And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.Romans 16:20 The peace of God is not only a defensive piece of armor, it is also an offensive weapon in our spiritual arsenal. In Romans 16:20, Paul again compares that peace to the shoes of a Roman...
Exodus 18:21 (NLT) But find some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as judges over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. This is the first instruction on how to be a good leader that God gave to Moses. In order to be a...
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee…. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee” (Prov....
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” (Eph. 6:11 NASB) The next few days we will discover the benefits of the armor of God given to us so each believer can stand firm. Notice it is...
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? (Matt. 17:19) In Matthew 17:19, the disciples asked Jesus why they couldn’t cast the devil out of the boy. They were troubled because they had been casting devils out and...
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you…” (John 15:16). This verse can be a great source of encouragement to each of us. God, at the beginning of creation, looked down the telescope of time and saw every person who would ever...
“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder” (Matt. 26:36 KJV). Jesus fellowshipped with God in the Garden of Gethsemane. He had to get His equilibrium so that He...
“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee…” (2 Tim. 1:6). A woman got us out of bed at two o’clock one morning, crying, “If I could just get back to where I was with God.” I assumed she...
“Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Josh. 1:9). Courage comes from trusting God. It can’t be mentally drummed up. It comes from believing what God...
Second Timothy 2:15 says: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth” (NASB). This is a day-by-day effort requiring deep-rooted confidence and commitment. As Christians, we...
“And the Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it” (Gen. 2:15 KJV). To dress means to work, to serve, and to till. To keep means to watch over and to preserve. God put the man in the garden and gave him a job....
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