Tags archives: prayer

  • Ecclesiastes 10:16 16 Woe to the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning. Could a nation face catastrophe because of the background credential of its king? NIV Bible translated “king was a servant” while some Bible versions translated “king is a child.” The added p... [read more]
  • Ecclesiastes 10:11 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee. Snake charmer is not very promising profession. It is easy to search the internet about stories of snake charmers fatally bitten by snakes. Thoughtful individuals should not play or engaged with anything th... [read more]
  • Ecclesiastes 10:10  10If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success. It has been commonly heard that, “Practice makes perfect!” Truly, most athletes would subscribe to such belief. The more practices they do, the more proficiency and accuracy ... [read more]
  • Ecclesiastes 10:5 5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler. Once upon a time, a promising boxer won several fights convincingly, and his name had become popular among local boxing fans. Then, a crucial bout was presented to him; and, he calculated... [read more]
  • Acts 20:25-31 25 “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. 26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you. 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. 28 Keep watch over y... [read more]
  • Acts 16:16-24  16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the M... [read more]
  • Acts 12:12-19 12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was ... [read more]