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Louis Gervais Louis Gervais Louis Gervais is a sinner saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Although born and raised in Texas, he is currently a missionary sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Republic of South Africa. Photography, filmmaking and history are among his personal interests. The love of God sustains him […]
YOU MEET HIM
YOU MEET HIM YOU MEET HIM Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Meets Those that Rejoice in Righteousness, Jesus Christ! “For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one […]
WITHOUT INJUSTICE
WITHOUT INJUSTICE – Louis Gervais WITHOUT INJUSTICE Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who is Without Injustice, Jesus Christ! “The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.” –Deuteronomy 32:4 Does God detest injustice? He […]
TO INSULT THE LIVING GOD
TO INSULT THE LIVING GOD – Louis Gervais TO INSULT THE LIVING GOD Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who was Insulted, Jesus Christ! In Isaiah 36, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his field commander with an intimidating army to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah and the Israelites. […]
THE MAN CHRIST JESUS
THE MAN CHRIST JESUS – Louis Gervais THE MAN CHRIST JESUS Hello and greetings in the Name of “The Man Christ Jesus!” “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.” –1 […]
THE LORD HEARS & SAVES
THE LORD HEARS & SAVES – Louis Gervais THE LORD HEARS & SAVES Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Hears and Saves, Jesus Christ! “This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him out of all his troubles.” –Psalm 34:6 David wrote this psalm. The NAS […]
THE LORD HAD PREPARED
THE LORD HAD PREPARED – Louis Gervais THE LORD HAD PREPARED Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Prepared a Great Fish, Jesus Christ! The LORD had appointed Jonah to be a prophet. He was the son of Amittai and from Gath Hepher (2 Kings 14:25). In Jonah 1:2 , […]
SUSTAINS THE HUMBLE
SUSTAINS THE HUMBLE – Louis Gervais SUSTAINS THE HUMBLE Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Sustains the Humble, Jesus Christ! “The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.” –Psalm 147:6 He that is truly humble, he that knows his God and maintains a lowly inner […]
READY TO JUDGE
READY TO JUDGE – Louis Gervais READY TO JUDGE Hello and greetings in the Name of Him Who is Ready to Judge the Living and the Dead, Jesus Christ! “In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you; but they will […]
PRAYER WITHOUT CEASING
PRAYER WITHOUT CEASING – Louis Gervais PRAYER WITHOUT CEASING Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him to Whom Prayer without Ceasing was Made, Jesus Christ! “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” –Acts 12:5 King Herod had put James, […]
OUR PASSOVER
OUR PASSOVER – Louis Gervais OUR PASSOVER Hello and greetings in the Name of our Passover, Jesus Christ! “Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.” –1 Corinthians 5:7 The apostle Paul, writing by the […]
NOT OF THE WORLD
NOT OF THE WORLD – Louis Gervais NOT OF THE WORLD Hello and greetings in the Name Him Who is Not of the World, Jesus Christ! “All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles […]
LIKE A SHEEP THAT IS SILENT
LIKE A SHEEP THAT IS SILENT – Louis Gervais LIKE A SHEEP THAT IS SILENT Hello and greetings in the Name of Him Who was like a Sheep that is Silent, Jesus Christ! “He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, […]
HEART’S DESIRE
HEART’S DESIRE – Louis Gervais HEART’S DESIRE Hello and greetings in the Name of the Him Whom we are to Desire, Jesus Christ! Paul wrote the following heartfelt pieces: “My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you—but I could wish to be present with you now and to […]
FALSE RELIGION
FALSE RELIGION – Louis Gervais FALSE RELIGION Hello and greetings in the Name of Him Who Warned Against False Religion, Jesus Christ! “In His teaching He was saying: ‘Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and […]
DARE
DARE – Louis Gervais DARE! Hello and greetings in the Name of Him Who Dared to Endure the Cross, Jesus Christ! “In so much that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bands, and dare more frankly speak the word.” –Philippians 1:14 You know, Paul suffered a lot for Jesus Christ. […]
WHOLEHEARTEDLY
WHOLEHEARTEDLY – Louis Gervais WHOLEHEARTEDLY Hello and greetings in the Name of the One Son of Him Whom we must serve Wholeheartedly, Jesus Christ! Contained in the rebuke of King Asa by Hanani the seer we find this jewel: “For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may […]
WAYS OF THE LORD
WAYS OF THE LORD – Louis Gervais WAYS OF THE LORD Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Whose Ways are Best, Jesus Christ! Moses prayed, “let me know Your ways that I may know You,” (Exodus 33:13 ). David said, “For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and […]
WATCHMAN
WATCHMAN – Louis Gervais WATCHMAN Hello and greetings in the Name of He Who Watches Over the Righteous, Jesus Christ! “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.” –1 Peter 3-12 KJV We […]
TREMBLED
TREMBLED – Louis Gervais TREMBLED Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Whose Followers Tremble at His Word, Jesus Christ! Recently, I was struck by this passage of Scripture: “Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to […]
THE LANDOWNER
THE LANDOWNER – Louis Gervais THE LANDOWNER Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of the Landowner, Jesus Christ! In Matthew chapter 20 you will find the parable of the landowner who went out into the market place and hired workers at five different times but paid the first group and the last […]
THE 7 TRIALS of JESUS CHRIST
THE 7 TRIALS of JESUS CHRIST – Louis Gervais THE 7 TRIALS of JESUS CHRIST Hello and greetings in the Name of Him Who was on Trial Seven Times, Jesus Christ! Once it was brought to my attention that the Lord Jesus was on trial six times (three from the Jews and three from the […]
STOUTHEARTED
STOUTHEARTED – Louis Gervais STOUTHEARTED – 3 Vids Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Makes us Bold and Stouthearted, Jesus Christ! “When I called, You answered me; You made me bold and stouthearted.” –Psalm138:3 We all need encouragement and added strength at times and it’s wonderful to know that […]
