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WIST Barbados is a satellite campus of the West Indies School of Theology, Trinidad providing training in Bible and Theology and Pastoral Studies. Blessings!

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23/10/2026

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3 NIV

We need to commit all areas of our lives to God. To commit literally means to roll. One New Testament writer encourages us to cast our cares on God because He cares for us. The word for "do" can also be translated as work. How many of us commit our jobs to God asking for His blessing and favor?

We need to commit our roles and responsibilities in the family to God. God can make us better fathers and mothers, better husbands and wives, better sons and daughters. We need to commit our ministries to God, the acts of services that ought to glorify God and build up others or lead to their salvation.

Life is to be lived in the presence of and in dependence on God. We have been bought with a price, the blood of Jesus; our lives belong to Him. We must be filled with and guided by the Spirit. Life is not to be lived in a selfish and self-centered way. If we commit to the Lord and by extension delight in Him, He will give us success according to His will.

Get in the habit of covering everything that you are involved with in prayer. Depend on God for His guidance, help, and blessing. Don't go through life on your own simply depending on your earthly resources. Look to God and access His supernatural grace and power to help you in all areas of your life.

Prayer: Father, I commit all areas of my life to you. Help me to be successful and established according to your perfect will.
Edison Bynoe

22/10/2026

But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.
‭Ruth 1:16 NIV‬

We need to consider the background of this verse to understand Ruth's commitment to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Naomi, her husband, and two sons had gone down to Moab because of a famine in Bethlehem. While there, the two sons married Moabite women Orpah and Ruth. Naomi’s husband and sons died leaving the women destitute. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem when she heard about the availability of food there. Her daughters-in-law were willing to accompany her, but she told them to return because she could not guarantee them any future security. While Orpah turned back, Ruth was resolute in staying with Naomi.

This verse presents an example of commitment and friendship. Ruth was prepared to go wherever Naomi went and to lodge wherever she lodged. She was prepared to leave her people and her culture to go to an unknown land and unfamiliar and uncertain environment. Most importantly, she was willing to accept Naomi’s God as her own.

Ruth made the right decision. By committing to Naomi and her God, she met and married Boaz and became one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ. When we commit to the right things, we can be assured that we will experience the providence and blessing of God. Like Ruth, may we by faith follow God's leading even if it takes us away from the comfortable and the familiar.
Edison Bynoe

21/10/2026

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
Psalms 24:1 NIV

The earth, its resources, and its inhabitants belong to the Lord because He was the one that created them. They do not belong to Satan, although as a usurper, the devil has laid claim to them and especially the world system. However, Jesus as the King of kings and Lord of lords will assume His rightful place of authority, and the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of the Lord and of His Christ.

God is sovereign and everyone including principalities, powers, and secular leaders are subject to His authority. Humanity is ultimately accountable to God whether they choose to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior or not. Psalm 24 goes on to describe the kind of character that people should have who intend to dwell on God's holy hill.

That the world belongs to God means that we should look to Him as the source of our provision. The cattle on a thousand hills belong to God. The minerals of the earth belong to God. What economists call the factors of production all belong to God. This means that when we need something, we should ask the Owner of all things who can abundantly meet our needs by the riches of His glory.
Edison Bynoe

20/10/2026

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
Hebrews‬ ‭6:10‬ ‭NIV‬

Love for God is inextricably connected with love for people. One of the ways in which we can express our love for God is by doing good for others. Because God is faithful and just, He will not forget what we have done but will reward us. Scripture tells us not to get tired in doing what is good because we will reap a reward at an appointed time.

Doing good is not a one-off activity; we are to continually do good for others. People who love God and others are unselfish and generous. They understand that it is more blessed to give than to receive. To do good for others is to demonstrate the character of Christ who in His earthly ministry went about doing good for all He encountered. As we go through our day, let us look for opportunities where we can be a blessing to others, especially to those who are of the household of faith. God may not intervene directly and supernaturally in people's lives, but He can use us to be His hands and feet to minister to the needs of others.
Edison Bynoe

19/10/2026

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
1 Corinthians 13:6 NIV

Jesus explained that the primary characteristic of disciples is their love for each other. God is love and He expects believers to demonstrate love. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul identifies some of the characteristics of love. He both gives what love is and what love is not.

Genuine love does not delight in (KJV - rejoice) or is not glad when people suffer injustice or any kind of evil. If we are secretly glad when bad things happen to other believers, somehow thinking that they deserve it, then we are not filled with the love of God. Paul wrote in another epistle that we are to weep when others are weeping, and we are to rejoice when they are rejoicing.

Rather than be glad when bad things happen to others, we are to rejoice with them when the opposite happens. The word for rejoice means to rejoice together or to take part in another's joy. When good happens to others, we need to be genuinely happy for them. We're not to be envious and think why them and not me.

We can use the principles in 1 Corinthians 13 to assess the quality of our love. If in any way we are falling short, let's ask God to give us grace. It is possible to become more loving as we depend on His help.

Prayer: Lord, help me to become more loving based on the principles of 1 Corinthians 13. Forgive me for not loving as I should.
Edison Bynoe

18/10/2026

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
Psalms 68:19 NIV

While God in the Scriptures is praised for who He is, He is also praised for what He does. In this case, the saints are to bless or praise Adonai, the God of their salvation who daily (day by day) carries their burdens.

One of the things that I have realized in life is that I constantly need God's help. God is available to us and has promised never to leave nor to forsake us. Even though He is there, and He is actively involved in our lives, we must depend on Him by committing all aspects of our lives to Him in prayer.

