Jn 11:40 Then Jesus said, ” Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” Lazarus had been dead for four days. Jesus requested that they take away the stone that covered the tomb. Martha, at this point informed Jesus of the stench that would emanate from the…
THE GOOD HAND OF OUR GOD.
Ezr 8:22 For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are…
WHAT WAS INTENDED TO HARM ME.
Gen 50:20 “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. After the death of Jacob, Joseph’s older brothers feared for their lives. They were so afraid of him that they did not…
” HE KNELT DOWN ON HIS KNEES”
Da 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. A bill had been passed…
BUT WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?
Mt 16:15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Prior to this question, Jesus asked the disciples who the multitudes said He was. The disciples were quick to give their responses. The Master was not doing a public opinion poll for He knew who He was and His mandate. The…
JOY IN DESPAIR
Habakkuk 3:17-19 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord , I will be joyful in…
REBUKE WITH A HIGHER AUTHORITY.
Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” This relates to the death and burial of Moses at Mt Nebo ( Deu 34:5,6). There was a major dispute between Michael,…
DO NOT CAST AWAY YOUR CONFIDENCE.
Heb 10:35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. The fundamental message in the book of Hebrew was summarized in this verse. Those to whom these words were written had already survived some level of persecution ( Heb 10:32). The letter was intended to strengthen their confidence that indeed, Jesus, was…
WHEN THE ENEMY COMES IN LIKE A FLOOD.
Isa 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. Floods are known to be devastating. Some have the capacity to clear…
THE FAITH OF THE CENTURION
Mt 8:8-10 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes….