Mary persuaded Jesus Christ to make use of a circumstance to showcase his miracle-working power. She refused to stop until Jesus performed his first miracle. The dramatic event took place at a marriage ceremony in Cana of Galilee. The scripture repor

King David honored Mephibosheth for the sake of the covenant that he had with his father (Jonathan). David and Jonathan were good friends, and they have promised to stand by each other for a long time. Unfortunately, Jonathan died prematurely. Prior

Andrew and his friend heard John attesting that Jesus is the Christ sent by God to save the world, and they immediately followed Christ to become his disciples. Andrew later invited his brother Simon Peter to meet Jesus. The scripture reported,"One o

Persistent prayers helped the early church to be steadfast and successful. Despite persecutions from without and divisions from within, persistent prayers helped the early Christians to continue to prosper and advance to other regions of the world. H

Jeremiah ran into trouble for prophesying the mind of God. The government and religious leaders of Judah arrested him for cautioning them to desist from evil or face consequences. The scripture reported,“Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an e

Paul rose above the challenges of shipwreck and turbulence, and he encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. Paul encouraged others to eat food after 14 days of their sailing crisis. He openly ate his meal as reported,“And as day was about to d

God considered Israelites' rebellion acts as a serious crime, and he promised to make them suffer the dire consequences if they refuse to repent. God spoke through Jeremiah,“‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Cursed is the man who does not obe

Paul (a gospel minister held as a prisoner) alongside others suffered shipwreck. None would have survived the accident due to its severity, but God spared them all - since his servant was involved. Paul described the encounter he had with God on the

God is more interested in blessing people than punishing them. He is willing to see a sinner repent from his/her sin and be blessed than to remain adamant in sin to receive eternal condemnation. Also, God wants repentance of backslidden Christians; h