Under Attack

Scripture Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the…

Preparing For Worship

Scripture The food that you put into your mouth doesn’t make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.” ~Matthew 15:11, CEV Quote God’s purpose in redemption is to make worshipers out of rebels ~A.W. Tozer I was reading Matthew 15 in…

Whole Burnt Offering

Scripture Bulls or rams or goats are the animals to be used for these sacrifices. If the animal is a bull, it must not have anything wrong with it. Lead it to the entrance of the sacred TENT, and I will let you know if it is acceptable to Me. ~Leviticus 1:3, CEV Quote Jesus is the…

The Unshakable Kingdom

Scripture Our God says, “Calm down, and learn that I am God!  All nations on earth will honor me.” ~Psalm 46:10, CEV Quote I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need. ~Charles Spurgeon I love Psalm 46 in any translation but when I read it in the Contemporary English version yesterday,…

Wishing For Wings

Scripture I wish I had wings like a dove, so I could fly far away and be at peace. ~Psalm 55:6, CEV Quote Is avoiding adversity paramount to avoiding life? ~Ya’kov Job’s wife, whatever her name, was a piece of work. She encouraged Job to escape his adversity by committing suicide spiritually and physically. I like his answer:…

The Back Side of Glory

Scripture I won’t let you see my face, because anyone who sees my face will die… I will put you in a large crack in the rock. I will cover your eyes with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back. You will not…

Creative Excuses

Scripture Don’t be angry with me. You know as well as I do that they are determined to do evil…They asks me to make them a god…Then I asked them to bring me their gold earrings. They took them off and gave them to me. I threw the gold into a fire, and out came…

Nuggets Of Gold

Scripture If you obey the Lord, you will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked. ~Proverbs 10:28, CEV Quote One of the great functions of the Cross of Christ is to open our eyes to the absolute horror of sin. ~William Barclay Unfortunately Solomon did not practice what he preached but the book of Proverbs,…

Everything Is About Jesus

Scripture On one of these stones engrave the names of Israel’s first six sons… And do the same with his remaining six sons on the other stone. In this way Aaron will always carry the names of the tribes of Israel when he enters the holy place, and I will never forget my people. ~Exodus…

Too Big!

Scripture No one pours new wine into old wine skins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. ~Matthew 9:17, CEV Quote You may as well try to put the Atlantic Ocean in your bathtub as to put Jesus in Judaism or any…