"And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying, 'Blessed the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed the … Continue reading The Blessed Happy
Do You Refuse Him Who Speaks with the Voice That Shakes the Earth? – Hebrews 12:25-29
"See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused Him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him that speaketh from heaven: whose voice then shook the earth: but now He hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth … Continue reading Do You Refuse Him Who Speaks with the Voice That Shakes the Earth? – Hebrews 12:25-29
The Question of David’s Son
The Pharisees claimed to believe the word of God. They had attached many traditions to their beliefs and practices; and probably due to this had become blind to who Jesus was and is. Jesus asks the Pharisees a question they cannot answer. In the following verses there is only one answer you can reach as … Continue reading The Question of David’s Son
The Law, the Prophets, and Jesus
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, 'Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled'. Whosoever therefore shall break one of … Continue reading The Law, the Prophets, and Jesus
Go With God and He Will Go With You
"And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered." 2 Chronicles 31:21 (KJB) While reading the historical account of King Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 29 - 31 this … Continue reading Go With God and He Will Go With You
God’s Blessings
"And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper." 2 Chronicles 26:5 (KJB) Uzziah was one of the good kings of Judah. Yet, as we read the histories of the kings we must realize … Continue reading God’s Blessings
All Quiet
Do you enjoy peace and quiet? Do you enjoy alone time? How about peace and quiet that only God can give? Today's lesson is about a king who had quiet in his kingdom; and I hope to share with you how you can have peace and quiet with God and others. "And the fear of … Continue reading All Quiet
Into the Hand of GOD
Reading today from 2 Samuel 22 - 24... "And David said unto Gad, 'I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for His mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.'" 2 Samuel 24:14 (KJB) Probably because of pride David had called … Continue reading Into the Hand of GOD
Vulnerable Situations
Reading 1 Samuel 23 - 25 for today... "And he said unto his men, 'The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD." 1 Samuel 24:6 (KJB) King Saul was out to kill David. … Continue reading Vulnerable Situations
When Israel Gets a King
Read Deuteronomy 15 - 17 for today... "And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: that his heart be not lifted up above … Continue reading When Israel Gets a King
You are Useful
Do you ever feel like a useless person, that you have never made any difference in anyone’s life, even your own? We all like to feel useful. We enjoy it when we hear someone tell us “Well done” on a job we have done, a race we have run, or even as a preacher, a … Continue reading You are Useful
There Is Coming a Day…
‘But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions … Continue reading There Is Coming a Day…
Repenting, Unrepentant Nations
"At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall … Continue reading Repenting, Unrepentant Nations
The Walk of Godly Leadership
"And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the … Continue reading The Walk of Godly Leadership
Against Christ
There is something about the gospel of Christ that the worldly man, even some of the spiritual elite who hate it. Some people want, desire people to follow them, their teachings, their philosophies, and when the true gospel of Christ Jesus is presented; the death, burial and resurrection of Christ they stand against it. One … Continue reading Against Christ
