“The most powerful weapon for silencing the mouth of the world is not brilliant theological apologetics, but the practice of a holy life that resembles Jesus Christ.” “Now it happened, as Jesus went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’ But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. Then He answered them, saying, ‘Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?’ And they could not answer Him regarding these things” (Luke 14:1–6). (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 14:1–6, the phrase that first caught my attention was: “they were watching Him clos...
Let’s pray together with one accord! [Acts 4:23-31] A faithful daughter-in-law lived under constant persecution from her unbelieving mother-in-law for her faith in Jesus. However, through tearful prayers for her mother-in-law's soul and singing hymn “Yield not to Temptation,” she found comfort. One day, members of the church went to preach the gospel to her mother-in-law together. 'Grandma, believe in Jesus and come out to the church. Your daughter-in-law is praying for you with tears.' 'That's all just a show. I followed her secretly when she went to pray, and all she did was sing a song about overcoming me.' A surprised pastor asked her: 'What song was it?' 'Uh... something like... 'You, don't be discouraged by trials, gather your courage and overcome, gain new strength by overcoming trials~' (Internet). This anecdote brings a smile through the misunderstanding of praise by t...