This chapter pertains to the flood itself. Noah was around 480 to 500 years old when God called him and instructed him to build the Ark. He walked with God even before having his children (Genesis 5:32). He was 600 years old when he entered the Ark, which he had spent about 100 to 120 […]
“While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And as he reclined at table with them, he took the bread, and blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And […]
“We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). If we don’t allow God to love us, we will hardly be able to love Him in return. If we don’t make peace with ourselves, we will never be able to love others as the Bible commands us: “…You shall love your neighbor as […]
At birth, the story of your life is inscribed in the heavens. Your life on earth must rewrite that same story. Let me share with you the story of this bird’s egg that was next to chicken eggs. They all hatched at the same time. The baby bird and the chicks were very similar physically. […]
“By the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 “Do not fear, for I am with you; do […]
Perpétue had the misfortune of falling in love with a young man whose father was reputed to be a great sorcerer in the village. All the girls who had romantic relationships with the sorcerer’s son before Perpétue suffered painful or even dramatic consequences. Some died, some became sterile, others miscarried as soon as they became […]
The wizard, through incantations followed by a ritual, can exit his body. This phenomenon is commonly referred to in the Fon language as “e ton sin akpame,” which literally translates to “he has exited his envelope, that is, his body.” This allows him to go anywhere, even into tightly sealed rooms. This power is acquired […]
Sorcery unfolds in various ways and takes forms as varied as they are multifaceted. It is sold and distributed by all means, to the point where it is very difficult today to know its sources and the subtle ways of transmission. It mixes with all sorts of things, becoming deadly as soon as one tastes […]
The Bible compares the Word of God to a mirror in which the Christian looks at himself. “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at […]
“You will lend to many nations, but will not borrow.” Deuteronomy 28:12b “The Lord will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.” Deuteronomy 15:6 As you have read, the blessing of influence […]
