Jam 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, Jam 1:3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. Jam 1:4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. A Gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without…
HE WHO CALLED US IS FAITHFUL.
Gen 12:1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your kindred and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. Gen 12:2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. God…
VICTORY RECORDS
Jos 12:7,24 Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their…
FLOORED BUT LIFTED.
2Sa 9:7 So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.” Mephibosheth ( translated as ” remover of shame”) was Jonathan’s son (…
GOD HELPS THOSE WHO CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES .
Psa 107:18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death. Psa 107:19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. This is a vivid description of a dying man. The appetite is gone and all the desire…
WE ARE NO LONGER ALIENS.
1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 1Pe 2:10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained…
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK.
Mat 5:39 “But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also., Turning the other cheek is a Christian doctrine from the sermon on the mount that refers to injury without revenge. The phrase ” slap on the face” is a…
THE UNCHANGING GOD IN CHANGING TIMES.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The proposition that ” Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever” is absolute and means that he is unchangeable. This was meant to encourage believers to persevere by showing them that their saviour is/was always the same. That he who had sustained…
BREAKING THE SIEGE
Psa 18:4 The pangs of death encompassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. Psa 18:5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. Psa 18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my…
GRATITUDE IS THE BEST ATTITUDE
1The 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. It is so easy to forget how blessed we are! That’s why maintaining an attitude of gratitude is something we need to do on purpose. Paul exhorts the brethren, that in everything, the will of God…