2Kgs.4.3-6 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few…6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil…
LET NOT TALK AND HYPE REPLACE ACTION
Matt 21:28-30 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard .’ He answered and said, ‘I will not’, but afterwards he repented and went. And he came to the second son and said the same thing. And…
THE POWER OF THE ALTAR
Gen 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. Gen 8:21 And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although…
THIS FAR, NO FURTHER.
2Sa 24:16 And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “It is enough; now restrain Your hand.” And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Satan had…
HE DOES NOT TREAT US AS OUR SINS DESERVE.
Psa 103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. Psa 103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; I am just imagining what would have happened to all of us if God punished…
RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR GREAT ALTITUDE
Micah 7:8 Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. When I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me. Prophet Micah opens the chapter with sorrow and desperation, but along the way ,he switches to both present and future tense where he presents hope .He…
UNITY – KEY COMPONENT OF JESUS’ PRAYER FOR US TOO
Jn 17:20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, Jn 17:21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe…
CONSECRATION DETERMINES USE
Jos 3:5 Joshua told the people, ”Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you ”[NIV] Consecration means to sanctify ; to purify ourselves from sin and draw nearer to God . In the above text, it is both a command and a promise given to the children of Israel. They had…
GOD’S FAVOR CANNOT BE PURCHASED OR PAID FOR.
2Ki 5:22, 23 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’” .23 “By all means, take two talents,” said…
THE REFINER’S FIRE
Zechariah 13:9 I will bring the one–third through the fire,Will refine them as silver is refined,And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name,And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’;And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God. ’” A trial is an examination by…