In His Image Ministries

Monday July 31 Bible Reading:      Rev. 6: 9 - 17 Topic:                   The Glory Surpasses The Pain Two days ago, we saw that the opening of the first four seals revealed God's judgment which included war, conflict, famine and widespread death and destruction on the earth. The opening of the fifth seal in today's reading reveals the souls that were martyred for their faith and testimony. To their cry for justice against those who were responsible, God responded with the gift of white robes as they waited for the coming home of others who were yet to be martyred (vs. 9 - 11) God knows about the suffering, persecution and martyrdom of His children in all generations up till now. Their suffering is not in vain, they will be rewarded when they meet their Father for Whom they suffered too much. Another encou...

Monday July 10 Bible Reading:      Gen. 26: 12 - 22 Topic:                   When God Blesses A Man Having obeyed God and stayed in Gerar during the famine, instead of moving to Egypt, Isaac sowed in that land and reaped a hundredfold. This was possible, not just because Isaac was the seed of Abraham but also because he looked beyond his circumstance and trusted and obeyed God. This prosperity brought him envy, hatred and rejection from those who previously accepted him as a friend. As God's children in Christ, we too are joint-heirs with Christ of all the blessings of Heaven )Eph. 1: 3). No matter the difficulties, challenges, scarcity, economic meltdown in the Nation, e.t.c. we too will prosper if we trust God as Isaac did. Therefore, we should not allow the state of the Nation's economy to dictate how we live our lives. God...