Be Lowly, Ps 138:6

We should be lowly.  Lowly is having a low esteem of one’s own worth; humble; free from pride.  Why you should be lowly: God has respect unto the lowly – Ps 138:6, “though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly.”  This respect is a regard for;...

Continue reading

Rule or Be Ruled, Gen 4:7

Rule or be ruled.  You and I have been commanded to rule certain people and things in our lives.  If we don’t rule these people and things, they will rule us. God rules over everything.  Ps 103:19, The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth...

Continue reading

Through the Knowledge of God, 2 Pet 1:1-4

As the descendants of Adam, all of us are sinners by nature, and we are all appointed to die [Rom 5:12].  We know good and evil, but we don’t know God.  According to 2 Pet 1:1-4, when we are saved, we can obtain divine things through the knowledge of God. ...

Continue reading

The Truth About Rebellion

  The Truth About Rebellion Proverbs 13:13 Proverbs 13:13, speaks of rebellion. Numbers in the Bible have meanings. Thirteen is generally associated with sin and rebellion. The word “rebel” is in thirteen verses in the Bible. Gen. 13:13, speaks of rebellion. Judas Iscariot = 13 letters Mark 3:19 = 13...

Continue reading

Prayer is Your Voice of Faith

Prayer is Your Voice of Faith Luke 18:1-8 The Lord tries to encourage us “always to pray, and not to faint”. “Faint” means to decline or fail in strength, lose courage or spirit, to weaken. If I could encourage you to pray more, I know that it would change your...

Continue reading

A Perverse Generation, Deut 32:5

In the song of Moses, Deut 32:4-5 says, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.  They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a...

Continue reading

Dwell Together in Unity, Ps 133:1

Unity is the state of being one.  God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7].   Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing.  Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.”  When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will...

Continue reading

The Devil, Afflictions, and Suffering, 1 Pet 5:8-14

Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering.  The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary.  Therefore, he is our enemy.  He opposes God and he...

Continue reading