So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah. I Kings 17:15-16 REFERENCE I Kings 17:1-16 “She went away and did according to the word of Elijah…” In essence, she acted on the Word of God as revealed to her by Prophet Elijah. Giving Elijah this ‘precious’ meal in obedience to his words, is quite a remarkable feat for a widow who...
And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself; take note, and see what you should do, for in the spring of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.” I Kings 20:22 REFERENCE I Kings 20:1-22 Victory is sweet; it puts testimonies in our mouths, gives us security and confidence, and a sense of ‘having arrived’. However, at such times, people tend to lose ground because all their defenses are down. The rich fool felt he had all he wanted in life and so he decided to settle down to a...
Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. John 20:24 REFERENCE John 20:19-25 David in Psalm 84:10 said a day in God’s courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. Sometimes, all God needs in a person’s life is just a day spent in His courts (presence) for the person’s life to change. Zacharias was one day in God’s courts when the answer to his prayer came; so was Hannah. David was perplexed and envious of the prosperity of the wicked. But when he got to the court of God, he understood...
Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. Psalm 69:7 REFERENCE Psalm 69:7-9 Being zealous for God is not always a comfortable place to be. Friends ostracize you and family members dissociate themselves from you and deny you. Reason? You no longer do what you used to do; you don’t do what they do, you speak against some of their behaviors, and you take it personal and sometimes feel offended, when the honor of God is maligned. People often find it hard to handle such commitment to God by people close to them, as it...
Now Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.’ John 11:21-22 REFERENCE John 11:17-22 Sometimes, you find yourself looking back on the past and blaming certain events for things that you might be going through. You often wish you could undo or redo certain things from your past; you may be suffering the results of poor decisions or the loss of a loved one and maybe you have held those things/people responsible for how things are going...
“And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”” ~ Judges 6:16 REFERENCE Judges 6:11-24 “Impossible! How can I defeat the host of Midian as though I was only fighting one man?” This could just have been Gideon’s thought or response when the Angel insinuated that he would so decimate the Midianites that there would be none of them remaining. Think about it; it is recorded in Judges 7:12 that the host Gideon was to confront was as numerous as locusts and their camels were without number, as the sand by the...
Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” ~ Judges 6:14 REFERENCE Judges 6:11-24 If many of us know what we are supposed to do, we would gladly do it; and if we know better, we would do better. One of the big things on the minds of many is purpose – what am I here for, and why? We wonder if we are not meant to do more than we are doing. What area of life...
“And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” – Judges 6:12 REFERENCE Judges 6:11-24 Our minds cannot fully grasp the potential locked up in the Word of God. Proverbs 4:22 says, “For they are life to those who find them…” There is nothing ever written that has the capacity to turn men into heroes than the Word of God. We will consider some truths everyone can find in God’s Word for victorious living, and today, we will look at the concept of identity....
So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. – John 11:17 REFERENCE John 11:11-26, 38-44 Death is defined as the cessation of life; it connotes an end to something, finality, and most times, a hopeless situation. However, for a believer, death does not always mean you have come to the end of a matter, because we have Jesus, our Resurrection and Life. He restores, and makes alive that which was dead, as can be seen in Lazarus’ case. Two key phrases in this verse are JESUS CAME and FOUR DAYS. The body...
I said, “In the prime of my life I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the remainder of my years.” Isaiah 38:10 REFERENCE Isaiah 38:1-10 Sickly King Hezekiah was told by the prophet to put his house in order; that he would die. He promptly responded with heartfelt prayers, pleading for his life. God saw his tears and heard his prayers. In no time, God reversed his situation and added 15 years to his life – in fact, He promised him victory in his future battles; an assurance that he would live. Interesting! From our...