What is it we as Christians are looking forward to? According to Paul it is the Blessed Hope. He said in Titus 2:12-13: … to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. We … Read More
May 14, 2021 E-Letter Part 4 – The Conclusion I didn’t plan this “coincidence” but today is May 14, 2021, seventy-three years from the rebirth of Israel in 1948. Paul said in Romans 11:29, “The gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” And Paul was talking about God’s calling of Israel as His chosen … Read More
May 7, 2021 E-Letter Part 3 One of the most dramatic prophecies in the Old Testament is found in Daniel 9:24-27. It is known as Daniel’s “Seventy Weeks” and is another sweeping view of history before it happens. We are posting a number of e-letters Make Sure Ministries has received from David Henke, founder of … Read More
April 30, 2021 E-Letter Part 2 There are two items of great interest to me when it comes to God’s Chosen People. One is God preserving His people for the last two-thousand years while they are scattered to many nations in the world. During their exile they were killed and deprived of basic liberty almost … Read More
April 23, 2021 E-Letter Part 1 In many ways and in many Old Testament passages God told Israel how He would deal with them and what His ultimate plan for them would be. God spelled it all out in Leviticus 26. They should have known but they still stumbled repeatedly as a blind man would. … Read More
IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS Job and Joseph Part 2g, the final installment From our previous Part 2f, we learned that God is connecting the pieces of our sufferings, whether we understand them or not, so that He can help us to reach our destiny; to have a deep intimate relationship with Him and to … Read More
IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS Job and Joseph Part 2f Not only did the LORD God restore Job, but he actually gave him a double portion as we learned in Part 2e. Job 42:12 says “The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more then the first…” God didn’t restore him by bringing back … Read More
IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS Job and Joseph Part 2e From Part 2d, each of Job’s friends agree that his suffering is because of his own sin and that he is making things worse by not going to God in repentance. Their consolation turned into condemnation as Job rejected their reasoning and demanded a hearing with … Read More
IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS Job and Joseph Part 2d From Part 2c we found that in all his excruciating trials Job did not sin in what he said. Proverbs 15:1 says: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Of all the things Job could have said, even lashing … Read More
IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS Job and Joseph Part 2c From Part 2b we imagined the deep pain Job must have felt as the hedge of protection of his livestock, both a measure of his wealth and more importantly his means of atoning for sin, was stripped away from him. I wonder just how many … Read More
