Luk 1:38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. This was Mary’s response when she received the news of the birth of Jesus and the miraculous pregnancy of her relative Elizabeth from angel Gabriel. God planned and initiated…
DIVINE FULFILMENT.
Mat 1:22 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Mat 1:23 “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” The quoted prophecy was delivered about 740…
RESTRAINING GRACE.
1Sa 26:23 “May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. The Ziphites informed Saul where David was. Saul moved out with considerable force in quest of him. David gained intelligence…
WE FIX OUR EYES ON YOU
2Ch 20:12 O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you. ” The Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites united together to make war with Jehoshaphat. Physically looking at things, Jehoshaphat…
FRESH PROVISION.
Luke 11:3 Give us each day our daily bread; The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. In this verse they were taught on asking for the daily bread. Today we can take the bread to figuratively represent The Word of God. Jesus is the Bread of life upon whom we eat and…
TRAPPED IN A HOPELESS SITUATION.
Exo 14:13,14 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. “The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” The…
THE TRAGEDY OF BEING POWERLESS.
1Sa 13:22 So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son. This can only be described as a sad state of affairs. The…
DIVINE SET UP
1 Samuel 9:3-4 Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.” So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha, but they did not find them….
THE UNCHANGEABLE SAVIOUR.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ is the yesterday, today, and forever. The main aim of the above scripture was to encourage the believers to persevere by showing them that their saviour was always the same. That He who sustained his people in former times was still the same and would be the same forever. Christ was…
COME QUICKLY AND HELP ME
Psa 71:10-12 For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.” Be not far from me, O God; come quickly, O my God, to help me. The psalmist wrote this…