Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (Matthew 7:24 KJV) Jesus said those who hear His words and do them can be compared to a wise man who built his house upon a rock. The Lord is Read More
Foundation
Did Israel ever experience the land flowing with milk and honey?
And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah (2 Chronicles 1:15 ESV) When God brought Israel out of Egypt, He promised to give them a land flowing with milk and honey. “Milk and honey” meant abundance, prosperity, wellbeing, Read More
Be not carried about with diverse and strange doctrines
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein (Hebrews 13:9 KJV) The Church is is in dire need of spiritual maturity today. When believers are established in the Read More
The foundation of your life
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11 KJV) The Lord often uses the metaphor of a house or a tree to describe our lives, and these figures are associated with the words “foundation” and “root,” respectively. The common idea underlying the foundation of a Read More
Rooted and Built Up in Him
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving (Colossians 2:7, KJV) The Lord’s desire is for us to be rooted and built up in Christ. As always, locating figurative language in scripture as discussed in recent devotionals is critical to appreciate the meaning Read More
We have not Followed Cunningly Devised Fables
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty ( 2 Pet. 1:16 KJV) Peter makes a case to assure us that we are not following cleverly devised fables or myths in Christianity. Your faith Read More
Starting on a right foundation
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock” (Matt. 7:24 NAS). None of us will ever plant apples in our gardens and expect to harvest oranges. It sounds so insane, doesn’t it? However, we do this all Read More