John 6:67-69 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus was in the synagogue…
CONQUERING THE UNCONQUERED.
2Sa 5:6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.” 2Sa 5:7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that…
NO LONGER FORSAKEN
Isaiah 62:4 No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married. Israel was a God chosen nation. Regularly, the Israelites angered God and He would end up punishing…
THE ENTRANCE OF YOUR WORDS
Psa 119:130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. Every time we open the Bible to read, light springs up in our minds. Every sermon, every exposition, every hymn is an opening by which light is let into the soul. The presence of darkness is a proof of the…
ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES.
Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. It is true that if you just talk about doing something nothing will happen. In order to see rewards, you need to put in the work. A lot of progress is made when you start something on your own, which means…
THE UNBELIEVING BELIEVERS
Luk 1:20 “But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.” Zachariah was a priest and belonged to the priestly division of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of…
GIVE HIM THE CREDIT.
“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.” — Judges 8:23 (KJV) These are tough words said by Gideon considering his achievements. After being successful in battle, people wanted to make him rule for life over them. He however…
WHY GOD HUMBLES US.
Deut:8:1-3 “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers. 2 And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the…
BOUNCING BACK LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
Jdg 16:22 However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven. Jdg 16:28 Then Samson called to the LORD, saying, “O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my…
A STILL AND QUIETED SOUL.
Psa 131:2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me. Although David had been anointed by Prophet Samuel as the next king of Israel, he did not aspire to take the kingship by force from Saul. He was very…