Righteousness

Nehemiah, An Exemplary Leader (Part IV)

When Nehemiah saw that the Jewish people were taking advantage of each other, he rebuked them and asked them to stop oppressing the poor. A Godly leader who judges righteously will, at some point, likely be unpopular with his own because he must stand for righteousness over personal relationships. …

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God’s Chosen Fast

 

This is a fasting season for many. Some like to begin the new year with fasting. Others may use the upcoming Lent season as the season of fasting. Others may have the habit of fasting on a weekly or monthly basis. We know from Jesus’ teachings that fasting was considered normative. The question is, how do we know what is an acceptable fast!? Isaiah 58 teaches us what is an acceptable fast in the eyes of the Lord! …

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