Category Archives: Help From Above
Spiritual Position
1 Sam.7:12 “Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!” [with emphasis].
Please read 1Sam.7:7-14, it is the anchor scripture for our discourse over the next few days. Read the rest of this entry
Your Responsibility
Ps.119:37 (NIV) “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.”
D. L. Moody says, “We are to ask with beggar’s humility, to seek with a servant’s carefulness, and to knock with the confidence of a friend.” Based on the insight from this, we have learnt that it takes humility to ask. Read the rest of this entry
Humility 101
Luke 11:9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
Yesterday, we concluded by saying that when Jesus says, ask – seek – knock, He is saying ask! Looking at it from the insight that D. L. Moody brings to the table, three things immediately stand out. The first is, it takes humility to ask. Asking puts you in a place of humility. Read the rest of this entry
Unseen Reality
John 3:8 “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” [NIV]
If your Christianity is all about what you can see, then there is not much to be desired even from the world. The difference between the church and social clubs is the power of the Holy Spirit, it is the supernatural. Read the rest of this entry
Essentials I
1 Kings 8:57 “May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.”
To fight for your destiny, you must show courage in five ways. The first way is, YOU MUST BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT, EVEN IF YOU ARE SCARED! I must believe I can do it even if I am scared. Read the rest of this entry
Lead-That-Sheep!
1 Tim. 5:8 “If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.” [with emphasis]
God has not left us guessing about His heart or His position when it comes to work. So, we cannot say we do not know His mind because it is clearly stated. You and I need to order our lives after His Word. Read the rest of this entry
Do You Believe?
Mark 16:17 “These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them…”
“These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe…” [with emphasis]. The Bible does not say that the miraculous signs will accompany those that are in doubt or those that are afraid. You have to hinge your confidence on Jesus and in the Word of God. Read the rest of this entry
Look – Listen Up!
Rev.4:1 “Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this”.
We will continue to focus on the four things necessary for stepping up spiritually outlined in Revelations 4:1. Read the rest of this entry
Initiate
Num.25:7 “…Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped… 10 Then the Lord said to Moses… 12 Now tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him”
King Jehoash came to Elisha seeking a solution and as part of the solution, Elisha told him to strike the ground with arrows [please read 2 kings 13:14-19]. Jehoash struck the ground three times and stopped. Read the rest of this entry
