Mat 25:7 “Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. Mat 25:8 “And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ This is part of the parable of the ten virgins. The bridegroom tarried and all the ten slept. According to the Jewish custom,…
EVERYTHING BIG STARTS SMALL.
Mat 13:31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, Mat 13:32 “which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so…
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…
BE A RIVER; NOT A RESERVOIR.
Joh 7:38 “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” The life of God in us is not meant to be a stagnant pool with no inflow, nor a dammed up reservoir with no outflow, but rather a moving, mighty flowing river of…
WHEN ONLY HIM CAN HELP
2Ki 6:26,27 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, “Help me, my Lord the king!” The king replied, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?” There was a great famine in the…
REGAINING OUR CUTTING EDGE.
Ecc 10:10 If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success. It’s common knowledge that cutting wood with a blunt ax will be a strenuous task. Using an ax that has lost it’s cutting edge can lead to unnecessary use of our…
MARVELING AT GRACE.
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…