I confess to feeling grumpy. The Lord took me to Paul’s letter to the Philippians. He wrote from prison, in chains. Seriously locked down. How did he survive? 1) He refused to be frustrated What has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel (Philippians 1:12). The devil intends the virus and pandemic to spread fear and restrict […]
What about this one? “Man has no advantage over the animal.” Anyone who knows their Bible knows they are both wrong. The destiny of those born-again, the sheep, is with the Lord; that of the goats—eternal destruction. And unlike the animals, mankind is made in the image of God. So both statements are false. But both are in the Bible! […]
When the Apostle Paul returned to Troas, he found the Lord had opened a door for him to preach the gospel there. On his first visit, he’d had no opportunity, being guided to Macedonia instead. Normally, he would have been delighted, thinking that the Lord had purposely led him back to Troas. Peace of Mind However, he writes in 2 Corinthians […]
One thousand women has the flavor of fiction. Even Casanova is only credited with 120. Many believe the size of King Solomon’s harem is posthumous, political spin. But the Bible is true. He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines . . . (1 Kings 11:3). Solomon was rich with a well-equipped army, and the local […]
Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes this (completely dependent) little child [Greek, paidion] in my name welcomes me . . . For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest” (Luke 9:48). Who today is completely dependent? Who is the least? Slaughter of innocents Manasseh, king of Israel, shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:16). […]
“Nah, nah, blame China. It’s just flu. We’ll beat it with lock-downs. We’ll beat it with vaccines. We’ll throw money at it, and it’ll go away. What’s immorality got to do with it?” Immorality, idolatry, and plague A story in the Bible links these three. Despite Balaam’s sorcery, the Moabites failed to curse Israel. Instead, their women seduced them, inviting […]
My father’s best man divorced his wife. Shocked to the core, my parents whispered the news so we children wouldn’t hear. Divorce was a dirty word. So was “illegitimate”—a child born out of wedlock in the fifties carried the stigma for life. A decade later we—I identified but wasn’t brave enough to join— embraced the hippie movement: long hair, pop […]
On my way to the Christchurch airport, we visited a rest home, to minister to a lady with a leg ulcer that wouldn’t heal. We anointed her with oil and spoke healing in the name of Jesus. We saw no change and left to catch my flight. The ulcer has since healed, and the lady is walking. Read the full […]
The church isn’t healing We have a responsibility to heal. Jesus told us to! Sadly, few Christians are actively obeying. If more believers stepped out in faith, more would be healed. When John G. Lake established the Healing Rooms in Spokane, USA, the hospital closed. Essential faith And without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is […]
Check out the situations when they used these. How to know which? Ask the Holy Spirit. Methods of Jesus and disciples For all situations: 1) Laying on hands (Mark 16:17-18) 2) Speaking the word (John 4:43-53) 3) Using authority (Luke 4:39) 4) Hearing the Holy Spirit (Luke 13:10-16) 5) Using faith triggers (John 9:6) 6) Discerning faith (Acts 14:9) For […]