by Bob Gass | 15 Sep, 2019 | The Word for Today
‘Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have given up everything else and count it all as garbage. All I want is Christ.’ Philippians 3:8 CEV Before you discover your God-given purpose in life, you’ll often experience a series of adversities that... by Bob Gass | 14 Sep, 2019 | The Word for Today
‘Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?’ Luke 17:17 NLT One day Jesus healed 10 men of leprosy, which at the time was a death sentence because there was no known cure for it. Amazingly, only one of them remembered to come back and thank Him. What’s the story... by Bob Gass | 12 Sep, 2019 | The Word for Today
‘Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine.’ Daniel 1:8 NIV What was Daniel’s problem? What was wrong with eating the best food in the country? Most people lived on a meagre diet. Daniel was going to have the opportunity to eat, literally,... by Bob Gass | 11 Sep, 2019 | The Word for Today
‘Plead the case of the widow.’ Isaiah 1:17 NIV In New Testament times society had no welfare system. That’s why the apostle James wrote, ‘Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows.’ (James 1:27 NIV) This could... by Bob Gass | 10 Sep, 2019 | The Word for Today
‘Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, but he was the son of a harlot.’ Judges 11:1 NKJV Sociologists tell us that human behaviour is largely determined by two things: our parents and our environment. Judging by that, they’d have written Jephthah off as a...