Friday November 17, 2023 Matthew 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. In this passage, Jesus was letting the disciples know that the Lord had taken the power to bind and loose things in the earth, and given it to them. That power is with you, now. However, we still see... »
Wednesday October 25, 2023 James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. In the verse above, the Apostle James makes a very strong claim. He says that if we allow PATIENCE to take over, we will be perfect ... »
A MOUTH AND WISDOM Friday October 20, 2023 Dear brothers, is your life full of DIFFICULTIES and temptations? Then be happy, for when the way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow. So let it grow, and don’t try to squirm out of your problems. For when your patience is finally in full bloom, then you will be ready for anything, strong in character, full and complete. If you want to know wha... »
But abstain from foolish debates, from tales of genealogies, from contentions and from the contests of the Scribes, for there is no profit in them and such things are worthless. Titus 3:9 ABPE A lot of times these days, you see people arguing about Christian doctrine and issues online and sometimes offline. In our opening verse, the Apostle Paul says there is actually little or no profit ... »
Thursday September 28, 2023 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. Genesis 41:14 Sometimes, too little help can make you stronger, and too much help can even make you lazier. At a point in his life, Joseph was in prison, he had nnot seen anyone in his fam... »
Thursday September 21, 2023 The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63b The Lord in the verse above tells us an interesting fact about words: words are spirit. The words of Jesus are spirit and life, but other words carry spirit, just not necessarily the spirit of life. You see, there is a fundamental difference between the physical and spiritual realms. In the spiritua... »
Thursday September 14, 2023 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 Jesus said men ought always to pray and not to faint – Lk 18:1. He said this because prayer actually releases the grace of God into our lives. Prayer is so important because grace is so important. Grace empowers, lifts ... »
Monday September 4, 2023 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Prov.25:28 God wants us to be disciplined. He wants us to experience the power of self control. Above pressing on to achieve your goals on earth, God desires your discipline. What do we mean by discipline? We mean to develop ‘self-control’. Putting the needs... »
Tuesday August 29, 2023 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Ephesians 6:10 The Lord will usually not do anything for you that would not require some input from you. We must be strong in prayer, in speaking and studying the Word, and in working on our goals. Life naturally favors the strong and puts the weak at a disadvantage. The strong tend to win. It even ta... »
Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. The Word tells us in our opening verse that speaking in tongues (praying in the Holy Ghost) helps us build ourselves up in our faith, hallelujah. When we speak in tongues, we are built up in our inner man, in our spirits. We rise in the realm of the spirit, because the spiritual controls the... »
