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And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” (I Samuel 17:33, NKJV) The Philistine giant Goliath made an imposing sight. His height (over nine feet), his armor (125 pounds), his spear as large as a weaver’s beam, and his defiant roar caused an entire army to cower on their side of the mountain. How could one man, even though he was a huge man, cause an entire army to tremble? Had we been there, I’m sure…
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10, ESV) God was very intentional when He made us. It did not happen by accident or chance. He was careful, deliberate, purposeful in making each of…
“The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” (Isaiah 58:11, NKJV). Spring is a time of anticipation and rebirth. After the cold of winter months,…
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“And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.” I Kings 17:1-2 As her son lay sleeping, the widow woman checked her pantry and found only enough meal and oil for one small cake. Knowing there was no money to buy more, she took the only step she knew to take and went out to gather a few sticks for a fire. A man approached her asking for a drink of water. Without hesitation, or complaining, she…
“But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.” Daniel 6:10 NLT The king during this season of Daniel’s life was King Darius. To be sure that his government was being run properly, King Darius put three other officials in charge of the governors. Daniel becomes one of these men, along with two others, and because he was a hard worker, he is eventually…
“The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. Then the men asked “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?” Luke 24:5 I was reading through this portion of scripture a few years ago and had a light-bulb moment. How many times have I searched for life, and healing and forgiveness in all the wrong places? I would bring all my problems to my friends in hopes that they could give me the miracle I needed or even some encouragement to help me get through my current situation. I would spend my money…
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.” (Luke 4:18) Have you ever seen an invisible person? Impossible, you say? Not really. Invisible people are all around us. They may be the person cleaning up the spill in the supermarket, the teen with weird hair at the carwash, the slow-moving elderly lady in the discount store, or the homeless…
