I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13
Stand firm, and you will win life. (Luke 21:19 NIV) In today’s verse, Jesus was telling his disciples what to look for in the end times. He was telling them that there will come a time when people will be seized, persecuted and handed over to the synagogues and put into prison. They will
Read MoreSay to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.” (Isaiah 35:4) Fear is a powerful tool of emotion. It can stop a strong man dead in his tracks. It can cause a country to come
Read MoreAnd in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. (2 Kings 18:13) The Assyrians were fierce fighters who showed no mercy to anyone. They’d kill their enemies, mount them on poles to show their might and to cause fear
Read More6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Read MoreNow the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such
Read MoreAnd we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (Romans 8:28) Earlier in the week, I was referred to the story about Samson where he ate the honey out of the carcass of the dead lion. This
Read MoreMany of you remain in bondage to something that is not of God…
Read More1I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will
Read MoreNot only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (Romans 5: 3-5) One of the
Read MoreGo to the ant, you sluggard, and consider her ways and be wise.” (Proverbs 6:6) I love this scripture and have written on it once before. Though ants can be annoying, they are pretty smart. The Bible continues to point out that the ant has no one over it, no captain, overseer, or ruler, but
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