Photo by Philippe Donn on Pexels.com Two Necessary Things Mark 12:24 New International Version Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? For Meditation Haters will do anything to entrap and destroy the person they dislike. If they have to dance with the devil to satisfy … Continue reading Two Necessary Things
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Exclusivity of Christ.
Acts 4:12 New International Version Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. For Meditation Many have claimed that heaven has several ways, and that God has other prophets or religious leaders to guide people to Himself in heaven … Continue reading Exclusivity of Christ.
Unstoppable Grace
Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com Genesis 41:40 New King James Version (NKJV) You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” For Meditation Those who heard these words from Pharaoh to Joseph heard only … Continue reading Unstoppable Grace
Encouraged by the Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:2 New International Version He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lordis with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. For Encouragement We all need encouragement. … Continue reading Encouraged by the Lord.
When God Responds
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Pexels.com 2 Chronicles 14:12 New International Version The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off … Continue reading When God Responds
The Prayer of the Helpless
2 Chronicles 14:11 New International Version Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against … Continue reading The Prayer of the Helpless
The Blessings of a New Beginning.
Righteousness is not hereditary. Though God commends the life and teachings of parents as the best way to guide their children for righteous living (Prov. 22:6), we cannot presume on the condition of a person based on that of their parent. Accordingly, we cannot conclude from the wayward living of a person that their parents … Continue reading The Blessings of a New Beginning.
The Attrition of Faith
Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com 2 Chronicles 16:12 New King James Version And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. For Meditation As a student, I often traveled between the twin cities … Continue reading The Attrition of Faith
The Record of Hope
Photo by George Dolgikh on Pexels.com Esther 2:23 New Living Translation When an investigation was made and Mordecai’s story was found to be true, the two men were impaled on a sharpened pole. This was all recorded in The Book of the History of King Xerxes’ Reign. For Encouragement He sat at the palace gate and … Continue reading The Record of Hope