"Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word." [Psa 119:17] How many times do we ask for blessings in our lives simply to make them easier? Simply to have some sort of pleasure or benefit that is not necessarily spiritual? How many prayers for blessing are not prayed in order …
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The Only Source of Life
2021 Christmas Advent Day 13: The Fountain of Life and Light visits His people Main Passage: John 1:4-5In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness could not take hold/overtake it.In these verses we are told that within Jesus is life. The life …
Abundant Life in Shiloah
2021 Christmas Advent Day 1: The Child Main Passage: Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.This verse is a very common one …
Sanctified by His Glory
In Exodus, as well as in 1 Kings/2 Chronicles, we read about the glory of The LORD filling the tabernacle/temple. The glory of The LORD manifests as a bright cloud. Two passages which show us this are quoted below. "…So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the …
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Pt 10, 3:1-6
JESUS' LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT SARDIS Sardis is the fifth letter which we find in Revelation. The main theme here is death, and this is hinted at with the meaning of Sardis, which is "red." This is clearer if we look at the other uses of red in Revelation. The Red Horseman who takes …
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Grace From Birth
Whether we know it or not, we have been resting upon The LORD since birth. Since we have came out of the womb, we have been resting upon His grace and mercy. Without God's mercy, and without His help, all men are doomed. There is always grace at work, always mercy, though some do not …
Anointed With Joy
Jesus lived a perfect life. That much is obvious. Every command of God Jesus kept perfectly every second He was on earth. And He did this through the power of The Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself testified, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me" as it was prophesied in Isaiah 61:1. The Father told us …
The Price of Water
The Rock in the wilderness, from which the Israelites got water, is a very significant miracle. As described from several Psalms, The LORD "brought streams out of the rock," He "caused waters to run down like rivers" from it; "He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like …
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Pt 7, 2:8-11
JESUS' LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA Jesus' letter to Smyrna, the second of seven letters, reveals to us that our life is in Jesus, not in this world. Though we die in this life, though we are slain by persecutors, our glorious future with Christ can never be taken away. Before reviewing this letter, …
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Being a Wonder to Many
We look back on Jesus' life on earth today as an awesome thing, as an inspiring thing; we look on it with the greatest amount of respect and wonder. Jesus indeed lived the most remarkable life in the history of the world. It was because He Himself was God. But have you ever thought about …
Bright And Morning Star 