We are taught that we must become upright people who, in God’s sight, are blameless and fully keep His commandments. “In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly” [(Modern Translation: “When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the division of Abijah, and his wife Elizabeth also came from the family of Aaron. They were righteous before God and faithfully kept all the Lord’s commandments and regulations without fault”)] (Luke 1:5–6). While meditating on this passage, I would like to draw out the lessons given to us: (1) The author of Luke’s Gospel, Luke, first wrote to Theophilus about John the Baptist’s parents. The father’s name was “Zechariah” (meaning, “The LORD remembers...
Jonah’s God (3) [Jonah 1:11-17] Pastor AW Tozer, who was called the 21st century prophet, said this: ‘God calls man to worship first and then to worker.’ I cannot but agree with what he said. However, I think we are trying to do something for God like Martha (Lk 10:40), rather than trying to be true worshipers who worship God in spirit and truth (Jn. 4:23). Here we must remember the relationship between "being" and "doing". In other words, our actions must come from our being. For example, our good deeds should come from our character that resembles God's goodness. The Bible divides the true worship into two categories: (1) The first is the people who worship God as they focus on who God is. These worshipers acknowledge the sovereignty of God. Look at David...