“for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. “Revelation 12:10b Many people do not discern the battle of life, not knowing the Accuser. Perhaps they have related to this Accuser in a cartoon format, perhaps in a scary movie. Nevertheless for every Christian there’s something about your life that comes under accusation and we do well to discern it. Indeed, our Christianity gives us the opportunity to discern. Psalm 94:19-21 teaches us, “In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy (God’s) comforts delight my soul. Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. “ Brothers and sisters, there are two kingdoms, one of light, glorious light. The other is the Kingdom of darkness. The verse in Psalm 94 reveals how…
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But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Job 32:8 Job 32:9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding. Why do we need wisdom? We need wisdom for courage to face the challenges that come our way. Wisdom is too high for foolish people. There is a wisdom that is from below spoken Of in James chapter 3. That wisdom is earthy, sensual, demonic. This kind of wisdom is all too prevalent in our country today. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, peaceable, gentle, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy. It’s easy to be entreated. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace unto them who make peace. Wisdom indeed is a person,…
‘For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. ” 1Corinthians 1:18 “And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.” Galatians 5:11 ” (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.” Philippians 3:18 Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. By the cross of Christ, becoming my cross, ends that terrible enemy — my ego. Ego runs wild with delight, wisening by each successive strain or constraint, but battles a constant foe, a crucifying agent, a killer extraordinary, that…
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1Corinthians 13:12 As we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses our conscience. It began in Genesis, “God said, let there be light.” “The greater light ruled the day, the lesser light ruled the night. “See Genesis 1. In the book of Exodus, God led the children of Israel with fire by night, and a cloud by day. God himself adjusted the daylight with a cloud, and the night light with a fire. Next, in Exodus 25, oil was needed for the lamp inside of the Tabernacle. Indeed, oil was burned continually. producing the light, and pictures for us the precious Holy Spirit. The spirit…
A man ventured to sail solo on a trip which would take him completely around the world. It was a contest and the feat had not yet been accomplished in the known world. The rules put him in a sailing vessel alone and he was never to touch land until the entire voyage was over. Others were making the attempt simultaneously; the first returning would receive a great amount of cash. This man was a novice at seafaring challenges, yet proceeded at seeking financial backing to build an ocean-worthy vessel. The money came and he built his one-man sail boat. However the financing of others pressured him to sail at the earliest possible time so as to insure victory. He agreed to a time but it was premature, he would have to abandon certain desired features in order to insure enough time to compete and win. He was leaving behind…
“Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?” Galatians 4:21 The Apostle, Paul, hoping to show the Galatian Christians their error in desiring to place themselves under the Law, reaches for the allegorical picture of Isaac and Ishmael from Genesis 16-18. Born of Hagar, Ishmael was the result of a vain attempt of Abraham to produce a promised child with Hagar, who was the servant of Sarah. In Genesis 16:2, Sarai had offered Hagar to Abraham saying, ” it may be that I may obtain children by her. ” In Paul’s illustration in Galatians 4, Ishmael is said to be born after the “flesh,” or of natural means. “And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened…
“And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. Luke 22:50 -51 Simon Peter reacted in defense of Jesus,. But, his timing was ill-advised because Jesus followed with words to the mob who sought to kill Him, “this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” Peter was full of righteous anger and mistakenly cut off an ear while aiming for a head. Jesus, without rebuke simply fixed the problem with a total restoration of both the victim, Malchus, physically: and Peter the antagonist, spiritually. Jesus demonstrated the propitious (favorable) heart of His Father just prior to His display of justice for sin. Men, not knowing what they do, (Luke 23:34), would carry out this terrible act of justice which also pleased the Father (Isaiah 53:10) — the…
‘A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.’ Proverbs 17:17 “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 ” Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” Proverbs 27:6 A man’s self-righteous dignity must be wounded in order for him to receive God’s love unashamedly. The love which comes of Christ alone, functions toward a sinner, toward a strengthless one, toward an enemy; all in the same way. A person may feel they have a right to be loved, or no right to be loved. Man’s rights play no part in God’s love for Men. There is none good, no not one. But, we have “been made fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.” See Colossians 1:12 We qualify under the…
Job 42:10 “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” Psalm 126:1 “. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.” My first visit to an African nation was almost surreal. I had only imagined such places and found their reality to be much different than my imaginings. It was the same for Europe and for that matter, Prescott Arizona. Locations differ, but also conditions, such as Job’s trial. A long experience in certain conditions creates a kind of reality and when released from it, seems a dream. Israel had been exiled for 70 years. Release was breathtaking for those participating in it. Both Job and Israel had been in captivity. Perhaps you have had a long battle with sickness, with cancer, with financial issues,…
The story is found in Exodus 7:9 -14: “and given that Paroh will speak to you saying, give for you a wonder, and you will say to Aharon, take your branch and throw it out to the face of Paroh, he will exist as a crocodile. And Mosheh came, and Aharon, to Paroh, and they did so, just as YHWH directed, and Aharon threw out his branch to the face of Paroh and to the face of his servants, and he existed as a crocodile. and Paroh also called out to the skilled ones and to the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Mits’rayim, also did so with their blazings, ( The word “BLAZING” is the same word used for the sword of the Keruv (cherub in most other translations, Genesis 3:24) and each threw out his branch and they existed as crocodiles, and the branch of Aharon swallowed their…