Overcoming The Enemy

“And He said unto them, ‘I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enenmy.” Luke 10:18,19 The Lord Jesus told His disciples on one occasion, that He was sending them forth as sheep among wolves.  The…

The All Mighty God

“…and they rest not day and night, saying, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.’” Revelation 4:8 In the vision that God gave to Isaiah, he saw “…the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up.” (Is. 6:1) In the cry of the seraphims, their cry contained…

Practicing The Promises Of God

“Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.” Isaiah 4110 How does one come to know God, beyond the beginnning of being born of the Spirit? …

The Transforming Vision

“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1 The prophet Isaiah is certainly known for the book that he wrote, than by all other accounts of him in history.  One thing is certain, his writings…

The Authority To Live And To Conquer

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.” Romans 88:37 It is a wonderful thing that our victory in Christ is based on, and founded in, the love of God.  In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he underscores this truth and reality by writing, “…I live by the…

Resting In The Storm

“And He saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.” Matthew 8:26 In the forty-sixth Psalm, we find a context which is so prevalent on this earth, either by the constant shifting of the elements…

If Ye Be Risen With Christ: Part 3

“…That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.” Philippians 3:10 The Apostle Paul wrote a great deal in his epistles concerning the resurrection, specifically the power associated with the resurrection.  But he did not stop there, just declaring the truth…

If Ye Be Risen With Christ Part 2

“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes. I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.” Psalm 101:3 One of the things that made David great was that he was clear in his convictions, and wholehearted in their applications to his life.  For example, with regard to…

If Ye Be Risen With Christ: Part 1

“We are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4 The Christian life begins with the words of Christ on the cross: “It is finished.”  Everything in true…

God’s Time In And Out Of Season

“Cast thy bread upon the waters…In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand.” Ecclesiastes 11:1,6 In the history of Israel, there came a time, after wicked Ahab, the king of Israel, had died, that his son reigned in his place.  Ahab’s son in law, Ahaziah, was also king over…