Posts by George Stiekes
Let’s Keep Our Eyes on Our Task
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Acts 1:6 We so often get so busy with our agendas that we totally forget why we are here. Why is it God created us and then recreated us in Christ Jesus?…
Read MoreFaith in the Lion’s Den
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 ALL THINGS? We find it so easy to quote this verse but believing it and living it is not as easy, especially when you are in the lion’s…
Read MoreA Genuine Follower
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment to depart unto the other side. Matthew 8:18 It was difficult for Christ to get alone to spend some quality time with His disciples. Multitudes followed Him everywhere He went. Have you ever wished that multitudes would follow Him today as they did while…
Read MoreWhy Am I in the Wilderness?
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: But God led the people about, through the…
Read MoreImportant Principles Relating to the Coronavirus
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors…
Read MoreOur Love For God
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might (Deuteronomy 6:5). Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind (Matthew 22:37). It is one thing to recite these words…
Read MoreOur Christian Responsibility
Jesus told His followers, But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8). When you read the book of Acts, it is very…
Read MoreGodly Decision Making
How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered not a word. I Kings 18:21 Life is full of decision making. Christians and non-Christians make decisions differently because each have a different life authority. Those who are unsaved make decisions…
Read MoreCoronavirus and Prayer
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 In past pandemics in America there was an emphasis on our need for God’s intervention in our lives personally and in our nation. Today, our society is saying over…
Read MoreGod’s Control
In reading through the book of Daniel, it is obvious that Bible prophecy is unique. There is no other religious book on Earth that even remotely matches the exactness, accuracy and majesty of the Bible’s statements concerning history and God’s control over it. Prophecy is God’s mark on history to let mankind know that He…
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