Thus saith the LORD; "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: thus saith the LORD; 'Execute ye …
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The Author of Eternal Salvation
So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made an High Priest; but He that said unto him, "Thou art My Son, to day have I begotten Thee." As He saith also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec." Who in the days of his flesh, when He had …
Direction, Guidance and Obedience
Someone has said, and this really convicts and breaks my heart.. There is no lack of direction. There is a lack of obedience."
Smite Me
"And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man refused to smite him. Then said he unto him, 'Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from …
Day Seventeen – The Peril of Disobedience
Today's Scripture reading is Judges 1 - 13, we read of Joshua’s death, and how the people anger the LORD through their worship of foreign gods; which actually begins by departing from GOD. Disobedience is the first step of departure from GOD; “And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of …
Blessings and/or Terrors?
"Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. If ye …
The One Who Will Keep You
"Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of Him, and obey His voice, provoke Him not; for He will not pardon your transgressions: for My name is in Him. But if thou shalt indeed obey His voice, and do …
Pulling Down Strong Holds – 2 Corinthians 10:1-6
"Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: but I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us …
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Luke 8:19-21
"Then came to Him His mother and His brethren, and could not come at Him for the press. And it was told Him which said, 'Thy mother and Thy brethren stand without, desiring to see Thee'. And He answered and said unto them, 'My mother and My brethren are these which hear the word of God, and …
Whose Words Shall Stand?
In a world where there are many words spoken. Some religious, some political, much trivial and inconsequential, talk among family and friends of events, church activities, teaching, and on and on we could go. In the prophet Jeremiah's day following the capture of Jerusalem the people chose to disobey God, even though the prophet had …
Dealing With the Evil
"But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. Moreover it shall come to pass, …
When We Are Disobedient to the LORD
"For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As Mine anger and My fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall My fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a …
The Sovereign GOD of 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 …
Prolonging Your Days in the Land of Your Possession
“Therefore you shall be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, …
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Romans 4:5-25 The Reckoning
The Reckoning Romans 4:5 – 25 THE BLESSEDNESS OF A CREDITED ACCOUNT (vv. 5-8). You are deeply in debt. There is no way out. The banks and loan companies will neither one loan you money. The creditors are calling, writing wanting the money that is due them. You do not have it. You are barely …