May 25 2024
The Psalmist spoke frequently about a secret place he had found in God’s presence. David found the favor of God’s presence in this secret place. It was an intimate place of protection, security and fellowship in God’s presence. Psalm 27:5 NKJV In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set …
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May 18 2024
The disciples’ prayer has the phrase “on earth as it is in heaven.” The Lord was specifically referring to God’s will being done. Most Christians are familiar with these words because they heard them and were taught them at an early stage in life. They are a fundamental part of learning to express ourselves in …
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Apr 05 2024
For forty days Jesus presented Himself alive after He had arisen from the grave. Gathering them together, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father. Then He said, “You shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” During the time that they …
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Dec 20 2023
After Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension back to heaven, a change was made in the operations of the Holy Spirit with and in Christian believers. Jesus had promised that the Holy Spirit would not only be with them but would also be in them. The sphere of the Holy Spirit’s activity expanded in the lives …
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Jul 29 2023
We all experience times when we should have had relief and rest, but we were under attack. God has planned and provided the necessary help when we go through these difficult times in our lives. We notice the attack of the adversary in many ways. Job was doing well. Everything in his life was blessed …
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Sep 03 2022
The fact that God is sovereign guarantees the stability of creation and everything in our lives. Our hope and faith are secure because God is sovereign, infallible, and unchanging. Almighty God has sufficient knowledge, wisdom and power to do His will. His sovereignty is revealed in His ability to bring to completion everything that …
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Aug 19 2022
David is talking about the secret place of the Most High. This secret place is under the shadow of the Almighty. It is a place of security, protection, and provision. Those people who abide in the presence of God, dwell in a habitation that, even when it is dark, it is a testimony of His …
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Jul 29 2022
God is — Almighty There are many times in the Bible and in our lives when we recognize that God is almighty. Biblically, we are given many examples of God’s almightiness that dwarf our ability to comprehend. When we see them, we marvel at the awesome almightiness of God to do the things. It appears …
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Jun 04 2022
Jesus gave promise that the Holy Spirit would come with sufficient power. Jesus had warned His disciples that troubled times were going to come. So, before He returned to the Father, Jesus prepared them for the time they would receive the Holy Spirit. He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for …
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Apr 22 2022
The holder of the keys has the authority and power to release or bind. The power of the keys describes certain authority that Christ gave to the church to bind and loose. In the Book of Revelation is a reference to the One Who has the keys of utmost authority and power. Revelation 1:10-17 NKJV …
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Mar 30 2022
Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus personally demonstrated and taught about the necessity of the Holy Spirit’s presence and ministry. For a while, Jesus demonstrated the power of the Holy Spirit through His own life and ministry. After being baptized by John in the River Jordan, the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in the form …
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Mar 16 2022
Jesus was giving His disciples some of His final lessons and words of encouragement. He wanted to prepare them for what was about to happen. He knew His death was imminent and they would be tested and tried by Satan. He reminded them of the intimate relationship that He had with them and how that …
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Jan 07 2022
Matthew 6:10 NIV Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. As we have considered the fellowship of God’s Son, it is obvious that God wants His kingdom to reign on earth. This was a part of the Lord’s lesson on prayer. It was also part of the Apostle’s …
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Nov 05 2021
1 Corinthians 1:9 NKJV God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The fellowship with God’s Son is developed and revealed throughout the New Testament. As we progress in this fellowship and relationship with Him, we begin to realize the wealth of blessing and favor …
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Oct 22 2021
1 Corinthians 1:9 NKJV God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. You are called into the fellowship of God’s Son… God Almighty has issued a call to come into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The potential of the call falls …
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Sep 22 2021
We have been observing Jesus’ power and authority to give life and change people’s destiny. Jesus came as a light into the world and began revealing His glory. John 1:14 NKJV And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, …
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Jul 31 2021
The Psalmist expresses a deep desire that many of us feel for more of God in our lives. Often we come to those moments when nothing else can satisfy but Jesus. Just give me more of Jesus! Psalm 42:1-6 NKJV As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O …
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Jul 16 2021
God intervenes in our lives in various ways. He has revealed Himself to us as our Healer, Deliver, Defender, Helper, Shepherd, and Savior. In every way that He has intervened, God has shown us His grace, mercy, and power. We are all in desperate need of His intervention to help and save us from our …
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Jun 30 2021
John closed the previous chapter by revealing Jesus as the Son of Man. Now Jesus is being revealed through His miracles. John 2, begins three days after Jesus called Philip, Andrew, Peter and Nathanael to be His disciples. John had been baptizing near Bethany across the Jordan. This was the first excursion of Jesus with …
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May 28 2021
God has revealed Himself as El Shaddai, the Lord God Almighty. When God introduced Himself to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, God said, “I AM God Almighty.” (Genesis 35:11; Exodus 6:4) The Almighty God has used His power to keep you and me out of harm’s way many times. None of us knows all that Almighty …
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Apr 13 2021
We all experience times when we should have had relief and rest, but we were under attack. It was supposed to be a day of celebration, but everything was going wrong. It was your birthday and you were remembered by people you loved, but you were under attack. You just went through the death of …
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Mar 12 2021
Colossians 1:27 “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” When sin entered the world, the downward and destructive power of sin began wreaking havoc on humanity and the world. Death and destruction reigned in a world full of sickness, disease, famine, separation, and death. Throughout the ages, everyone has been forced to contend with the …
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Feb 25 2021
We are exploring our new life in Christ. When we first believed and came to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we were not familiar with all that was given to us in Christ. As we grow and mature in our relationship and faith in Christ, we begin to understand the vast depth of …
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Jan 26 2021
Revelation 2:1 He who walks in the midst of the church In a prophetic vision of the end of the ages, John saw Jesus walking in the midst of the Church. Later Jesus told John, “they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.” (Revelation 3:4) In your new life, you should be …
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Jun 06 2020
The Lord our God is infinite in wisdom and knowledge. From the bounty of His infinite knowledge, God has revealed events that are occurring today. It is difficult for some people to understand God’s infinite wisdom and knowledge. Just because God knows what is going to happen does not mean that God causes everything that …
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