Posts from September 2021 (Page 3)

The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne…

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; [11] If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Philippians 3:10-11 KJV The idea of suffering seemed to be something the early disciples of the lamb embraced with great Joy to the point that Paul prayed to be a joint…

[32] And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Daniel 11:31-32 KJV Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were among the Jews taken into captivity for Israel’s transgression against the…

Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant, [21] equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you…

“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” [17] Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. 2…

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded…

The old covenant was very strict in terms of a penalty for sin. One who killed was to be killed: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Yet, because the law is righteous there were exceptions from this law that passed the death sentence on many occasions, one of these was the city of refuge in Numbers 35:9-29. If a man had accidentally killed a person, the penalty was…

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Jeremiah 6:16 God, in telling us to ask for the old path, implies that this path is a way forgotten and unpopular, it is the road less traveled. Jeremiah 6:16 was not written…

And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. Judges 14:14 KJV The phrase used out of the eater, something sweet was based on an experience Samson had on his way to Timnath, in Judges 14. He met a lion that was meant to devour and kill, however, he fought and killed…