Now may the God of peace….equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV) Run with the wind at your back. God has a plan for our lives, and he has designed […]
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Elisha calling down fire But Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and killed them all. (2 Kings 1: 10 NLT) Three times the wicked King Ahaziah sent an army captain and […]
They were too good for this world… (Hebrews 11: 38 NLT) On the Marine Corp Memorial, just outside of Washington DC, the inscription reads, “Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue.” We, as believers in Christ, own a sincere gratitude to those who have gone before us in the Christian faith. From the twelve Apostles to […]
Speaking truth brings opposition. But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said (Acts 13:45 NLT). Paul and Barnabas were preaching with much success in Antioch. Almost the whole city turned out to hear them preach. Concerning the Gospel, success always breeds […]
An army marches on it’s stomach. ….”We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.” (1 Samuel 30:24 NLT) God’s army has essential logistical workers. People who stay behind the scenes doing everyday activities, without which the army does not march. As with David, God’s reward for his servants […]
The Death of Absalom During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom’s Monument to this day. (2 Samuel 18:18 NLT) Absalom, the son of a […]
The environment was made for man, not man for the environment. Often we take good things and make them into absolutes. When we take a legitimate issue and make into an ultimate one, we are practicing idolatry. In this country and around the world we are dangerously close to bowing down to the idol of […]
The environment was made for man, not man for the environment. Often we take good things and make them into absolutes. When we take a legitimate issue and make into an ultimate one, we are practicing idolatry. In this country and around the world we are dangerously close to bowing down to the idol of […]
“I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me? (Jeremiah 32:27 NLT) Life presents us with many challenges, fears within and problems around us. Our emotions tell us that things will never change. Our circumstances never catch God by surprise. At times like these, we must […]
Therefore they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” So the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.” (I Samuel 10:22 NASB) Samuel was about to anoint Saul as the King of Israel, yet we find him hiding among the baggage. Why? Was it because he was small in his own […]