The book of Luke has two similar statements, one about John the Baptist and one about Jesus. The birth of Jesus was surrounded by many supernatural occurrences, and these continued in the life of Jesus, especially during his ministry years, which are well documented by the gospels. The first statement that is made after John the Baptist had been born, and his father, Zechariah’s mouth was opened so that he could speak again, and who had supernaturally been filled with…..
Does it seem that the world is being covered with a flood again? But, this time it is a flood of evil. We see bad news, arguing, contentions on media all day and all night long, and it would seem to be overwhelming and all-consuming. Here is the crux: we are listening to the wrong voices. Go to the WORD of the Living God and His Son. They will guide you back to the fact that far above the earth,…..
John 2:11 explains why we need miracles. The miracles that Jesus performed “manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him” (KJV). All miracles that come from believers today MUST! 1). give all the glory to Jesus, Holy Spirit, and Father God, and 2). be proof that God’s hand is on us, and cause others to believe. There will always be those who are jealous of this power, do not love God as LORD, and will persecute those who…..
We are all multiplicities. We have outside and inside behaviors. How strange that God made us that way: body, soul, and spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 tells us this, so we need to understand what is going on. Of course, we know that our secret inner man is different from the outer man. The outer man can pretend, act, cover up emotions, or give into them. We can lie, exaggerate, and seem to be strong when inside we are terribly afraid……
Racism is nothing but thinking that you are better or less than another person. It is purely pride and arrogance, or the opposite is not knowing who you are in Christ Jesus, and His wonderful plan for you. If you believe the Bible, and call yourself a Christian, and think you are smarter or better than someone else, please read Acts 17:26 which states: “He hath made of ONE BLOOD the whole nation of men,” which proves that we are…..
You can find many scriptures that speak of angels, but I want to focus on several that explain how angels aid believers. Before we get into the angel-thing, let’s define ‘aid’: Merriam-Webster.com/dictionary tells us that ‘aid’ means: “to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end.” If you think that angels just float around all day on clouds, being entertained by human shenanigans, they are actually very busy beings. Daniel explains a lot about the supernatural realm…..
Daniel speaks of those who refuse to come to Father God through Jesus in Daniel 9:27, which speaks of the end of time: “… and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate” (KJV). The NET Bible translates: “Until the decreed end is poured out on the one who destroys.” Of course, the devil is the one who destroys, or the desolate one, who is totally empty of God, and exists as His exact opposite, but those who follow the…..
You may be fighting a battle against the odds today. If so, be comforted. So were the children of Israel overwhelmed by their enemies in the days of Deborah. She was a prophetess who ruled them from under a tree, and judged the people of Israel. In Deborah’s day, her people were harassed and controlled by the king of Canaan who possessed 900 iron chariots. First of all, the Israelites were being led by a woman, which in that time…..
The word ‘anomaly’ popped into my head recently, so I looked it up on Merriam-webster.com/dictionary. It means, “something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified:” I also saw ‘anomaly detection’ in en.m.wikipedia.org: “In data mining, anomaly detection is the identification of rare items, events, or observations which raise suspicions by differing significantly from the majority of the data….Anomalies are also referred to as outliers, novelties, noise, deviations and exceptions.” The LORD was pointing me to the fact that Christians should…..
There is more to Christianity than believing in Jesus and going to Heaven. Take John 10:32, where Jesus is speaking to the Jews who were about to stone him to death. “Many good works have I shewed you from my father; for which of those works do ye stone me” (KJV)? Later, in verse 38 He says, “But, if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works; that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in…..