God Asks Us to Forgive Others – Reflection on Matthew 18:21-22

Today’s Gospel Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus said to him, I say not to you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. – Matthew 18:21-22 Reflection I’ve read this verse many times, but what I […]

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Gamaliel’s Warning: The Sense We Should Have in Our Approach to God’s New Work. A Commentary on Acts 5:38-39

Thoughts on Today’s Verse… These verses show me that we believers in God should have a God-fearing heart, especially in the matter of how to treat God’s work. When we don’t understand or cannot see clearly God’s work, we should be reasonable but not arbitrarily judge, condemn, or resist it. Just like it is recorded […]

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Obeying God’s Arrangement, Feeling Free and at Ease

By Xu Ning Influenced by such ideas as “Knowledge can change your fate,” “the size of one’s field determines the size of their harvest” and “One’s destiny is in his own hand,” I began to seek knowledge, as if the more knowledge I had, the more wonderful the future I would have. Therefore, entering a […]

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Five Loaves and Two Fishes – Gospel Reflection on John 6:11

Today’s Gospel And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. – John 6:11 Reflection The Bible records the Lord Jesus’ miracle of feeding five thousand people with five […]

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Knowing God’s Unoffendable Disposition From His Flooding the World. A Commentary on Genesis 6:13

Thoughts on Today’s Verse… In the past, when I read this verse, I only knew that the people of Noah’s time were too evil and corrupt so they were destroyed by God. Not until I read a passage of words in a gospel book did I understand that the destruction of the world by the […]

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4 Must-know Principles for Building a Normal Relationship With God

By Jingnian God says, “Establishing a good relationship with God is of the utmost importance to anyone who believes in God; everyone should regard it as a task of paramount importance and the biggest event in their life. Everything you do is measured by whether you have a normal relationship with God” (“How Is Your […]

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God’s Word Can Resurrect a Dead Man – Gospel Reflection on John 11:43-44

Today’s Gospel And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go. -John 11:43-44 Reflection The resurrection of […]

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