According to Ps 68:19, the Lord daily loadeth us with benefits. In return, what should we do daily? Die to self – 1 Cor 15:31. Paul wrote, “I die daily”. The victory over sin each day is gained by the crucified life. When we are crucified with Christ, he lives...
In several places in your Bible, you will find that something specific from the Lord is your strength. The salvation of the Lord is your strength – Ps 27:1-4. First and foremost, the Lord gives you his strength when you trust him to save you. The devil will fight...
When Paul wrote Hebrews, he already knew that the church would be raptured, that the Tribulation would be principally directed toward the Jews, and that a person in the Tribulation would have to endure to the end to be saved, Matt 10:22, Heb 3:6, 14. In v.1 Holy brethren are...
Love Thy Neighbour Rom 13:9-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jesus Christ gave his disciples a new commandment to love one another as Christ loved us [Jn 13:34-35] he didn’t abolish the second commandment, which is to love thy neighbour. Sometimes, we get the idea that we are to love our...
The Land Rested From War Jos. 11:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land, they fought with the inhabitants of the land and defeated 31 kings and the land rested from war. Joshua had completed and won all the battles that God had commanded Moses to...
Pleasures Ps 16:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Bible says in Ps 16:11, “in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.” This Psalm, as you can tell from the context in Ps 16:10, is a reference to Jesus, who is now at the...
Why Children Stray Prov 2:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson should help parents to understand why children stray so they can take measures to try to prevent their children from leaving the paths of righteousness when they are older. And this message should help young people to know what...
My Fruit is Better than Gold Prov. 8:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Wisdom in Prov 8 is personified. In Prov 8:19, she says, My fruit is better than gold. The inference is that you are better off seeking wisdom than you are seeking gold because the fruit of wisdom is better...
The word “soul” is often just a reference to a human being, a person, as in Gen 46:15, 18, 22, 25-27. So, when the Bible refers to a man loving his own soul and doing good to his own soul, he loves himself. This kind of love is not the...
In anticipation of the Lord’s return Paul exhorted us to do some things so much the more, Heb 10:25. Paul wrote in Heb 10:24, And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works. Prayer is good work. In Col 4:12 Paul noted that Epaphras was...
