Satan stands at the right hand of Christ to resist us, to accuse us. He is, "the accuser of [the] brethren" and accuses us before God "day and night." This is shown to us visually in a vison which Zechariah had. In it, he writes for us, "And he shewed me Joshua the high priest …
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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 …
Faithful to Hear
God is a wonderful Father. He is never too busy for us, and is always welcoming us to pray to Him. In fact, this is one quality of God's faithfulness toward us and His righteousness. David says, "Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy …
The Mystery of Contentment
Paul uses an interesting word in Philippians 4:12. The KJV translates it as "instructed." The word means to be initiated into the mysteries, to be initiated into a secret previously veiled. But just what kind of mystery is Paul talking about? He's not speaking of some sort of special knowledge, nor some progressive thinking, nor …
Offering Jesus a Beautiful Garden
Jesus tells us in Luke, "for every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes." Though this statement is fairly obvious, don't pass over it too quickly. We can all appreciate the straight forwardness of what Jesus is saying: no …
