The Mysterious Ways Of God
The Mysterious Ways Of God “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!”Romans 11:33 How do we respond to the ways of God? Do we question the way He works in our lives? Malachi continued to challenge the […]
Honoring The Lord’s Name
Honoring The Lord’s Name ““A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised […]
The Lord’s Love For His Own
The Lord’s Love For His Own “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” Says the Lord. “Yet Jacob I have loved;”Malachi 1:2 Malachi’s message begins where every departure from God begins—in the heart. The people of Judah had lost their […]
Uprooting Bitterness
Uprooting Bitterness “looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;”Hebrews 12:15 When we hold bitterness in, we are actually behaving like the unsaved, and that is why Ephesians 4:31–32 exhorts us, “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, […]
The Secret to Maintaining Unity
The Secret to Maintaining Unity “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”Ephesians 4:1-3 Lowliness is humility […]
Triumph Through The Word
Triumph Through The Word “I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.”1 John 2:14 The aged apostle John reminds us of […]
The Great Overcomer
The Great Overcomer “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.””John 16:33 The Lord is saying to all who seek to follow Him: “Take courage! Be strong! I have overcome the world!” He was looking past all that lay ahead of Him and claimed the victory […]
Impartation Of Peace
Impartation Of Peace “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.”John 16:33 Notice the cause and effect here: the cause is “these things I have spoken to you,” and the effect is “that in Me you may have peace.” The root is His teaching, and the fruit is the […]
Walking With God
Walking With God “And Enoch walked with God;”Genesis 5:24 In Genesis, both Enoch and Noah (Genesis 6:9) are described as having walked with God while surrounded by an ungodly world. But what does it actually mean to walk with God? To walk with God means to develop an ongoing relationship with Him through prayer […]
Lessons Learned In The Cave
Lessons Learned In The Cave “I cried out to You, O Lord: I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.”Psalms 142:5 The Lord is glorified when we trust Him in the darkest hours of our lives! It is often in these seasons of trial and pain that we begin […]