We need to be very careful about inquiring of the Lord. While this was a common practice in the Old Testament, it was also a problem for some. When you try inquiring of the Lord in the New Testament, you’re looking for an inside track to gain supernatural knowledge or...
In Jn 5:1-5 during the passover, and by the pool Bethesda, there were a great multitude of impotent folk. People were literally everywhere during this feast. And yet in the midst of this chaos and multitude of impotent folk, Jesus noticed that a certain man was there. Jesus picked him...
God’s Preserved Words In Ps 12:6-7, David wrote that the Lord would keep and preserve his words “from this generation for ever”. This verse begs the question, “Do we have God’s preserved words in our possession today”? I hope to answer this question today. Several times recently, people have asked...
According to 1 Thes 4:3-5, it is the will of God that we possess our vessels in sanctification and honour; not in the lust of concupiscence. I recently heard Pastor Erick Knight preach on concupiscence. His sermon helped me to understand this sin and to come up with a way...
When the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, he led them through the Red Sea. And immediately following their great song of victory in Ex 15, they encountered a problem. They found no water, v.22. The water that they did find was bitter, v.23. When they asked, What shall we...
God Has Provided Spiritual Light God has provided spiritual light for the darkness in the world. The condition of the world is darkness. This darkness is both literal and spiritual. In Gen 1, literal darkness was upon the face of the deep. So, God said Let there be light. Then...
In the Bible, you often see a historic truth that is at the same time prophetic. For instance, during the earthly ministry of Jesus, the Jews attempted to stop his preaching. They oppressed his disciples to keep them from following him. How the disciples responded to their fear of the...
In Is 6:1-8 we see an example of a call to the ministry. First, Isaiah saw the Lord and then he saw himself. He knew that he was unworthy and unclean. When men really get to know the Lord, usually in a deep valley or trial, they see him as...
Prov 2:6 says, “For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” In the Bible, the Lord has given you everything you need to live as a Christian. The words in the Bible are God’s words. He gave us his words out of his mouth. Christians...
When Jesus saves a person, his body becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Spirit takes up residence inside. Yet, he never likes what he sees when he first moves in. To him, we are like a fixer upper. He must change some things to make us a...
