Dominion of Man
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1:28 God entrusted the earth to the care of mankind. Earth […]
His Peace
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. II Peter 3:14 Believing in Christ gives us peace with God because the righteous blood of Jesus Christ covers our sins and reconciles us to God the Father. By experience […]
Courageous Follow Through
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but Iress on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward […]
Discouragement
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life. I Kings 19:14 Elijah, the prophet of God, was […]
Intimidation
But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Or should one like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!” I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. He had been hired to intimidate […]
God’s Word
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17) Consequently, the more we meditate on God’s Word, the more our faith will increase. Psalm 119:11 says, I have hidden […]
Cleansing the Temple
Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the temple and was angered that His Father’s house was being made into a “den of robbers.” Jesus was angry […]
Ongoing Warfare
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 The struggles that we face on earth are not struggles against people, but against the powers of the […]
Surrounded by Witnesses
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the […]
Third Assault: Misleading
He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” II Chronicles 20:15 The third assault against the people of Jerusalem was to get […]