Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations. 1 Peter 1:6 In what did these elect exiles rejoice? Indeed, it seems strange that they were able to rejoice at all when they were "in heaviness through manifold temptations"? Note: it …
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are …
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 This is perhaps one of the most comprehensive and comforting promises in all …
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark …
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of …
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Matthew 9:12-13 In the previous paragraph …
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Eph. 6:18 In this verse, we see that there are four universals that are supposed to characterize our prayer life: we are to pray with all prayer, at all …
And take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17 The Bible, the written word of God, is the most precious commodity a Christian has. The Bible is like food to the hungry soul: “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing …
And take the helmet of salvation. Ephesians 6:17 How do we appropriate salvation for spiritual battle and put it on like a soldier wears his helmet for combat? It means that above all we need to understand what we have in Christ; we need to understand our riches in Christ. This is very important. …
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Ephesians 6:16 If you were a soldier in the first century, you would be subject to flaming arrows raining down from above. Like the initial bombardment in modern warfare, arrows were used …