1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Purposes of going through the desert Gaining more effective knowledge in three areas: Who my God is Who He says I am What purposes He intends to realize through my lifePreparation for defeating the devils who are squatting on my property Dangers in the desert ComplainingTesting God’s patience (Israel became litter in the desert)Sexual immoralityIdolatryBeing more focused […]
It is easy sometimes to identify with Peter when he wanted to build places of worship for Elijah and for Moses. When he would never deny Jesus, and denied Him 3 times in quick succession, I can see myself being weak or fearful. When he gave up waiting for Jesus and just wanted to go fishing, dragging the rest of […]
Forgive me in advance for being negative in this writing. If it makes it easier, simply hear this as my confession of failure on a bad day. If it helps challenge you to greatness, take it to heart as though Jesus is challenging you to His invitation to that greatness and the strength to live in it. Who do you […]
Having faith there will be a good future sometimes means being able to see the opportunities that are hidden in troubles. Having faith in the likelihood of loss and failure and disappointment sometimes means being distracted and robbed of courage by the troubles that are hiding opportunities. Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig […]
This morning, ask the Lord of the Harvest to give you something to harvest that is valuable to Him. Also, tell Him that you are willing to plant good seeds for harvest another day if there is nothing to harvest today. Sometimes seeds are so small that you don’t notice you are distributing them. Ask Him to show you when […]
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.(Romans 16:20 HCSB ©®) The word Paul was prophesying as the timing of God crushing Satan under the feet of the believers in Rome meant soon sometimes and quickly other times. There are English translations that use quickly, meaning the work […]
“I assure you: Anyone who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this […]
Eros is a Greek word that can mean “desire.” Agape is a Greek word that appears many times in the New Testament, and is always translated, “love.” I eros people because I like the way they bless me or take care of me or make me feel good about myself. Eros is a good synonym for “romance.” Romance usually lasts […]
Not many people have read the Bible or the Koran or the Book of Mormon. I have copies of all of them, but have only read portions of the Koran and the Book of Mormon. I don’t expect truth to come to me through either, so what I have read in each was simply to see what lies are actually […]
By faith in His name, His name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Him has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.(Acts 3:16 HCSB ©®) It was the name of Jesus that healed the man at the gate called “beautiful.” Use the name at every opportunity. […]