ compared Jonah’s 3 days inside the big fish to the 3 days He would experience in the grave before His resurrection (Matt. 12:40).

And apostle Peter talked about Noah and the flood when he equated it to a future day when Jesus comes back (2 Peter 2:4-9).

God gave us His Word; it is a book that is filled with truth, and not fairy tales.

And one day, we will live happily ever after with Him when the Lord Jesus Christ comes again and receives His children to Himself.

God Alone is our Helper

"Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands." (Psalm 115:4)

Many things vie for our affection and time and attention.

We need to always evaluate where we are focusing our lives.

Joshua told the people of Israel that they were to give their affection and worship to God alone (Joshua 24:14).

This was significant in contrast to the idols worshipped by the nations around them.

These idols were made of metal and were only the work of men's hands.

They were totally powerless compared to the Lord.

God's people were exhorted to find their security in Him and not in other gods.

The Lord Jesus Christ reiterated this in His discussion of the commandments, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" (Matt. 22:37).

The Lord alone is our help and shield. Let us reserve our worship for Him. Never place someone or something above God!

God, Help us Persevere

"But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)

This is God's promise to us.

God promises supernatural staying power and stamina.

Believers who depend on the Lord can persevere long.

Not by Might

Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? (Galatians 3:3)

The Galatians Christians had been led astray. 

They had disobeyed the truth of the Gospel.

Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among them as crucified.

But they had foolishly refused Him.

They had forgotten how they were saved.

It was by the grace of God through faith that they received the Spirit of God.

It was not by the works of the law.

The Galatians Christians had begun well.

They  had fully submissiion to the works of the Spirit of God.

But thing had changed.

They wanted to do otherwise.

They wanted to return to the works of the law.

They had suffered so much under the works of the law.

Yet they still chose to go back.

The apostle reasoned with them.

God had given them His Spirit.

God had worked miracles among them.

Did God do it because they obeyed the works of the law?

Or did God do it because they had faith in Him?

Tha apostle Paul brought out Abraham, their ancestor.

Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Therefore only those who believed in God are children of Abraham.

God knows everything.

God knew that Abraham was to become the father of all nations.

God knew that the Gentile believers would be blessed too!

Nothing escapes the attention of God.

He knows everything.

And He bless everyone who believes in Him just as Abraham did.

Salvation is indeed by grace through faith.

No amount of human efforts can save us.

It is the work of the gracious God Who sent His Son to die for us more than 2000 years ago.