JOB 1:21A The Jewish calendar has a period of time called Teshuvah, meaning “to turn,” in the last month of the year, Elul, which means “search.” The purpose of such time is for people to repent from their sins and prepare for atonement and ultimately death and judgement. It is similar to our season of … [Read more…]
ISAIAH 7:14 We live in troubled times. Scientists and politicians are trying to sound positive, but no one truly knows what tomorrow will bring. What we face could not be decoded by our so called ‘advanced technologies’ until it came upon us. We only pray and hope it gets better, even in the midst of … [Read more…]
JUDGES 6:12 Gideon was a man just trying to get through one more awful day. The Midianites were devastating Israel, destroying the crops, killing the livestock, and making his people poorer and discouraged. Israel had pulled away from God and this was the result. Now Gideon was hiding in a winepress of all places, threshing wheat, … [Read more…]
GENESIS 12:1-3 Many of us will recognize the title of this article as the catchphrase from the game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? As contestants sit in a seat opposite the host (usually called the hot seat) and answer questions in increasing difficulty, the host asks, “Is that your final answer?” to which … [Read more…]
PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14 Some people live in their pasts and it places them in dark and lonely arenas. There is no life in the sea of regrets and hurts. It is a place of hopelessness and despair. We have the choice to live in the grace of God while praying for blessings like success, health, and prosperity. … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 28:5-6 The message of Easter is simply this – We can put Truth in a grave, but it will not remain there. HAPPY RESURRECTION!
1 CORINTHIANS 2:9. How many of us expected more out of our lives this year? We had dreams of breaking into this new year with something special. We probably made prayers as last year ended and this year began that it would bring our hearts’ desires. We prayed, we waited, maybe even fasted. So what happened? … [Read more…]
GALATIANS 6:14 It is another Good Friday. We can never attach too much importance to the atoning death of Jesus Christ. It is the leading theme in the word of God. Without the shedding of Jesus’ blood, there is no remission of sin. It is the cardinal truth on which Christianity stands. Without it the Gospel is … [Read more…]
EPHESIANS 6:19. The first and most commonly/generally known spiritual way to stop a plague is prayer. In Numbers 25, we see a plague hit the people of Israel. Some of the men of Israel were guilty of sleeping with the Moabite women. Not only that, but they began worshipping the gods of Moab, like Baal. They became … [Read more…]
PSALM 143:8. The Children of Israel were backward looking wailers. They spent a lot of time complaining about what they lacked and wishing for a return to their former life in Egypt. I guess they forgot the abuse and oppression of slavery! And this was a big distraction. When Moses wanted to get their attention, the … [Read more…]
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