“But what sayith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:8-10 The…
“And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house…
“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…” Hebrews 4:1-3 In a previous devotional the Holy Spirit had me…
“The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 Just as in the early church, as well as today, there have been debates as to grace verses works. You are probably familiar with the scripture from Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” As well as Galatians…
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my…
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. James 2:19 In the above scripture, the Lord let’s us know that it is not enough to simply believe God exists and that Jesus is the Messiah. Yes, even demons know who Jesus is and recognize He is God. The difference is, they can and never will make Him Lord of their lives. They do not have saving faith.…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) We can learn a great deal about God’s will for us through His names. His names reveal His character. Throughout the scriptures at different times, God was revealed by His names. When he provided the ram in the thicket for Abraham, Abraham called…
“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” Isaiah 6:5 In this scripture, the prophet recounts when he saw the throne room of God. His response was one of fear, saying “I am undone” or ruined, basically because he was a sinner…
“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” Psalm 50:23 God made us in His image. He spoke all of creation into existence using His WORD. What are we speaking into existence using our words? The bible says clearly that life or death is set before us, blessings or cursing and that we are to choose life. (Joshua). Proverbs 18:20-21 says: “A man’s…
“ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love…