For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Acts 1:5 NET The disciples had experienced so much in a short amount of time, Jesus’ death, Resurrection, many appearances and…
Spiritual Awareness
Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil. Proverbs 28:14 NET We should live our lives with awareness of what is going on around us. This is just smart living for…
Rushed On
So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah. 1 Samuel…
Holy Anger
The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry. 1 Samuel 11:6 NET The picture here is awesome! God’s Spirit rushed on Saul. Imagine what that must have been like? But we…
Don’t Be Like Religious Leaders
Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one whose price had been set by the people of Israel, and they gave them for the potter’s field, as…
Trouble that Shouldn’t Be!
But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom you allow to remain will be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your side, and will cause you trouble in the land…
God’s Interests
Scripture But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.” Mark 8:33 NET Observation Peter had just shared a great…
One Day
Scripture Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked. Psalms 84:10…
When It All Changes!
Scripture Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple,and understood the destiny of the wicked. Psalms 73:17 NET Observation The author of Psalms 73 took issue with the fact that those who lived outside of God’s will seemed to be…
It’s All….Dung.
Scripture More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things—indeed, I regard them as dung!—that I may…