Take time today to reflect on what it means that God gave Himself for you.“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life”(John 3:16). How does the birth of Christ bring hope to your life, peace to you...
Determined to change her perspective, Rachel decided to anchor herself in God’s truth. She began setting aside time each day to read Scripture and meditate on the promises of God. She declared His faithfulness over her life, reminding herself that her circumstances didn’t define her—God’s ...
in death, and after death. First, in life, for He filled him with His Spirit, with heavenly wisdom, and faith unfeigned. Second, in death, for He offered him heaven opened and waited for his soul. Third, after death, for He gave him the garland of glory and set up for him a famo...
If I’m understanding the translators’ thinking here, the spirit that gives life is that spirit which is born of the Spirit, and not the Spirit directly? Okay, I think I’m getting it, but now I read: He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall ...
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified… by his angel to his servant John: Who bare record of the Word of God, and… the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he...
The witness of the Blood is Christ. Let’s look at scripture that codifies this truth: (KJV) Col 1:20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him,I say,whetherthey bethings in earth, or things in heaven. ...
“Jesus now called the twelve (disciples) and gave them authority (exousia) power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God’s kingdom and heal the sick. The apostles departed and went into the villages with the wonderful news of God’...
This being the case, it is important for us to recognize that there are two ways that the Holy Spirit operates in the life of the believer: within and without. We see in Scripture various symbolic depictions of the Spirit according to His diverse manifestations and workings. These are ofte...
So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”New Living TranslationAnd since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to ...
(Revelation 1:5). I surrendered to the urging of God’s spirit and gave Him my life to be directed by Him (John 16:8). In return, He gave me His righteousness, and I found peace and trust in Him (Isaiah 26:3). I was born again (John 3:3,1 Peter 1:23). I began to ...