They inspire me, the odds were stacked badly against them, but somehow, they stood their ground, something told them it was the right moment. As they insisted on seeing Moses, the sons of the prophets Aaron included were getting testy with them. What is so important that they had to speak with Moses directly? Was it not for cases like this that the elders council was set up? So that Moses would not have to …
Her name meant ‘to breathe’ or ‘life-giving’. Even before she manifested, the Creator had mandated her to do great things. Her role as a life giver stretched beyond the children she would have. She was the one who would complete the man that God had created. Her power was influence and even though she wasn’t there physically to receive the instruction about the diet in the garden, she knew that God surely meant well. Just …
This week I asked my son three times if he had paid for an examination he needs to take next week; I asked him three times. I have called my two younger ones in school to enquire about the examinations they are writing and to find out how they are doing. I have called my Coach to see how she spent Thanksgiving and to ask if she is okay. I hounded my husband over the …
The story doesn’t start with her at all, it started with her husband. He was the Pastor of a very large denomination, someone we call the General Overseer in our day. They were an extremely righteous couple; the Bible says so; they had also been in ministry for a really long time. Yes, a lot of women would love to be Elizabeth; if only she wasn’t barren. Not only was she barren, she was in …
She heard the Teacher speak the first time on a trip to Jerusalem; the man can teach! His knowledge of the Torah and the way he related it to everyday life was in her opinion legendary. She had never been so touched by God’s Word in a long time. When she got home, she shared everything she had learnt from that one teaching with her sister Mary and her brother Lazarus. Both of them were …
