“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of site to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18 When Jesus read the above scripture in the temple to describe His ministry, it not only…
“And yet I show you a more excellent way. Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed…
“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said; As I have sworn in my wrath, if…
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” Isaiah 60:1-3 Jesus let us know in Mathew 5:14-16: “Ye are the light of…
“…greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” 1 John 4:4b If you are in a position where you feel overwhelmed by the circumstances of life and that all war has broken out against you, then rejoice! You are in good company. Some of the greatest victories in the bible were in the face of impossible and insurmountable situations. All you have to do is stay in faith, trust God’s promises, and you will be ready…
“Death and life are in power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21 Seeds are containers. In plants they contain the “embryo” of the plant, which is a miniature version of itself in a protective husk. The husk can protect it from damage until it is able to be planted in good soil. Once in that good soil, when watered and exposed to sunlight it begins to…
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 God called Abraham to a land He would show him. He did not have Siri or GPS to guide him to a specific address. Yet, what he did have was the God Positioning System. He heard the voice of the Lord and obeyed. He did not…
“And he (Jesus) came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue…
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 In the book of Genesis, the Lord shares the account of Joseph’s life. God gave Joseph a dream showing the stars, sun and moon bowing down before him. Of course, his family recognized that the dream meant that Joseph would be raised to a position of…
“Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee; and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” Isaiah 60:1-3 When you enter a dark room, with no light source, it could…