And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s (2 Chronicles 20:15 KJV) Emotions are high all over the world as we transition Read More
Encouragement
Be of good courage, and do it
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it (Ezra 10:4 KJV) Ezra, the Jewish scribe who returned from captivity in Babylon to Jerusalem, faced a crisis when he arrived in Israel. The people were transgressing the Law A few Jewish leaders who were Read More
Thou shalt both do great things, and shalt still prevail
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place (1 Samuel 26:25 KJV) David was anointed as king when Saul was still king in the land. This is never a Read More
Fan into flame the gift of God
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands (2 Timothy 1:6 ESV) Paul told Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God, which was given to him through the laying on of his hands. The phrase “fan Read More
He which hath begun a good work in you
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6, KJV) The Apostle Paul was confident about the truth that the God who started to work out good things in the lives of the Philippians will continue the Read More
Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN (Daniel 5:25, KJV) Belshazzar, the Babylonian King who took over from Nebuchadnezzar, organized a “wild drinking party” using the holy vessels from God’s Temple in Jerusalem. While he was drinking and praising his idols, a hand appeared from God and wrote on the Read More
The violent take the kingdom by force
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force (Matthew 11:12, KJV) What an astonishing verse by Jesus Himself! It says the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence from the days of John the Baptist, and the violent were taking it Read More
The ministry of encouragement
But charge Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he shall go over at the head of this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land that you shall see (Deuteronomy 3:28, ESV) Moses handed over command by the Lord’s instruction to Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the promised Read More