Posts by George Stiekes
The Hearing Ear and the Believing Heart
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life. 1 John 1:1 John wrote: We have heard. John begins his epistle by appearing to our senses to support certain truths concerning Jesus…
Read MoreNo Roads to Yesterday
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before Philippians 3:13 I read an article by Evangelist Tim Green with this title and, of course, my mind started reminiscing. It is nice to be able…
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Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise Him, O ye servants of the Lord. Psalm 135:1 In Children’s Sunday School, we told the children that we were going to teach them how to sing in the Jewish language – Hebrew. Then we all sang this very familiar chorus. “Hallelu, hallelu,…
Read MoreThirsting
Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6). It is normal to eat when we are hungry and drink when we are thirsty, but how hungry and thirsty are we after righteousness? Let’s be honest here: There are some Christians we know who definitely are not…
Read MoreFace to Face
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend (Exodus 33:11). And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face (Deuteronomy 34:10). Coram Deo are two Latin words. The word coram means, before or in the presence of,…
Read MoreWar
There is military unrest in many parts of the world just now. This actually is nothing new. Over the last 3,500 years in our world, there have been only 268 in which peace reigned. Hundreds of millions of people have died in war, or as in the case with the current war in the Ukraine,…
Read MoreA Few Thoughts on Worship (2)
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship:…
Read MoreA Few Thoughts on Worship (1)
God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). During the week, how much time do you think you personally spend in worship? When you attend church, how often do you actually worship? Worship Defined by Others Worship is nowhere defined in Scripture, yet aspects…
Read MoreChristmas in History and Spirit
The First Christmas Celebration Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift. II Corinthians 9:15 Scrooge sternly said to His nephew: You keep Christmas your way, and let me keep it in mine. His nephew responded, But you don’t keep it! To Scrooge, Christmas was only a time for paying bills without money; a time…
Read MoreThinking Biblically
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD (Isaiah 55:8). Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be…
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