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
Encouragement
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
You have compassed this mountain long enough
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward (Deuteronomy 2:3, KJV) When Israel came out of Egypt and did not believe God in the wilderness, a journey that was meant to take a few days took 40 years. They spent many years going round and round the same mountain until the time came Read More
God is not a man, that He should lie
God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? (Numbers 23:19, KJV) When God speaks and makes a promise, those words are more certain than the Read More