Stand Firm Against the Enemy and Prevail
“. . . but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to...
Category: Repentance/obedience
Turning from Sin to Find Healing
“. . . Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed” Isaiah 6:10b. I believe the way we are healed emotionally, psychologically...
Repentance and Forgiveness: The Link
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal...
God Is My Shield When I Yield
“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30:5. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no biblical scholar. But the English word “shield” seems...
How Overcoming Sin Keeps You Safe
“But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They...
Submit to God and Be Healed
“Go and tell Hananiah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron’” Jeremiah 28:13. Jeremiah was God’s “weeping prophet” to His...
Serving A Pointless God
Humans need a God. That’s why gods have been a prominent part of all civilizations from the beginning of time. You and I need a God because we are, well, human. We are mortal....
(Dis)obedience in the Bible: Sobering Examples
“Neither he [king Zedekiah] nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. . . the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of...
Gentle or Overwhelming Trials: You Choose
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the...
The Testing of Your Faith and Freedom: The Link
“How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,but he will be saved out of it. “‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will break the...