“But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.” Matthew 8: 8 The centurion is a high ranking military officer who held unquestioned authority over his men. Yet there […]
“Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them.” 1 Timothy 4:15 ‘Elisha said to Jehoash, “Pick up the arrows and hit the ground with them.” So Jehoash grabbed the arrows and hit the ground three times, then stopped. Elisha became angry at the king and exclaimed, “If you had […]
“He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.” 2 Chronicles 25:2 The enemy of passion is indifference. You go through the motions, but your focus is distracted by other things. It’s not that you have said ‘NO’ to God; it’s that you haven’t said […]
“Because you say so, I will let down the nets.” Luke 5:5 Nothing is so frustrating as attempting to do something you know is a waste of time and effort. These experienced fishermen had toiled for several hours and spent all night deploying their best efforts yet without success. So […]
“He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” 1 John 1:9 David sinned before God, took a man’s only wife and killed him, and for a while, it looked like David got away, except for one important detail: ‘The thing that David had done displeased the Lord.’ 2 […]
‘We have the mind of Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 2:16 There is a natural mindset, and there is a spiritual mindset. To live victoriously, we must develop a spiritual mindset. The Bible says: ‘The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God… and […]
“This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.” John 2:11 In February 2014, in Mississippi, Coroner Dexter Howard received the call from Walter Williams’ nurse, who told him that the 78-year-old Williams […]
“Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and moulded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!” Exodus 32:4 As they left the bondage of Egypt, God gave […]
“Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.” Genesis 40:23 ‘Thus says the Lord: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the lord.”‘ Jeremiah 17:5 While in prison, Joseph met and […]
“I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the beginning and the end.” Revelation 22:13. God is the Alpha and the Omega. He determines the end result He wants, then starts at the beginning and works towards it. He ‘always does what He plans.’ Joseph discovered that even […]
“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.” Joel 2:25 If Jesus is alive from the dead – and He is – and if Jesus has conquered death and hell […]
‘I must work the works of Him who sent Me.’ John 9:4 Like the rest of us, Jesus sometimes got tired. John 4:6). But He was never stressed out by the job. He knew what needed to be done and the amount of time required to do it, and He […]
“He was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.” 1 Corinthians 15:4 Paul wrote: ‘Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and He was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He […]
“Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.” Ezekiel 16:49 Helen Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. She lost her sight and her hearing after a […]
“…Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.” – Daniel 2:20 In the book “Hope In Times Of Fear,” Timothy Keller writes: “Let’s do a thought experiment. Assemble some business and political consultants who have gone to all the best schools and […]