Inward Beauty Through The Word
Reflections from Judges Chapter 2: Choosing God over Self Scripture Read Judges Chapter 2 Key Scripture “Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.” Judges 2:17 NIV Observation In verses 1-4, the Angel… Read More
Reflections from Judges Chapter 1: Choosing God over Self In January 2020, I started studying the whole Bible in Under 2 years YouVersion plan with a small group of awesome ladies. As we read through the book of Judges, I was captivated by how low the Israelites degraded themselves in sin.
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 NIV When I am tempted to doubt… Read More
Written by my dear friend, Funke Afolabi-Brown “Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.” Isaiah 8:12 NIV This Scripture is such a critical warning for this season. Many conspiracy theories have been flying around; the COVID vaccine, the mark of the beast, racism, politics, global economy, our… Read More
In preparing to celebrate Resurrection Sunday, I decided to dig into the Word with the intent to study and meditate on Scriptures focusing on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On that note, this post addresses 2 key questions, What is the significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live the resurrected life?
“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this, he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had… Read More
