Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.” (Psalm 122:6 NASB) God’s Holy City 2018 could be a pivotal year in the State of Israel and Jerusalem, it’s capital. President Trump has defied the nations of the world by announcing that the US Embassy will move to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Due to […]
Category Archives: Gleanings from the Word
You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. (Revelation 3:17 NLT). Christ, through the Apostle John, was speaking to the Church in Laodicea. It was a message to believers, not unbelievers. He […]
But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin (I John 1:7 NLT). There is no darkness in God (v.5). We are lying if we say we know God but […]
If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler; (I Peter 4:14-15 NASB) Suffering in the Bible is described from two different perspectives. There is good and […]
“The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick;Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9 NASB) Sin originated out of deception. Sometimes deception is hidden in the most obvious places, making us clueless about its destructive nature. Socially accepted behavior often camouflages unrighteousness. Popular opinion does not always reveal right from wrong. The Bible labels alternative […]
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35b NLT) In the cartoon Peanuts, Lucy once said to Charlie Brown, “We are put here to serve others.” Charlie responded, “Then what are the others here for?” At times life does seem to be unfair. For a season, givers may find themselves surrounded […]
She (Jerusalem) defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future. (Lamentations 1:9a NLT) Our culture is becoming increasingly consumed by immediate gratification. We like fast food, get rich quick schemes, quickie divorce, having things before we can afford them. We make choices for instant satisfaction, yet, ignoring the long-range consequences of […]
The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting. (Psalms 119:160 NASB) All of God’s word equals truth (All God’s words = truth). If you remove any part of one side of an equation, the values are no longer equal. If you eliminate any part of God’s word, you never arrive […]
Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. (Hebrews 2:15 NLT) Fear is a hard taskmaster. It is the slave master that has no compassion. The foreboding of death is the ultimate fear, yet, Jesus Christ came to deliver us from […]
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines;even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren;even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my […]