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 […]
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 […]
Humility Exhibited
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 After David was anointed to be king, he enrolled in the school of “hard knocks,” otherwise known as the school of humility. He learned to be subservient to his master, the king. King Saul became […]
Witnesses in Word and Actions
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. John 2:22 According to Webster’s dictionary, to “proclaim” means “to declare publicly through speech or in writing.” Peter and John healed a crippled man outside the temple and […]
God’s Gracious Hand
Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations… Nehemiah 1:8 In the first chapter of Nehemiah, we see Nehemiah’s complete dependence on the Lord. He turned to God in his distress over the state of affairs in Jerusalem. He reminded the Lord […]
Believers as Living Stones
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 The Holy Spirit builds believers into “spiritual houses.” We are changed from “glory to glory,” becoming more like Christ as we yield to the building process. When our house was being built for my family, […]