Scripture says the disciples later came to Jesus urging Him to eat and He responded by telling them, “I have a kind of food that you know nothing about… My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing His work” (v. 32-33). True nourishment comes ...
If we think God is withholding something from us, our actions will reflect it, and its effects will cascade into every aspect of our lives. But if we view him through the lens of his grace, we will experience joy and peace. Every good thing we have is because of him. He doesn’t w...
http://www.WhatSaithTheScripture.com/ Submission to God- No. 1 by Charles Grandison Finney President of Oberlin College from "The Oberlin Evangelist" Publication of Oberlin College Lecture XXV January 16, 1841 Public Domain Text Reformatted by Katie Stewart . Text.--James 4:7: "Submit ...
Sacred Water: Scripture Haiku for Those Who Thirstreleased in the wee morning hours! Amazingly. When I set the release date for Mother’s Day, I thought I’d surely lost my mind, so shortly afterwards, I cancelled the preorder. I convinced myself there was no way I could finish all th...
Wrong uses of scripture. Why forgiveness alone is not removing all your negative feelings or pain. How to get your soul healed! How to keep your children and heart safe. Setting boundaries and dealing with people who do not respect boundaries. Moving from victim to victor. Where was God and...
But Luther understood: with God as our spiritual refuge, we find the comfort, strength, and support we need through the darkest valleys (Psalm 23). Godwilllead us to triumph and provide victory over fear. Another confidence-building scripture is tucked into the book of Nahum: “The Lord is...
Scripture tells us that God is going to go with us when we rise up. In Micah 7:8, “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” When we fall, God will give us not only the strength to rise, but...
First thing is you could ask him, now that he feels that he is an Apostle, to describe from scripture the exact nature of the spiritual authority he now supposedly has? Does he now have more authority than an elder/shepherd, prophet or evangelist, and, if so, can he explain exactly how...
However, they argue, Scripture is centered on a relational, familial paradigm, with the prodigal son as the most obvious parabolic example. Surely we cannot deny the influence of our context. But what is so surprising is that in our day those who are so prepared to cheerfully consign ...
The U.S.A., itself, has repeatedly shown the Europeans that it does not trust them, yet scripture suggests it sometimes will trust them too much. According to the Bible, the time will come when the U.S.A. will find that continental Europe will be an enemy (cf. Isaiah 10:5-11) an...