“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” – James 5:16   Elijah was a frail human just like us, but when he prayed, there was no rain in Israel for 3 years. The people of Israel under Ahab’s leadership sinned against God by worshiping Baal. Elijah’s prayers were his efforts to lead the people of Israel back to…

  “Do not become idolaters as were some of them” – 1 Corinthians 10:7   Apostle Paul is exhorting the Corinthian church to avoid Israel’s mistakes that included idolatry. He is reminding them of how the Israelites who experienced God’s deliverance from Egypt and saw many mighty miracles, fell into idolatry by making and worshipping a golden calf.    Idol worship is…

  “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness” – 2 Corinthians 12:9   Grace is defined as ‘God’s unmerited favor’. It is something we cannot achieve based on our goodness, but by His good pleasure. In fact, we are saved and alive today only because of the amazing grace of God.   Apostle Paul had…