“So, it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan.” – I Samuel 13:22   REFERENCE: I Samuel 13:19-14:1   The Philistines deployed an ingenious battle strategy against the Israelites. They exiled all their blacksmiths, […]

“…but only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.” – Matthew 8:8b   REFERENCE: MATTHEW 8:8-13   This Centurion, being a military person, understood the importance of the spoken word. He had the revelation that all he needed from Jesus was a word and his sick servant would be healed. As a soldier, […]

“Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”–Genesis 17:17   REFERENCE: GENESIS 17:15-19 The God who can do infinitely over and beyond what we can […]

“…but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ” – Ephesians 4:15 REFERENCE: EPHESIANS 4:12-16 Growth is your primary qualification for certain privileges and responsibilities. God said, “For this cause shall a man (not a boy) leave father and mother and be joined to his wife.” Until you […]

“…I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.” – 1 John 2:12 REFERENCE: 1 John 2:12-14 The Bible uses different metaphors to describe the process of growth (shining sun, seeds, trees, children). Yesterday, we read in the book of Mark that the sower scattered his seeds and […]

“…and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.” – Mark 4:27b REFERENCE:  MARK 4:26-29   TO GROW means to progressively develop, to become larger, to increase in size and in amount. It means to mature, become better, more developed or improved in some way. It is to rise or spread. It […]

They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing.” – Psalms 92:14   REFERENCE: PSALMS 92:12-15 As a child of God, every season is your season. In fact, it is in times of famine and economic difficulty that God wants you to flourish and prosper because of where you are […]

“But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”” ~ Matthew 28:5&6   Reference:  Matthew 28:1-10 Jesus got to Jerusalem, “for it cannot […]

“And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people.” ~ Matthew 26:47   Reference:  Matthew 26:36-41; 47-56   Man fell in a garden and his redemption started in another garden – Gethsemane. The ‘enemy’ came […]