CATEGORY: Character
There is a powerful verse in the New Testament of the Bible that reads, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil (translated ‘false accuser’ or ‘slanderer’) and he (the devil; Satan – translated ‘our adversary’ or ‘one who withstands’; and described by Christ as a ‘murderer’ and ‘the father of lies’) will flee from you.” – James 4:7.
The true story of a young man named Joseph in the book of Genesis in the Bible, is a testament to the faithfulness of a loving and all-powerful God.
All ministers of the Gospel at some point in their ministry will find their integrity under fire, seemingly placing their work in the Lord in dispute. Sadly, this happens not just from the mouths of those who are ‘in the world’ who do not yet know Christ, but also from those who are ‘in the Lord’ and who do know Him. Yet, the writer of Hebrews comforts us; reminding us; that all things are known to God; naked and open to the eyes of the Lord to whom we must all, one day give account.
Despite the opposition we may face, we are called to let the very nature and peace of God rule in our hearts.
In chapter twelve of the book of Hebrews in the Bible, the writer addresses our need to pursue peace with all people and to walk in holiness before the Lord.
In the Book of Daniel in the Bible are the inter-twined stories of a king named Nebuchadnezzar and a young Israelite man named Daniel.
The voice of the Lord in Scripture is likened to the sound of a trumpet. Just as there were many purposes for the sounding of the trumpet in Old Testament times, so it is with the voice of the Lord through prophecy today.
When the mother of James and John, two of Jesus’ disciples, asked Jesus if both her sons could be given a place in heaven at His side, Jesus said to her, “You don’t know what you are asking.” – Matthew 20:22
One of the shortest books in the New Testament of the Bible representing the message of the Gospel of Christ, is the Book of Philemon. It contains a letter in the most personal of terms from the Apostle Paul, to a brother in Christ named Philemon…