The Inner Thoughts

  Photo by  Harold Moses God’s Providence Does It Really Matter If We Pray? Good evening everyone.  I came across this statement written by Daniel T. Niles, a renowned Sri Lankan Methodist evangelist and theologian in 20th Century and he wrote:  We must make sure that we do not decide that we shall succeed. If we decide to succeed then we may succeed without succeeding in God's way. But if we go on from day to day seeking to do his will, then we shall be prepared to receive success from him if he wills it ; and if he does not, then humbly to say - It is God's decision David shall not build the temple, but he will raise up Solomon. - Daniel T. Niles  In just one short paragraph, this can be framed into several doctrines for discussion such as the Sovereignty of God, human will and divine will, prayer and divine providence. But I only want to touch two things: God’s Providence and Prayers. First, I would like to define the doctrine of Providence....

  g.efthymiadis   “We Know God / Truth Only because He Has revealed himself” Dr. Mark Chan (Sept 21, 2024)  Reflection  I just would like to share this statement shared by Dr Mark Chan at the Bible Study on 21 September 2024, Saturday and I quote him: “We Know God / Truth Only because He Has revealed himself”  As I was pondering on this statement, it has caught me once again how our understanding of God originates from His plan and his decision to make himself known to us.   So how does God reveal himself?   God’s revelation or self-manifestation basically comes in two forms and these are the general revelation and the special revelation.   The first one, general revelation refers to the knowledge of God made available to all people through the creation, nature, history, moral order in the society. It’s made available to all humankind and it is accessible to all people at all times but it is limited in providing a complete understanding of God’s...

ACTS 1:1-11 We've probably heard news about the appearance of the Aurora this weekend. So I googled why the aurora appears in the sky. Aurora is the display of dancing lights in the sky at night. When the aurora appears in the northern part, they call it Aurora Borealis, and when it appears in the southern part, they call it Aurora Australis. What causes these dancing lights? It is the sun. The sun doesn’t only emit heat and light but it also sends electrified energy and particles around its solar system, known as solar wind. It is like gaseous energy coming out from the sun.  Since the sun emits solar wind, it also produces outbursts of gaseous wind, known as solar storms. During these storms, the sun sends massive particles and electrified energy into space. However, the earth has a magnetic field that controls the solar wind and storm. This magnetic field traps the small particles and electrified energy, preventing them from penetrating into the earth.  When the so...