“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” Genesis 12:1 When God told Abraham to leave his home, God deliberately led him through the desert. From the outside it appeared ridiculous to go from an apparent fertile land to a desert place. However, when God knows where the wells are in the desert,…
“And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and…
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Isn’t it wonderful to know that whatever the enemy throws at us as believers, God is turning it for our good? Psalm 34:19 says: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.” Yet, when God delivers, He never brings you…
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 Notice in the above scripture that faith and hope are interconnected. Therefore, it is important to understand what true bible hope and true bible faith are. First, let’s look at bible hope. Many people have an incorrect idea of hope. What they think is hope really isn’t hope at all. Bible hope is very different from worldly hope. …
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,…
“Finally brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be…
“But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you; but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to…
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118:8-9 Time and again the scriptures provide accounts of those who trusted in God and were blessed and delivered, versus those who trusted in man, whose plans came to nothing. A good example of this is in 2 Chronicles 14- 16. Asa, the King of Judah,…
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? Or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? Numbers 23:19 God knows how to keep His word. Jeremiah 1:12 says: “Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.” When Jesus was on the earth,…
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 After Jesus had been baptized and God spoke in an audible voice saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” He was immediately driven into the wilderness where he was tempted of the devil. I always imagined Jesus standing talking to the devil, seeing him face to face. However, when the enemy comes to us,…