The Narrow Path Meaning (Think the Wilderness)
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
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Trouble The Doorway to Blessing In the Bible
“God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox” Numbers 23: 22. This verse is part of Balaam’s second oracle that he spoke to Balak the king of Moab...
Parable of the Sower Explained As A Progression
“Hear then the parable of the sower: ‘When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was...
I’m In Trouble: What Does the Bible Say?
“When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him” Psalm 91: 15. This verse tells us God will be with us in...
How The Wilderness Experience Exorcises our Demons
“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes,...
Why Agur Couldn’t Handle It
“. . . Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or lest I be poor and steal and profane the...
We Still Need Manna in the Wilderness
“But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at” Numbers 11: 6. The Israelites in the wilderness wanted to see the provision, the fulfillment...
Wilderness In the Bible: To Do You Good in the End
“When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire” Deuteronomy 12: 20. I love this verse...
Commentary on the Parable of the Sower: Barren
“At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses” Numbers 9: 23. This verse, and really this whole chapter points...