The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning. Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing Read more
1 Kings 5-9 CSB At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the two houses, the Lord’s temple and the royal palace—King Hiram of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish—King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land Read more
May God be gracious to us and bless us; may he make his face shine upon us so that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. (67:1-2) We often tend to lean on verse one without taking into account verse two. We all want the Read more
Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. Let us not get tired Read more
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, requesting him to come and save the life of his servant. When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this, because he loves our nation and has built Read more
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline. (1:7) In this very first chapter of Proverbs, we find the theme for the entire book. Solomon, the author and wisest man who ever lived, basically says that wisdom and discipline are vital for life Read more
Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand up, each one at the door of his tent, and they would watch Moses until he entered the tent. When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance to the Read more
When I think of you as I lie on my bed, I meditate on you during the night watches because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings. I follow close to you; your right-hand holds on to me. (63:6-8) Our relationship with God should Read more
This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us. But we did not give up and submit to these people for even a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would be Read more
He also told them a parable: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. Otherwise, not only will he tear the new, but also the piece from the new garment will not match the old. And no one puts new wine into Read more