“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” —1 John 5:4, NKJV In competitive sports, there are always ‘winners’ and ‘losers,’ meaning there will always be a team or person who comes away with the victory. Thinking Read more…
“And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.” — John 20:7, KJV I’ll be back. It’s a common, everyday phrase. If you saw “The Terminator,” you will remember that it was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s famous quote in Read more…
“It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.” —Deuteronomy 1:2 If you’re familiar with a GPS, you’ll know that when you use it for directions, the system will give you three options once you put your destination in. The first driving option Read more…
“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done.” – Isaiah 46:10a NKJV Isaiah 46:10 tells us that God declares from the beginning how a matter will end. However, the question on the floor today is, “What happens in the in-between?” What Read more…
“Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread?” — Mark 8:17 “Is the glass half empty or half full?” If you were sitting in a restaurant enjoying your meal, the waiter or waitress would perceive your glass as half-empty and immediately fill it to the ream Read more…
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that Read more…
“So, because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment.” (Romans 8:25, TPT) As believers, there are moments in our lives when we feel like hope has abandoned us. Perhaps it’s waiting for the job offer, or the Read more…
“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” — Isaiah 40:8 The beginning of a new year sometimes causes us to reflect upon our lives. We think about what we have accomplished, where we are, and what we desire to strive towards in Read more…
“So, Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. This was the same place Read more…
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?” — Isaiah 43:19, NLT. Spiritually, August is the month of New Birth, New creation, or New Beginnings. It’s a time in which God is saying, “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep Read more…