No, not the end times. Paul understands that tribulation is not something reserved for the very last days, but rather is an experience that every believer will encounter to a degree. As the Gospel grows, so does its opposition! In Acts we find the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 We make life complicated. We make figuring out life complicated. We add our caveats. We include our “what ifs”. We...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the Scriptures? Luke 24:32 What does that phrase, “He opened to us the Scriptures,” mean? We know it means more than Jesus rolled out a scroll...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The world measures greatness by the display of power and the ability to rule and exercise authority over others. Successful athletes and entrepreneurs are said to be great. Political powers and nations are said to be great in regard to their power...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1:5 “Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, ‘Great is the Lord beyond the border of Israel!’” 1:11 “For My name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.” 1:14 “For I am a great...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 Words spoken through the prophet to Zerubbabel promising that he would finish the task. Yes, it would be his hands that complete it (v9), but the enabling and the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Salvation belongs to the Lord!” This is the last line to the prayer Jonah prayed from the belly of a fish!! In more than one way, Jonah learned the absolute, certain truth of that statement. Jonah learned from his conditionthat...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
13:4 “But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, and besides Me there is no savior.” There is only one God. That does not mean that a multitude of other creatures, people, and fabrications do not parade...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. Daniel 2:20 You’ve heard the saying “looking for love in all the wrong places” before. Well there are other things you can look for in all the wrong...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it. Ezekiel 36:36 Working from the end to the beginning, God issues a promise –I will do it. When God makes a promise, He bases it not on high hopes or expectations that if everything works out He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
