“Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen.” Acts 1:2….. Everything we do for God we should do through the Holy Spirit. From the most important job to the smallest job it should be done through the…
“O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.” ~ Psalm 95:1…… Perhaps you might be intimidated to praise God loudly, especially when others are around. But this verse, and many others like it, reveal that it is scriptural to praise God loudly. This…
“The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.” …….Psalm 19:9….. When the Bible talks about the fear of the Lord it is referring to reverencing God. One of the meanings of the word fear is to reverence. When we fear something we are actually…
“….. who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” Hebrews 6:12… Faith and patience have been called the power twins for good reason; they need one another. Faith without patience won’t last long, but patience without faith is just putting up with things. Both need to work together if we’re going to see powerful results…
“At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.” 2 Timothy 4:16 NKJV……….. The Apostle Paul is talking about the time in his ministry when he was first arrested for preaching the Gospel. This wasn’t the last time, as there were other times to…
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 NKJV……. The book of Philippians is known as Paul’s letter from prison. As he wrote to the Philippians’ from the dire conditions of prison life, (which was especially harsh in those days), he mentions joy or rejoicing 16 times! Obviously, it wasn’t Paul’s…
“And take the helmet of salvation…..” Ephesians 6:17…. Part of the armor of God is the helmet of salvation. A helmet of course covers your head, which spiritually is representative of your mind. So to me, the helmet of salvation is having on the knowledge of your redemption. We need to keep our minds full…
“And Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My Word to do it.’ “ Jeremiah 1:12 YLT…. Did you know that God’s Word is His integrity? God will ALWAYS keep His Word! Integrity is a word that doesn’t mean much in today’s society. It seems that a lot of…
“If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26…. Wow, that’s a pretty strong word coming from Jesus! We’re supposed to hate our father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and our…
“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Romans 8:5-6…… So what’s your mind set on during…