“And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, but we hesitate to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” ~ I Kings 22:3   REFERENCE I Kings 22:1-3 There are certain noteworthy keywords/phrases in today’s focal verse – “Do you know?”, “Is ours” “We […]

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.  And he said to Him, ‘All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.’  Matthew 4:8-9 REFERENCE Matthew 4:1-11 We saw yesterday that Satan is a relentless […]

Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.  Matthew 4:3 REFERENCE Matthew 3:16 – 4:1-10 At Jesus’ baptism, God affirmed Him as His Son. However, Satan immediately came to tempt Him by attacking His identity in God. His identity was rooted […]

Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” – John 4:10 REFERENCE John 4:6-15 Thirst according to Webster’s dictionary is a sensation of dryness in the […]

Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. – Acts 12:5   REFERENCE Acts 12:1-12 Prayer is powerful; we all have personal testimonies of the power and the efficacy of prayers in our lives. Despite the fact that we know the power of prayers, it is […]

Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few. I Samuel 14:6 REFERENCE I Samuel 14:1-14 Have you ever witnessed a […]

For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. – II Peter 1:21   REFERENCE II Peter 1:19-21   What Word has God spoken concerning you? What prophecies, promises or pronouncements are you holding onto? The plan of God is that […]

But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.  Mark 4:29 REFERENCE Mark 4:26-29 A seed is a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant. It is anything that can multiply and become more if sown in the proper soil. When an orange […]

Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”  – Daniel 6:21-22   REFERENCE Daniel 6:6-23   The circus […]