God Bless America
Today we celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. As Christians, we have a responsibility to pray for our country, our […]
Removing the Reproach of Egypt
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal to this day. Joshua 5:9 Wilderness Christians are often unable to display God’s power because they are self-reliant and not God-reliant. When the Israelites left Egypt, the Egyptians saw God’s […]
The Self-Sufficiency of Babylon
You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Isaiah 17:10 The nations that raged in the time of Isaiah were filled with turmoil. The city of Babylon is seen throughout both the Old and New Testaments as a city plagued with pride and self-sufficiency. Babylon symbolizes the world […]
Open Our Spiritual Eyes and Ears
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. As long as it […]
Life through Christ
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! Romans 5:15 Judgment and condemnation entered through the sin of […]
Developing Character through Suffering
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:3-5 True peace, joy, and hope […]
The Church Scattered
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 I am utterly amazed at how God carries out His plans! The first part of the eighth chapter of […]
Demonstration of Healing
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:7-8 In Matthew 15, we read about the Canaanite woman who cried out to Jesus to heal her daughter possessed […]
Sharing the Good News
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may […]
Unless the Lord Builds The House
In Psalm 127:1 it says, Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. This Psalm is ascribed to King Solomon, whose great wisdom was widely recognized. The verse could read this way: Unless we allow God to lead all […]