A People in Transition
When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. Joshua 3:3-4 When the Israelites crossed […]
The Righteousness of God
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Romans 3:21-22 The 1st century Jews understood the righteousness of God as being inherently tied to God’s faithfulness to […]
Destroying the Works of the Devil
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. I John 3:8 Scripture tells us that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. (I John 3:8) In Matthew 12, […]
Response to Assault
But an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the harp, Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. I Samuel 19:9-10 […]
Sent Out By God
He called His twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. Matthew 10:1 Jesus sent out the twelve disciples and gave them the authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. (Matthew 10:1) He told them to […]
El Shaddai, Our Fruitfulness
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and […]
Eternity is Set in Our Hearts
There is a nugget tucked in the book of Ecclesiastes: He has made everything beautiful in His time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) Eternity is defined as infinite or unending time; a state to which time […]
Obeying God’s Word
On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to give attention to the words of the Law. They found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to live in booths […]
Remain in My Love
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know […]
Spurring One Another
On And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another and all the more as we see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 As you study God’s […]