But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 REFERENCE Isaiah 40:28-31 Scripture often compares Christians with the eagle; a close examination of an eagle’s lifestyle pictures a victorious Christian who follows and pleases God. […]

Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. Job 1:20 REFERENCE Job 1:1-22 Reading through Job’s travails you can’t help but wonder, “How much can one man endure? How did he go through that entire trauma without losing his mind? How did he hold onto his righteousness? What […]

In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. Job 1:22 REFERENCE Job 1:1-22 Metaphorically, in the bible, the night often speaks of adversity and affliction; the period when the spirit of wickedness roams unchecked and demon spirits go all out to express their full wrath. Night season is when things go awry, […]

These are the nations that God left there, using them to test the Israelites who had no experience in the Canaanite wars. He did it to train the descendants of Israel, the ones who had no battle experience, in the art of war. Judges 3:1-2 (MSG) REFERENCE JUDGES 3:1-4 (MSG) There are times that God, in His wisdom, […]

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?  Matthew 6:26 -27 REFERENCE Matthew 6:25-34 Unmet expectations, unfulfilled dreams, shattered promises, life’s uncertainties, […]

Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. – Luke 10:19 REFERENCE Luke 10:17-19 Man’s greatest enemy since the Garden of Eden is Satan. Adam and Eve handed over their dominion to him when they […]

“I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.” Job 42:5 REFERENCE Job 42:1-6 Sovereignty is unlimited power; supreme authority over all things, the liberty to decide one’s thoughts and actions, or freedom from external control. It is the power to do everything without being accountable to […]

Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.  Jeremiah 33:3 REFERENCE Jeremiah 33:1-3 God has limitless secrets that will unravel the mysteries of life and living. He has insight into every situation and He knows the way out of every logjam, but as seen […]

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” Genesis 28:15 REFERENCE Genesis 28:10-15 In this account, God promised Jacob that He wouldn’t leave Him until He had done what He promised He would do in […]

And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.” She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.” Genesis 21:6-7 REFERENCE Genesis 21:1-7 The background to this story is found in Genesis […]