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All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.  James 1:17 NET Today we’re going to have fun with numbers. What that makes it even more fun is that I’m mathematically challenged, but I find this… Read More »

“There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” John 6:9 This amazing account of Jesus taking a boys lunch and feeding at conservative estimates 15,000 people, teaches us so much more than what our itnitial look tells us. We’ve been looking at… Read More »

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, “The Lord will rescue us.”  Have any of the gods of the nations actually rescued his land from the power of the king of Assyria?  Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Indeed, did any… Read More »

As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.  The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy… Read More »

“For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”  This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.     2… Read More »

And we no longer see each other in our former state—Jew or non-Jew, rich or poor, male or female—because we’re all one through our union with Jesus Christ with no distinction between us. Galatians 3:28 TPT When the framers of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution met together to state the foundations of this new nation there… Read More »

And not only us, but all of the prophets agree in their writings that everyone who believes in him receives complete forgiveness of sins through the power of his name.”  Acts 10:43  TPT Years ago New Delhi, India was the location of a religious forum. Representatives from many religions met together to discuss their beliefs.… Read More »

Tolerate the weaknesses of those in the family of faith, forgiving one another in the same way you have been graciously forgiven by Jesus Christ. If you find fault with someone, release this same gift of forgiveness to them.  Col. 3:13 As I was studying Spirit empowered forgiveness I came  across an account by Stan… Read More »

And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”  Jeremiah 31:34 NLT You may… Read More »

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,  meekness, and self-control; against such there is no law.  Galatians 5:22-23 Meekness is a life lived in balance through the control of Holy Spirit. Being meek is an attitude of the heart and since it  is not generated by self, it… Read More »