And when the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. Luke 4:13 I find that temptation rarely comes on a good day. I would have more resources to resist. Temptation comes when I’m worn down, when I’ve lost a night’s sleep, when I’m grieving something, or when I’m stressed […]
Read MoreSo faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ. Romans 10:17 Life-saving advice means that what was shared with me was so valuable that I couldn’t wait to go away and apply it. I have complete confidence in it. One of the meanings for faith, in the Greek, is ‘to have complete […]
Read MoreAfter this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” John 6:66-67 What caused the crowd following Jesus to turn aside? It was Jesus’ words about eating His flesh and drinking His blood. They were content to […]
Read MoreWhile Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine. And Israel heard of it. Genesis 35:22 Bilhah is a woman without rights. She was Rachel’s maid all the way back before Rachel was married. She learned to obey orders very young. She never knew freedom and her life was […]
Read MoreSo when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore. Genesis 37:23 Joseph was stripped of his robe of honor. Jesus was stripped of his robe, too. The momentary humiliation didn’t change the destiny or the spiritual identity of either. Jesus stayed in touch […]
Read MoreAnd after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” But he refused. Genesis 39:7-8 God has Satan on a leash. He can’t do more than God allows. Temptations test my faith. I’m required to dig deeply and use spiritual faith muscles that need strength training. Satan never […]
Read MoreWhen the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” And […]
Read MoreBy faith, after Moses was born, he was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict. Hebrews 11:23 Fear is Satan’s biggest tactic to destroy the children of God. Since we were never created to encounter evil nor to be able […]
Read MoreYou let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit. “You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son. “These things you have done and I kept silence. Psalm 50:19-21 Nothing stirs up our flesh like family rivalry. The personality and gifts of one child can be celebrated more […]
Read MoreListen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn. Isaiah 51:1 When Jesus talked with the woman at the well in Samaria, He took intentional steps to prepare her to receive Truth. They began […]
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