1Co 15:9,10 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me is not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet…
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
Mat 12:25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. Jesus had healed a demon possessed man who was blind and mute. The Pharisees tried to discredit his power by claiming that he was…
HAS NOT THE LORD GONE OUT BEFORE YOU?
Jdg 4:14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. Jdg 4:15 And the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots…
THE DIVINE ARMORY.
Eph 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. It is a terrifying thought to imagine being in a battle field with nothing to engage the enemy with. Without the necessary weapons, the battle is often lost…
REBUILDING THE ANCIENT RUINS.
Isa 61:4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. The Babylonians invaded and destroyed Jerusalem and it’s sur- rounding homes , towns and villages in 587 BC. The temple and the city walls were also not…
UNPROFITABLE EXCHANGE.
Gen 25:33,34 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright. Esau’s birthright would have included a double…
DO NOT RUN LIKE A MAN RUNNING AIMLESSLY.
1Co 9:26, 27 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly, I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. Paul must have enjoyed the sporting activities of…
THE THRONE OF GRACE
Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Finding help in time of need can be quite difficult especially if the people you look upon have never encountered the kind of problem you are in….
REMAIN PLANTED IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
Psa 92:12-14 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age. They shall be fresh and flourishing. The palm tree gives the…
WHY STAY THERE UNTIL YOU DIE?”
2Ki 7:3,4 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die? If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over…