“…Adam gave names to all cattle, the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him. The LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept. The LORD took one of his ribs and closed up the... Continue Reading →
In Mark 1, after the calling of Simon (Peter), Andrew, James and John, Jesus along with His disciples went to Capernaum. Immediately, on the Sabbath entering the synagogue, He taught. Many who heard Him were amazed as He taught with authority. In addition to His influential teaching, Jesus rebuked an unclean spirit who possessed a man,... Continue Reading →
Blessed is the man who…. “..does not sit in the seat of the scornful…” Psalm 1:1 Some of the words used in the definitions of sit and seat from Strongs Hebrew and Greek Dictionary are marriage, habitation, assembly, dwell, and remain, among others. These words speak of permanency. The scornful are those who mock and... Continue Reading →
Blessed is the man who…. “..stands not in the path of sinners…” Psalm 1:1 “Standing in the way of…” or (Path of) is to pursue and continue in a course of life or mode of action. Blessed is the man who does not continue in a course of life or the actions of sinners. The... Continue Reading →
“Hearing and acknowledging the truth only helps when it yields change.” Repentance is often spoken of as turning from sin and that is certainly true. But, before the act of turning will happen, there must first be a change of mind. Repent- metanoeō- to think differently or afterwards, that is, reconsider (morally to feel compunction):... Continue Reading →
After saying, “In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:2 says, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.” The words “without form” “void” and “darkness” describe an unfinished vision. Desolate, empty, vacant and obscurity are words found in the definitions. In Proverbs... Continue Reading →
If you have fifty dollars in your wallet and it is taken from you, what will it take for your wallet to return to its previous state? Ten dollars will not work, neither will twenty. Forty-Nine dollars and ninety-nine cents will not be sufficient; all of these amounts would leave your wallet incomplete regarding its... Continue Reading →
1st Kings 18:33-39 Elijah, one of GOD’S greatest prophets had an encounter with 450 prophets of the false god Baal. By GOD’S power, Elijah utterly defeats Baal’s prophets, revealing Jehovah as the one true and living GOD. Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab, grudgingly sought revenge, seeking the life of Elijah. 1st Kings 19:2 How... Continue Reading →
If Jesus loved us enough to die for us while we were sinners, and He asked us to do something, then should we not want to do it? Are we earning our salvation? No, we should just want to do the things He commands the way that He has commanded because He 1st loved us.... Continue Reading →
As a result of the consequences Israel was facing for their sin, they asked Moses to pray for them, “So Moses prayed for the people…”Numbers 21:7 Moses had every reason not to pray for the people. Moses could have held bitterness in his heart over the events that occurred earlier in Kadesh. While he was... Continue Reading →
Prospering Pathway 