Shushan Was Perplexed Est 3: 8-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Haman had convinced King Ahasuerus to let him write a decree to destroy all of the Jews, men, women, and children, in his provinces and to take the spoil of them into the king’s treasures. The decree was to be published...
In Ecc 1:15, Solomon wrote, “That which is crooked cannot be made straight”. Of course, he was talking about things “under the sun”. Nothing can make crooked things straight. For example, rivers seen from the air meander and wind all over the place. Mesquite limbs are always crooked and cannot...
God Desires Fruit From You Rom. 7: 4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO “We should bring forth fruit unto God,” [Rom 7:4]. We should be “fruitful in every good work,” [Col 1:10]. When you study passages in the New Testament that deal with fruit, you realize that God desires fruit. For us...
Tree of Life Metaphors Rev. 22: 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The tree of life will be here during the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. It will be on either side of the river that flows out of the throne of God [Rev 22:1-2]. Every month these trees will yield new...
Ye Cannot Serve The Lord Jos. 24: 14-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO As Christians, we are constantly being challenged to love the Lord with all our heart [Deut 6:5]. God doesn’t want any competitors. “He is an holy God; he is a jealous God,” [Jos 24:19]. He is the only master...
Just as Moses had to contend with Jannes and Jambres in Egypt, so we have to contend with seducers in these last days. To seduce is to persuade into disobedience or to entice astray in action or belief. Seducers are the people who persuade you to disobey and entice you...
In Acts 17:1-4, we see what Paul’s manner was when he preached the gospel in a new city. If we can glean from Paul’s manner, we can learn some things about dealing with others. Go To Them “Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them”. He didn’t expect them...
Ezek 31 is a prophecy against Pharaoh king of Egypt. The Lord likens the coming destruction of the king of Egypt to the destruction of the Assyrian king who died when the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, defeated the Assyrian Empire in 609 BC. The Lord uses a metaphor to describe the...
Abolished 2 Tim. 1: 10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Six times you find the word abolish or abolished in your Bible. Abolish in the Merriam Webster dictionary is defined as “to end the observance or the effect of (something, such as a law): to completely do away with (something); Annul. ...
The Anointing Oil Ex. 29: 7-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You find anointing oil used for several purposes in the Bible. The oil typifies the Holy Spirit. By studying anointing, we can see what the Holy Spirit does in our lives when he anoints us. For instance, Jesus was anointed...
