"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." [1 Jn 4:4] As it stands presently, satan is “the god of this world,” [2 Cor 4:4] who in great contrast to the “right sceptre” [Psa 45:6] of Jesus’ kingdom, …
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Christ’s Power & A Lad’s Lunch
"One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" [Jn 6:8-9] When a difficult, perhaps even impossible task, was set before Jonathan, Saul’s son, in faith toward God he said, “it may …
Nothing Too Hard and Nothing Too Big
"Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy …
Clothed With Christ, Clothed With Power
"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them." [Acts 16:25] In Ephesians Paul glorifies God, saying, “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in …
Filling the Temple With Prayer
In Jesus’ greatest time of need, He earnestly sought His Father in prayer. As the things written of Him from long ago were culminating toward that great and dreadful conclusion, where He, The Christ, who did no sin neither was guile found in His mouth, would suffer and die, being reckoned among transgressors, for the …
The Bravery & Boldness of Christ
"In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy." [Lk 12:1] Shortly before Jesus’ ascension into heaven from “the mount called Olivet,” …
The Multiplying Power of the Messiah
"But Jesus said unto them, they need not depart; give ye them to eat. And they say unto Him, we have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, bring them hither to me." [Mt 14:16-18] If we are truly honest with ourselves, we might all say as Gideon did to God, “I am …
An Everlasting Rope, Our Everlasting Hope
"My soul, be silent only for God; for my hope is from Him." [Psa 62:5] Often, through the Psalms, David affords us a great deal of strength and hope by his gracious words, which often mimic our soul’s own feelings. No doubt, this is because He, “being a prophet,” spoke as God, “for the prophecy …
A Heart Unshaken
"A righteous man [who] totters/shakes before the wicked is as a fountain which has been fouled, and a corrupt spring." [Prov 25:26] The man who totters before the wicked is like a fountain which has been dirtied with the feet of passersby; he is as a fountain which has been corrupted and is turned bitter, …
The Mountain’s Strength
In the Bible, a mountain symbolically can represent an institution or a government, an entity which is ruled by someone, like a kingdom. For example, in Daniel, Daniel speaks about a dream which King Nebuchadnezzar had about a large statue made of several different metals. In the end of the dream, Daniel says to the …