What people don’t get is what happened at the cross of Jesus that applies to us today. I will attempt to describe some of the applications of what the Blood of Jesus will do for any who believe. I always thought that Jesus was killed by jealous, hateful people, and that He had no choice. Untrue. He was killed by those of His own religion, and yes they were jealous, but He did have a choice. He CHOSE to die……
Jesus gave us superior wisdom in Mark 4:24 and Luke 8:18. He basically said: “Be careful what you hear, or be careful how you hear.” As a young person, I simply believed what I heard from those I was around. I was a simpleton, a sheep, gullible, senseless, and easily led by my own reasonings and emotions. I had my own set of values and beliefs, and could parrot what I had heard and had decided to keep in my…..
We can learn a lot about spiritual things from professional sports. For instance, professional ball players don’t go into the game without stretching. When you draw near to the LORD, you will be stretched. What you thought is true will be challenged, and you will have to push farther into spiritual things to get the victory. You will have to “work out” early in the morning when others are still snoozing. You might have to pray more, and fast more…..
Yes, we’ve all heard a lot about the Wise Men who found Jesus. They had seen a special star, and knew by their studies that a great Jewish King and Deliverer would be born according to this sign. They traveled from the East to Jerusalem, and began to ask where this child who was born “King of the Jews” was (Matthew 3). Scholars believe that these wise men came from modern day Iraq which was at one time called Persia……
In Joshua the seventh chapter, we find much warfare strategy for our own battles. (Please read these chapters first to understand these points.) Joshua always heard the voice of the LORD, because he was always listening, and had had 40 years of extra wandering in the wilderness to seek the LORD’S face, and know His voice. Look for these points as you read Joshua 7 & 8 about the Israelites’ battles with the city of Ai. 1. Make sure you…..
Are you a self-sufficient Christian? Always dependent upon your own wisdom and energy. I have tried that way. I’ll tell you what I like much better: Christ Sufficiency! Jesus himself stated, “without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, KJV). Sure we can work, play, and go our own way, and get by with God. We can depend on our own limited experience, wisdom, and energy, and deal with our world in this way. But mark my words: “the day…..
There are many cleverly devised fables around us. The devil is very clever, and he knows how to weave tales. 2 Peter 1:16 states: “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made know unto you the power and coming of our LORD Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (KJV). Some translations use cunningly instead of cleverly. Foxes are considered cunning animals. Dictionary.com gives the definition of cunning as: “skill employed in a shrewd or sly…..
Ever feel like the devil himself is nipping at your heels? King David the Psalmist of Israel did. He describes it in Psalm 40:11&12, “Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about…” (KJV). As David cries to the LORD, and asks the LORD to deliver him, he pens a very important key to receiving from the LORD. “Let such as love thy…..
People who believe in God and His Word and believe that He answers prayer are crazy. I am one of those crazies. I believe that WHEN I ask in prayer, I RECEIVE the answers WHEN I pray (Mark 11:22-25). Then I have to keep on believing that something I can’t see in the natural is already being answered even when I can’t see it. That sometimes seems crazy. I also believe that every word in the Bible is true, and…..
The Creator of the Universe has given each of us a choice. Choose Jesus His Son, or the devil, who is the most rebellious of all His created beings. Jesus is pure good, pure love, pure wisdom, and perfect provision. The devil is a deceiver, manipulator, controller, and so full of hate that he desires to kill and destroy everything that God enjoys and loves. We humans are first on his list to kill. There is a cost to following…..