Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” John 18:37 REFERENCE John 18:28-37 At Jesus’ trial, He kept quiet most of the time until when He was asked about His God given assignment on earth. He quickly answered without mincing words; “Yes I am a king and I was born to lead people into the truth about God.” A lesson in this...
And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Exodus 17:11 REFERENCE Exodus 17:8-16 In our text we see that every time Moses lifted his hands to God in this battle, Israel prevailed; and any time his hands were down, Amalek began to prevail. That’s a scary thought right there. It shows you what happens in the realm of the spirit when your hands go down in lukewarmness. It means as soon as you begin to relent in prayer/spiritual exercise the enemy prevails - darkness comes, things...
And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.” Exodus 17:9 REFERENCE Exodus 17:8-16 One of the remarkable events of history is the six-day war. It was a brief war that took place between June 5 and 10, 1967; it was the third of the Arab-Israeli wars. Here is what happened: Iraq signed an alliance with the president of Egypt and the King of Jordan and together, all three joined forces against Israel. When the Israelis saw what...
Then God blessed them and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 REFERENCE Genesis 1:26-30 As Christians, we must understand that the only language the devil understands is power. This is why we are to take heed to the dominion mandate God gave us right from the beginning. Knowing that God has given us authority to dominate is good, but knowing how to deploy that authority and how to wield it is of greater...
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. I Corinthians 15:10 REFERENCE I Corinthians 15:9-10 Grace is a divine enablement from God to achieve what we ordinarily cannot in our own strength. It is the supernatural factor that causes our life’s results to surpass our human efforts. It doesn’t negate labor/effort like Apostle Paul pointed out in our text; instead, it reduces ‘wearisome’ labor and multiplies the outcome of our efforts. God’s...
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. John 9:2-3 REFERENCE John 9:1-7 If you are human at all, I know that sometimes, you get to a point where some things are not working for you or not happening like you want, and the first thing you do is, “What have I done wrong? Where is this coming from? Who did I offend?” This becomes even stronger when you...
Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.” II Kings 8:5-6 REFERENCE II Kings 8:1-6 This Shunammite woman’s coming to entreat the king for the restoration of her land at the same time Gehazi was telling the king about her life, was not a coincidence. It was a divine orchestration by God....
“There is a lad who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. John 6:9&11 REFERENCE John 6:4-13 Like Andrew, the disciple who popped the question of what five loaves and two small fish could do in a crowd of so many people, you also face times when you need a major miracle of provision to happen in your life, but what you...
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 REFERENCE Proverbs 13:12 A desire is a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. It is synonymous with hoping, longing or craving to have a need fulfilled. Therefore, our desires are fueled by the things that are lacking in our lives, ranging from basic survival needs to social and self-actualization needs, etc. When a desire is unmet, it creates a hole in us which we strive to fill; the more it delays, the more we long for it,...
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 REFERENCE Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred for too long causes a lot of pain for the bearer; it keeps you going from expectation to expectation without getting the desired result. Every day, you hear and read that it is the will of God to give you the desires of your heart according to His will, yet it never seems to materialize. Gradually, the hope in your heart turns to frustration and discouragement, because your heart can’t understand why it appears that God is hesitant to intervene...