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.
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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
The Downside of Prosperity
2 Chronicles 16:10 New International Version Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people. For Encouragement One thing that makes David such a model for righteous living is his tendency for confession and plea … Continue reading The Downside of Prosperity
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
When God Steps into Your Case
Photo by Josh Sorenson on Pexels.com When the Lord Steps Into Your Case Numbers 12:4-5 New Living Translation So immediately the Lord called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and said, “Go out to the Tabernacle all three of you!” So the three of them went to the Tabernacle. Then the Lord descended in the pillar of cloud and stood at … Continue reading When God Steps into Your Case
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 