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…
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LET GO.
2Sa 12:21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”2Sa 12:22 So he said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who can…
WE FACE A FORMIDABLE BUT A DEFEATED FOE.
Col 2:15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. The historical background to this was a triumph parade into Rome by a victorious general. Victorious generals paraded their captives and the seized treasure behind them. Sweet incense was offered. The citizens saw and smelled evidence…
THE COMFORT OF GOD’S INTIMATE PRESENCE
Psa 73:23-26 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the…
GETTING RID OF PROCRASTINATION.
Pro 20:4 The sluggard will not plow because of winter; therefore he will beg during the harvest and have nothing. Procrastination is the habit of intentionally postponing matters. It is to intentionally putting off doing something that should be done. The procrastinator differs important work, decisions, chores, engagements etc that should be done in a…
ACCESSING THE HEAVENLY STORES.
Mat 7:11 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! It is the desire of every parent to supply the needs of their children. Although by nature parents are imperfect, they…
WHATEVER YOU FAIL TO MANAGE ,YOU LOSE .
Mat 25:28 ‘Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. Mat 25:29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. The parable of the talents demonstrates that…