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I HAVE WRITTEN BEFORE ON THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD BUT I HAVE A LITTLE MORE TO SAY ON THAT SUBJECT. SOME PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD'S WORD. IF THEY DID, THEY WOULD NOT BE IN NEED OR SICK OR DEPRESSED. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF BAD COMMENTS ON WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL THOSE "NAME IT AND CLAIM IT" CHRISTIANS BUT WHAT IS REALLY WRONG WITH BEING ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. WELL YOU CAN CALL ME ONE BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IN GOD'S WORD AND HE SAYS TO ASK AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO ME. READ IT FOR YOURSELF. (LUKE 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.) HE DIDN'T SAY "IT MIGHT", HE SAID "IT SHALL". NOW THERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO AND THAT IS TO NOT ASK ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND WORD. THE OTHER THING IS...
Just Words
Matthew 12:37, 'For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.'
MATTHEW 12:34-37
God created the heavens and the earth and everything that is in the earth by His words (Heb. 11:3). The whole creation was made by, and responds to, words. Our words, when spoken in faith, release either life or death (Prov. 18:21) and will affect people, things, and circumstances. We can release the power that is in faith by our words.
Every word counts. There is no such things as an 'idle' word which will not work for us or against us. Our words can be our most powerful weapon against the devil, or they can become a snare of the devil (Prov. 6:2). Faith-filled words can move mountains.
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HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW THE ALMIGHTY GOD COULD LIVE INSIDE US? SOLOMON EVEN SAYS IN 2ND CHRONICLES 2:6 SAYS "But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him?" who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
NOW DON'T YOU FEEL BETTER KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE THE FULLNESS OF GOD IN YOU. (JOHN 1:16 And of his fulness have all we...
Matthew 12:35, 'A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.'
MATTHEW 12:32-45
Our spirit is definitely a part of our heart, but as seen in 1 Peter 3:4, it is only a part. Sin, iniquity, unbelief, etc., come from the heart but not the born-again spirit. Hebrews 4:12 suggests that spirit and soul are both part of the heart; hence, the scriptures admonish us to believe with all our heart (Acts 8:37), have singleness of heart (Col. 3:22), and tell us our hearts can have two minds or ways of thinking (Jas. 4:8).
Even Christians still struggle with things like pride and foolishness which Jesus said came out of our heart. It's...
FOR YOU WHO HAVE NOT READ THE WHOLE BIBLE AND DO NOT HAVE A STUDY PLAN, I RAN ACROSS A TEACHING ON HOW TO READ THE BIBLE AND THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I LEARNED. I AM DOING THIS IN HOPES THAT IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO SOMEONE.
The word "blaspheme" means "to speak evil of; defame; or revile." In context, Jesus is saying that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is attributing the working of the Holy Spirit to the devil. Many people in the Bible did this, including Saul, who became the Apostle Paul. However, we see in 1 Timothy 1:13, that Paul said he received mercy concerning his blaspnemy because he had done it "ignorantly in unbelief." Therefore, the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost that Jesus warns about must be the willful reviling of the Holy Ghost with knowledge of what is being done.
This parallels Hebrews 6:4-6, where qualifications are placed on those who can fall away...
PEOPLE HAVE ASK ME HOW I KNOW JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD. I TELL THEM THAT THE BIBLE SAYS HE DID AND I BELIEVE THE BIBLE. ALSO, I KNOW HE IS ALIVE BECAUSE I FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM EVERY DAY AND I CAN FEEL HIS PRESENCE. AND, I KNOW BECAUSE HE HAS HEALED ME OF MANY THINGS. I GUESS THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY I KNOW IS BY FAITH.
Yokes were made of wood with two hollowed out sections on the bottom portion that rested on the necks of oxen, which used to plow or to draw a cart. Figuratively, a yoke symbolized servitude or submission. Jesus is admonishing us to submit ourselves to Him, for true rest comes from serving Him - not ourselves.
A new ox was often trained for plowing or drawing a cart by yoking him with an experienced ox. The yoke kept the young ox from "doing his own thing" and he soon learned obedience to his master. In like manner, we are to commit ourselves to being yoked to Jesus. "It is not in man that...
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ASKED THE QUESTION, "HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE JESUS"? I AM SURE THAT MOST OF US WOULD SAY, WITHOUT HESITATION, MORE THAN ANYTHING. IT REALLY SOUNDS GOOD BUT DO WE LOVE HIM ENOUGH TO MISS THAT FISHING TRIP TO BE WITH HIM IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNING? HOW ABOUT STAYING HOME FROM CHURCH BECAUSE THE FOOTBALL GAME IS GOING TO START EARLY? HOW ABOUT THE PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN YOU HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH FUN AND DIDN'T FEEL LIKE GETTING UP? IT SEEMS LIKE WE CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES WHEN IT COMES TO GOING TO CHURCH TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM.
Much of the Old Testament deals with future events and the coming Messiah and His Kingdom. Not only was John the Baptist the voice of God to his generation, he was also the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. He did not merely prophesy about the coming Messiah and the New Covenant, as the Old Testament prophets did, but he actually prepared the way for the hearts of the people to receive Jesus by bearing witness to the Light.
Although John the Baptist was the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, he was not a born again "new creature in Christ". When Jesus was raised from the dead, He enabled us to be "born of the Spirit" and...