John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. If we read this verse superficially, just glancing over the words, we would have a very limited idea of what Jesus meant when He said, “…that they know You….”. It would then be …
Author Archives: Priscilla Koegelenberg
The Upside Down ways of the Kingdom
Isaiah 55:9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. God’s wisdom often runs against the world’s way of thinking. Indeed, to non-believers certain principles of the Kingdom of God seem to be upside down! Here are a …
The End Times
Luke 21:28 So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!” Nearly all previous generations believed that they were living in what is called “The End Times.” When Jesus’ disciples asked Him in Matthew 24 what the signs would be that would show them that the end …
Our Intercessor
Rom 8:34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. When a crisis looms, we tend to run to friends and intercessors at church to pray for us. Which is not …
The man wearing the wrong clothes
Matthew 22:11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.” This section of Scripture reminded me of how our normal wedding ceremonies are conducted. The invited guests all assemble at the wedding venue and then sit/stand together waiting for the bride to …
Negative adjectives
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” Did you know that the order of nouns and …
The Heavenly Tabernacle
2 Tim 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, Do you perhaps think that the Tabernacle belongs in the Old Testament, and has no bearing on us today? It may come as a surprise to you to learn that there is a real, functioning Tabernacle in …
The Tent of Meeting
Ex 33:9-10 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. The LORD …
The stones cry out
Nehemia 3:15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallum son of Col-hozeh, the leader of the Mizpah district. He rebuilt it, roofed it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Then he repaired the wall of the pool of Siloam near the king’s garden, and he rebuilt the wall as far as …
Respect all men
1 Peter 2:17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honour the emperor. Everything mentioned in this verse does not come to us naturally but can only be cultivated in our lives after we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. And even then, it is no easy task …