Jer 1:5-7 Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am…
SERVICE BEYOND THE OBVIOUS.
Mat 5:41 “And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. In Jesus’ time , Israel was a Roman colony. According to Roman law, a Roman soldier could demand a resident of a colony to carry his military baggage as far as one mile. After that, the soldier was supposed to find…
WALKING THROUGH THE VALLEYS IS PART OF LIFE
Psa 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. In the Bible, a valley is a low point in life. It could be relational, financial, spiritual etc. Sometimes its so low you…
BECOMING A PACESETTER.
1Co 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 1Co 9:25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we…
LEST YOU DRIFT AWAY
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. (Hebrews 2:1|NIV Have you ever noticed that as the army perform their drills they do so in perfect unison? Much time is spent to ensure they are in harmony. The main reason is to prepare…
MY BELOVED IS MINE, AND I AM HIS !
Song of Songs 2:16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies. The Song of Songs can literally be referred to as “lovers love lane”. It is made of love and romantic expression both by the lover and beloved. The lover utters mystical relationship possession that the beloved is hers…
PULLING DOWN STRONGHOLDS.
2Co 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, The word stronghold carries a military metaphor. it means a strong fortification. It is used in this context to denote various obstacles resembling a fortress which are designed, exists and adapted to oppose believers. This includes…
THEY ATE AND WERE SATISFIED.
Luk 9:16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. Luk 9:17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. Jesus…
UNIFIED BAND OF MIGHTY MEN
2Sa 23:8a These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains….. 2Sa 23:9a And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David …. 2Sa 23:11a And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite………
THE VALUE OF WAITING
Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!(NKJV) To wait is to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event takes place. David concludes this psalm with an admonition to wait on the Lord. He gives…