From the Heart by B.Demaere

  8. No, O people the Lord has already told you what is good, and this is  what he requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.  (Micah 6:8) 16. You are proud that you inspire fear in others.  And you are proud because you live in a rock fortress and hide high in the mountains.  But don't fool yourselves!  Though you live among the peaks with the eagles.  I will bring you crashing down," says the Lord. (Jeremiah 49:16) 1) The Requirement What is required?  To do good, to love mercy and to walk humbly.  Yet, we forget it is a requirement. We might be a king or a prophet.  A pastor of a large church, we just forget who put us there.  It just happens.  Pride is a stumbling block to most of us and maybe that is why humility is as much elusive as wealth or success.  We just don't know how to get it and yet humility is required by the Lord. 2) The prison of pride As I already mentioned, pride is in our way.  Indeed, we have an image to defend a

The elusive nature of humility (Micah 6:8) (Jeremiah 49:16)

True Religion (James 1:26-27)

  26. If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.  27. Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us. I) Definitions of religion 1) A particular system of faith and worship 2) A pursuit or interest to which someone ascribe supreme importance These are interesting definitions as one can be taken to the extreme of the other.  More less, like the 1) to the extreme of number 2) in any of these 'so called' religions.  Any religion can become very extreme.  We just need to forgive one another as history changes with time. II)  In the News Presently, I am talking about the massacre that have happened in France at the hand of 'so called Muslims'.  What is happening in France is bound to happen all over the world.  As of now, the Muslim population as grown in Europe and France.  In F

Exploring the Bible by B.Demaere: My Life's story through a Tree (Jeremiah 17:7-8) :   7. But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.  8. They are like trees planted along a r...

  7. But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.  8. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.  Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.  Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruits. Born again: March 1979 Preamble: (1980) First of all, I was at a convention in Kelowna BC.  Surprisingly, the guest speaker who was from Belgium gave me these verses.  Moreover, they became my life's verses to live by. A tree was once planted by a river and grew strong, but not in its own strength.  It came from the mighty river Jordan,  Its roots grew long by the riverbank drawing water whenever it pleased.  A word of encouragement here and a smile of approval there would make that tree very fruitful and would cause it to prosper.  "They are like trees planted along the riverbank...in all they do, they prosper" (Psalm 1:3).  Of co

My Life’s story through a Tree (Jeremiah 17:7-8)