Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Ephesians 6:14 We saw the belt of truth yesterday as the first armor. Today we are looking at the breastplate of Righteousness as a protective weapon against the attacks of the enemy. Righteousness is simply a life lived in obedience …
We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with …
So David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines there. He said, “The Lord has overwhelmed my enemies in front of me like an overwhelming flood.” That is why that place is called Baal Perazim [The Lord Overwhelms]. 2 Samuel 5:20 (GW) David is speaking about his experience with the Lord’s breakthrough. He describes …
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. Judges 8:4 (KJV In the journey and fight of faith, giving up is not an option no matter how rough and tough the journey becomes, faint yet pursuing. We cannot read this without …
Some people built a fire in the middle of the courtyard and were sitting around it. Peter sat there with them, and a servant girl saw him. Then after she had looked at him carefully, she said, “This man was with Jesus!” Peter said, “Woman, I don’t even know that man! Luke 22:55-57 CEV When the Jewish …
“We were crushed and overwhelmed, and we thought we would never live through it … But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.” 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 NLT Like Paul, we all faced circumstances in which we feel crushed and overwhelmed. Sometimes the situations …
“If you do not obey the Lord your God … [He] will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to.” Deuteronomy 28:15 NIV God promised enormous blessings for His people when they entered the Promised Land. He promised “prosperity” and financial abundance. He promised to bless “everything” they did. …
People ruin their lives with the foolish things they do, and then they blame the Lord for it. Proverbs 19:3 ERV When things go wrong, we often want to blame someone or something else. We are not willing or able to take responsibility for our actions or inaction. Such ‘passing the buck’ has a long …
“Miserable comforters are you all! … I also could speak as you do, if your soul were in my soul’s place … but I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief. Job 16:2-5 Most times, people tend to assume a false conclusion about the source of …
And the Lord said unto Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Lo, he cometh forth to the water, and say unto him, ‘Thus saith the Lord: Let My people go, that they may serve Me. Exodus 8:20, 22 NKJV After God got ready to deliver His people, He asked Moses …
Jesus ate dinner at Matthew’s house. Many tax collectors and others with bad reputations came and ate with him and his followers. The Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with these people. They asked his followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?” Jesus heard them say this. So he said …
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“Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are lost; they’re confused. The wilderness has closed in on them.’ Then I’ll make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn again and he’ll chase after them. And I’ll use Pharaoh and his army to put my Glory on display. Then the Egyptians will realize that I am God.”” Exodus 14:3-4 Message. Have you …
I know, God, that mere mortals can’t run their own lives,That men and women don’t have what it takes to take charge of life. Jeremiah 10:23 The Message The Bible encourages us to plan but also warns us about the limitation of our plans. The best of our planning process has limits. In fact, the writer of …
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: Galatians 4:3- (KJV) God has so much to say about time. The Bible talks about the process of time, the fullness of time, appointed time e.t.c. Ecclesiastes says there is a time for everything, and a perfect time for …
The Lord says, “I will make you wise and show you where to go. I will guide you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 (NCV) We have been born into a world not of our own making. It is a world full of choices, and many conflicts that demands our time and attention; specific circumstances influence our lives …
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’ Genesis 3:1 NIV Literally the oldest trick in the book. “Did God really say?” continues to be a favorite tool of the …
But now your kingdom will not last. The Lord has searched for a man after his own heart. The Lord has appointed him as ruler of his people, because you didn’t follow the command of the Lord.” 1 Sam 13:14 God’s Word It takes only a little reflection from life to realize that disobedience is very expensive. From Adam to …
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. 2 Corinthians 8:5 Consecration is when we deliberately determine to be interested in that which God is interested in. Simply put, consecration is higher and greater concentration on Jesus and …
The fire must always be burning on the altar. It must never go out. The priest will burn wood on it every morning. He will lay the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offering. Leviticus 6:12 God’s Word The absence of fire on a lot of altars is traceable …
Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV) God has called us to be faithful stewards, to be managers of the resources He has given us. These resources might come in form of time, talent or treasure. But we often fail God in this regards. Maybe because …
I showed you in all things that you should work as I did and help the weak. I taught you to remember the words Jesus said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35 (NCV) The beatitudes are the supreme blessedness taught by Jesus Christ, and the most unbelieved beatitude is the text …
…So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets…” Matthew 7:12 (AMPC) This is a principle that we should all live by. We know how we would feel if we were being treated …
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV) For the Christian, it is only natural that good works and acts of kindness should flow out of the salvation encounter already accomplished in us and for us by Christ Jesus. …
“…And the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not…” Isaiah 58:11 (AMPC) We are ever aware of how God sustains us despite our circumstances. Even …
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Philippians 3:13 (KJV) One of the hardest things to do in life is letting go of what is familiar, but that is exactly what God has …
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Psalm 100:4 (KJV) Life’s journey can be very frustrating when we do not know how to navigate our way into certain places or circles. Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 10:15 “By the labor of fools wearies …
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. Lamentation 3:22 (KJV) What a joy to know that God’s lovingkindness towards us is never failing, never ending even when we fail to see and appreciate it as we should. The scripture says they never fail rather they are new …
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:23 (KJV) The believer in Christ is both protected and sustained by the grace and lovingkindness of God. There is no degree of satanic assault that can consume a person operating under the covenant of God’s loving kindness. It is in view of this covenant …
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:19b (NLT) In our past studies, we have seen God calling us out of old experiences into the new ones, it’s a call from captivity into liberation and redemption. God does not just want us to see what He …
For I am about to do something new.See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? Isaiah 43:19a (NLT) Since the beginning of time, God has been actively involved with man in doing new things. His mercies are new every morning. One of the things you will never catch God in is the old, …
The Lord says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. Isaiah 43:18 (NCV) Happy New Year and welcome to a brand new experience. This is a new year with new spiritual adventures and experiences; and we feel honored to let you know that beyond a new date on the calendar God has amazing …