Habakkuk

The prophet Habakkuk was a man of a great spiritual character with commendable zeal to live and serve God. The theme of his book is that God is the ruler of the universe and uses whom He chooses for His will and purposes. Though zealous for his God, Habakkuk was somewhat perplexed over God’s apparent permission of evil in Judah. Here is what chapter two and verses one through four tells us. “The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you […]

Why bother going to church?

Church attendance can be a very controversial subject because people attend or don’t attend church for a variety of reasons—personally and otherwise. Some are persuaded that by watching a live or recorded radio or TV broadcast of a Church service is sufficient to meet their spiritual needs. Nothing could be further from the truth. However, people who are homebound or otherwise incapacitated, God knows and understands each situation.  We can worship anywhere or any time we choose. However, there is such an awe, a beauty, a wonderful and inspiring experience of going to Church which nothing can replace. In doing […]

Prayer’s significance

How many of us, as believers in Jesus Christ, recognize the significance of prayer in both our individual lives and in the Christian Church? It is a strong opinion by many that our failure to consistently spend quality time at God’s “throne of grace” has resulted in “spiritual bankruptcy” we see today. Essentially, prayer is the vital like between Almighty God and His children. The activity of prayer must be a way of life for the believer and the Christian Church as a whole. Remember, individual saints make up the Church. Do we not feel nauseated by the quagmire and […]