Balm of Gilead

Hold on to God's promises for your life. He will do all He has promised you at His appointed time. Do not give up. Whatever God promises must definitely come to pass as long as you remain in Him. Joseph is a good example of God's faithfulness and fulfilment of promises. In Genesis 37 verse 5 to 9, Joseph dreamt about God's plan for His life.  Genesis 37 verse 5 to 9 -  " And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arise, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us?or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold,I have dreamed a d...

  JESUS, THE PERFECT EXAMPLE " Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God" - HEBREWS 12:2 Jesus is our Perfect example. We can have mentors, advisers and great leaders we admire but the Bible verse above makes us to understand that Jesus must remain the author and the finisher of our faith. This implies that our success in the Christian race will depend on how much we focus on the person of Jesus.  Humans are humans and will always be humans. The man of God is first a man before he is seen as the man of God so we must have this at the back of our minds when choosing mentors. If we do not realize it, we will be seriously disappointed and our faith can shake whenever we hear or experience anything else from the standard we expect from our human mentors. Jesus is the Perfect example of what God expects to see in us. If Jesus will no...