Fighting Against God
“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.” (Psalm 2:1-3) Peter and John healed a lame man…
Read MoreIn Case You Thought Joseph was Perfect
“And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an…
Read MoreThe Power of the Word
“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.” (Psalm 119:97) Not every command in the Bible is in the form of “Thou shalt” or “Thou shalt not.” The command to meditate on Scripture is not, yet Scripture meditation is a way of obeying God. Obedience is how we show our…
Read MoreMemorizing and Meditating
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree…
Read MoreSharing God’s Word
“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course,” (2 Thessalonians 3:1) God speaks to our hearts through His word. God’s word is “…quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword,” (Hebrews 4:12) The Bible gives us words of truth, grace, light, and hope. The Bible doesn’t always…
Read MoreLazarus is Raised, People are Saved
“Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.” (John 11:5) Jesus had three friends in Bethany, and three siblings: Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. One day Lazarus became very sick. His sisters sent Jesus a message that he was sick. Jesus replied, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that…
Read MoreThe Pharaoh Hears God’s Word
“So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.” (Genesis 45:8) Joseph’s brothers had sold him as a servant. The Egyptian captain Potiphar bought him. He served Potiphar…
Read MoreLearning by Doing
“…I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through…
Read MoreTruth, Love, and Transgenderism
“Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” (Matthew 19:4-5) Jesus said that God made people male and female. Some may…
Read MoreAlways True, Always Loving
“Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” (Matthew 19:4-5) Jesus always spoke truthfully and in love. As God the Son,…
Read MoreJesus’ Resurrection and His Words
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35) Jesus told His disciples, “The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again.” (Matthew 17:22-23) When the disciples heard that, as Matthew 17:23…
Read MoreTelling People What They Need to Hear
“…speaking the truth in love,” (Ephesians 4:15) Why do Christians feel they have to go around speaking out against sin and telling people to accept Jesus as their personal Saviour? Why can’t they just let people live their lives? It’s not because Christians hate people. At least it shouldn’t be. A Christian who may be…
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