While we are to daily commit all of our situations to God, occasionally, there will be those situations that are overwhelming. I am grateful that the God who has saved us gives us a special grace to deal with and overcome such situations. Life has its blessings which God graciously provides, but it also has its difficult moments which God in His sovereignty and wisdom allows us to go through. But, if we trust God, He will supply all that we need to deal with whatever comes our way. For this, we can thank and praise Him.
Edison Bynoe

17/10/2026

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 NIV

We can be assured that because we love God and have been called according to His sovereign purpose that in all things, regardless of what they are, God will work for the good of believers. Jesus and the apostles often pointed out that believers go through various challenges because of their faith in God and testimony for Jesus Christ. The spirit of the enemy that is in the world system is opposed to truth and righteousness. Regardless of what negative circumstances come our way, genuine believers will always have the victory and overcome because of their faith.

That's why Paul could rejoice despite being in Roman imprisonment. That's why James can tell us to count it all joy when we go through trials. God is always blessing us, always helping us, always guiding us, always protecting us, always sustaining us despite anything that is happening externally.

Paul goes on to write that nothing can separate us from the love of God. So there we have it: God loves us, we love Him, we are called because of His purpose; therefore, God is working for our good in all things. We may not recognize it immediately, but in time, we will see the truth of this verse.
Edison Bynoe

16/10/2026

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:35 NIV

Abraham Maslow identified a hierarchy of needs that begins with physiological needs and ends with self-actualization needs. In between are safety/security needs, social/relational needs, and self-esteem needs. While these are legitimate needs, Jesus identifies the most important need: spiritual needs.

Man needs to connect with God for without Him there is no eternal life and no real meaning to our current life. Jesus's statement in this verse is one of the "I am" statements in John's gospel. These statements are emphatic and identify Jesus with the I Am or Jehovah in the Old Testament, a revelation of God that was given to Moses.

Jesus is the bread that gives eternal and fullness of life. He is the means of salvation and reconciliation to God. In chapter 14, Jesus would indicate that He is the way, the truth, and the life, and that no one comes to the Father except through Him. Those who come to Jesus will have all their needs satisfied, beginning with their spiritual needs.

Persons who eat physical food will get hungry again; however, those who have Christ will never go hungry again because He is the source of all that they truly need in life. Similarly, those who believe in Jesus will never thirst again. Jesus uses two basic needs of mankind that are essential to survival: hunger and thirst. He infuses them with greater meaning to show the absolute need for God. Are you living to satisfy your earthly needs which are only good for this life? Or are you living with eternity in mind by coming to and believing in Jesus?
Edison Bynoe

15/10/2026

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 NIV

The apostle Paul encourages believers to bear with or endure each other. This verse is one of the "one another" Scriptures that point out believers' responsibilities to each other. Believers are told to forgive their brothers and sisters in Christ who they have a complaint or grievance against.

The root of the word for forgiveness is grace. It is the grace that God has extended to believers that gives them the capacity to forgive others. Believers are to forgive as their Lord and Savior forgave. When Jesus was on the cross, He graciously forgave those who had crucified Him. He continues to extend that forgiveness to those who put their faith in Him.

People will hurt us intentionally or unintentionally. In part, because they are imperfect or sometimes because they are operating in the flesh and not by the Spirit. We could choose to be offended and hold on to the anger, hurt, and disappointment, or we can do what this verse says and let it go. Since Paul is talking to believers, letting it go leads to reconciliation and restored relationship.

Forgiveness is necessary for our spiritual, mental, and physical health. Our forgiveness from God is contingent on our forgiving others. True children of God demonstrate their relationship to Christ by forgiving their brothers and sisters. Those who refuse to forgive must question the state of their relationship with Christ. May the Lord help us to lovingly bear with each other despite all our shortcomings and to graciously forgive each other when we fall short of each other's expectations.
Edison Bynoe

14/10/2026

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalms 46:10 NIV

Psalms 46 is one of the psalms that is often read at funerals. We don't know the specific circumstances behind its writing. Some have conjectured that it was written when God defeated the army of Sennacherib. Regardless, this psalm has been a source of comfort to believers for centuries. The psalmist tells us to be still. Barnes explains that this means to slacken or to relax (especially the hands). The implication is that in some situations (those outside of our control), believers are not to put in any effort; they are not to exert themselves. Instead, they are to leave matters in God's hands and not be anxious.

Believers must know that Jehovah is God. Knowing God is not only intimate knowledge of God but an experience of God that is undeniable. To know God is to have faith in Him, to recognize Him as sovereign, all-powerful, good, gracious, and faithful.

Ultimately, God will be exalted among the nations of the world, which in the psalmist's time referred to all the Gentile nations. They will exalt or lift up God because of the demonstrations of His mighty acts. The last statement reinforces the idea of God's exaltation. There is a certainty with which God will be exalted universally.

There are some situations that we are powerless to deal with. We don't have the resources or the ability to resolve them. When we are faced with such crises, the only resort is to be still and to trust God to intervene. We may be powerless, but God is not. Throughout Israel's history, He intervened in what appeared to be impossible situations. He is the unchanging God, and while our situation may not be the same as that of Israel, we can be assured that He will demonstrate His power for our benefit and for the glory of His name.
Edison Bynoe

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Bishop's Court Hill, Collymore Rock, St. Michael
Bridgetown

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 14:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 14:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 14:00
Thursday	09:00 - 14:00
Friday	09:00 - 14:00

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