For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my EARNEST EXPECTATION and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed… Philippians 1:19-20 REFERENCE Philippians 1:19-20 Paul shows us the secret of his joy in prison as he wrote the book […]

For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.  He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles. Acts 4:36-37 (NLT) REFERENCE Acts 4: 32-37 (NLT) How does it feel to get […]

“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 REFERENCE Isaiah 43:16-21 There is nothing like beginning something you have always dreamt about. God loves beginnings because beginnings […]

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) REFERENCE Jeremiah 29:11 After man fell in the Garden of Eden, Jesus came to reinstate him into God’s original plan. If God went […]

In return for my love they are my accusers, but I give myself to prayer. Psalm 109:4 REFERENCE Psalm 109:1-4, 26-29 David is saying here that prayer is the only fitting response when all hell breaks loose, when relationships turn sour and hatred and spite are returned for love; when men scheme and plot against you and […]

He permitted no one to do them wrong; yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.” Psalm 105:14-15   REFERENCE Psalm 105:13-15   Guess who are the Lord’s anointed ones in this time and age? They are the spiritual seed of Abraham who […]

O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.  Matthew 26:39 REFERENCE Matthew 26:36-45 The above prayer is one of the most popular prayers of Jesus Christ. It expresses His agony as His will (his humanity) struggled with the will of God, […]

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. John 13:34 REFERENCE John 13:34-35 Love is a commandment of God; it is not a weak word, it is a force – it melts the heart of an angry person; it has […]

Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from the slave, though he is the master of all. –  Galatians 4:1 REFERENCE Galatians 4:1-7 An heir is someone who has the legal right to inherit the properties of another at their demise. On the other […]

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;  and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. II Timothy 4:3-4   REFERENCE II Timothy 4:1-5 We live in a world where there are various doctrines, […]