READY TO FORGIVE
READY TO FORGIVE – Louis Gervais READY TO FORGIVE Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who is Ready to Forgive, Jesus Christ! “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.” –Psalm 86:5 It’s a wonderful thing that the psalmist—writing […]
PRIDE OF MOAB
PRIDE OF MOAB – Louis Gervais PRIDE OF MOAB Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Destroyed the Pride of Moab, Jesus Christ! “We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—Of his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance and his self-exaltation. “I know his fury,” declares the LORD, […]
ORDERS STEPS
ORDERS STEPS – Louis Gervais ORDERS STEPS Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Orders the Steps of a Good Man, Jesus Christ! “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delighteth in his way.” –Psalm 37:23 KJV It has been said that the Lord […]
NO GOOD THING DOES HE WITHHOLD
NO GOOD THING DOES HE WITHHOLD – Louis Gervais NO GOOD THING DOES HE WITHHOLD Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Withholds No Good Thing, Jesus Christ! “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from […]
MERCIFUL, KIND & GOOD
MERCIFUL, KIND & GOOD – Louis Gervais MERCIFUL, KIND & GOOD Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who is Merciful, Kind and Good, Jesus Christ! As I read further in the Psalms, the Afrikaans word ‘goedertierenheid’ kept coming up. Indeed, it appears quite frequently. I felt I should write my […]
LAUGHED, MOCKED
LAUGHED, MOCKED – Louis Gervais LAUGHED, MOCKED Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Whose Messengers were Mocked, Jesus Christ! In 2 Chronicles 30:1 KJV we read, “And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of […]
AM SENDING YOU
AM SENDING YOU – Louis Gervais I AM SENDING YOU Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who Sent Ezekiel, Jesus Christ! “Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their […]
HOLDS OUR HAND
HOLDS OUR HAND – Louis Gervais HOLDS OUR HAND Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of the One Who Holds Our Hand, Jesus Christ! “The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the LORD […]
HIGHEST LOVE?
HIGHEST LOVE? – Louis Gervais HIGHEST LOVE? Hello and greetings in the Name of Him Who did not Come to Bring Peace, Jesus Christ! “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” –Jesus Christ, Matthew 10:34 . “Peace on earth”? Not […]
EXPECTATION
EXPECTATION – Louis Gervais EXPECTATION Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who is our Expectation, Jesus Christ! As I was making my way through half the Psalms this week in the Afrikaans 1933/53 translation for the first time, I realized that they had chosen to use the word “expectation” more […]
DESPISED HIS WORDS
DESPISED HIS WORDS – Louis Gervais DESPISED HIS WORDS Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Whose Words Are Despised, Jesus Christ! Let’s take a look at 2 Chronicles 36:15-17 , shall we? Verse 15 states: “The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by […]
COUNSEL OF THE LORD
COUNSEL OF THE LORD – Louis Gervais COUNSEL OF THE LORD Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Whose Counsel Stands Forever, Jesus Christ! “The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart […]
ABOUT MY FATHER’S BUSINESS
ABOUT MY FATHER’S BUSINESS – Louis Gervais “ABOUT MY FATHER’S BUSINESS” “And He said unto them, How is it that ye sought Me? wist ye not that I must be about My Father’s business?” –Luke 2:49 KJV That was Christ’s reply when His mother and Joseph found Him teaching in the temple courts. When God […]
ELIJAH’S PROVIDER Louis Gervais
ELIJAH’S PROVIDER – Louis Gervais Elijah was introduced in the canon of Scripture with these words: “Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before Whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my […]
He detests Lies and Delights in Truth Louis Gervais
He detests Lies and Delights in Truth – Louis Gervais “Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are His delight.” –Proverbs 12:22 The reason why we should be truthful is because God is truthful; truthfulness is a part of His character and therefore we are called to follow His example. […]
He who walked the Road to Emmaus Louis Gervais
He who walked the Road to Emmaus – Louis Gervais Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Later that day, as two of His disciples were walking to the village of Emmaus, they discussed the events which had recently transpired in Jerusalem (Luke 24). Jesus Himself came to them and joined in the conversation, but they […]
Gaurdian Louis Gervais
Gaurdian – Louis Gervais “He holds victory in store for the upright, He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones.” –Proverbs 2:7-8 We have no reason to doubt this verse. The Bible is full of examples of […]
NO RESTRAINT Louis Gervais
NO RESTRAINT – Louis Gervais NO RESTRAINT Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him to Whom is no Restraint to Save by Many or by Few, Jesus Christ! “And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: […]
CHAMPION Louis Gervais
CHAMPION – Louis Gervais CHAMPION Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of the LORD our Champion, Jesus Christ! “But the LORD is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not […]
JEALOUS !?
JEALOUS!? – Louis Gervais JEALOUS!? Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Whose Name is “Jealous,” Jesus Christ! “for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, Whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” –xodus 34:14 How do we—as Christians—answer this supposed problem of God saying He is […]
BROKENNESS
BROKENNESS – Louis Gervais BROKENNESS Hello and greetings in the Name of the Son of Him Who will not Despise a Broken and Contrite Heart, Jesus Christ! “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” –Psalm 51:17 NAS This week I shed some […]
SACRIFICE
SACRIFICE – Louis Gervais A SACRIFICE Hello and greetings in the Name of our Atoning Sacrifice, Jesus Christ! As I read through Hebrews this week I was constantly reminded of how Christ Jesus was the sacrifice that bled and was offered for my sins. By this He reconciled us to God, drinking in the Father’s […]