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For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul ...
04/16/2026

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow.

Hebrews 4:12

The enemy knows how potent the Word of God is. Do you?

The word used for saved in the original Greek is the word sozo, which means “to save one from injury or peril;

to save a suffering one from perishing, for example, one suffering from disease; to make well, heal, restore to health.”

While the healing you are believing for may not be immediate, believe that it is on its way.

If you have been waiting for a while for your healing and you are feeling discouraged, let this promise from God strengthen you:

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth,

and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall

My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

—Isaiah 55:10–11
God’s Word of healing is so powerful that it will not return to Him void, but it shall accomplish His purpose.

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you...
04/14/2026

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”

Matthew 4:10

We can’t stop the enemy from attacking our minds, but we can surely defend ourselves with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Eph. 6:17).

God’s Word is infallible, unshakable, and everlasting (Isa. 40:8, 1 Pet. 1:25).

Our Lord Jesus Himself showed us what to do when we are under attack by the devil.

Three times He was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. Each time, His response was the same—He quoted the written Word of God. Against each attack, His response was to say, “It is written” (Matt. 4:1–11).

I know of believers who say, “God spoke to me and told me that He will do that for me.” I want to encourage you not to go by what you think the Lord said to you.

You cannot fight the devil by saying, “God spoke to me,” apart from the written Word.

In the first temptation, the devil challenged our Lord Jesus to prove His identity, saying, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread” (Matt. 4:3).

Don’t you think it is interesting that our Lord did not rely on what His Father had audibly spoken over Him at the River Jordan?

A voice had come from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matt. 3:17).

Yet, the Lord did not point Satan to the spoken word of God.

Over and over again, He declared, “It is written.”

Now, if the Son of God used “it is written” to defeat the devil, how much more you and I need to.

When fear grips your heart or evil thoughts plague your mind, quote His written Word!

04/03/2026

When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. - John 2:22

There was a great Easter story told by Dr. George Sweeting regarding an incident in the early 1920s.

Communist leader Nikolai Bukharin was sent from Moscow to Kiev to address an anti-God rally.

For an hour he abused and ridiculed the Christian faith until it seemed as if the whole structure of belief was in ruins.

Then questions were invited. An Eastern Orthodox priest rose and asked to speak.

He turned, faced the people, and gave the Easter greeting, 'He is risen!' Instantly the assembly rose to its feet and the reply came back loud and clear, 'He is risen indeed!'

Aren't those just the best words you could ever hear?

News, movies, books, and people of influence may attempt to discredit Christianity, but they'll never thwart the truth, He is risen indeed!

What does Christ's resurrection mean for you?

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when not feeling it. I believe in God even when He is silent. - Anonymous

03/27/2026

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, 'Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Galatians 3:13–14

Isn't it interesting that the Lord is very specific in mentioning that Christ became a curse for us on the cross, so that we can experience and enjoy the blessing of Abraham?

Romans 4:13—“For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.”

In the original Greek text, the word “world” here is kosmos. Its meaning includes, “the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments, riches, advantages, pleasures.”

In Christ, you are an heir of the world—its goods, its endowments, its riches, its advantages, and its pleasures.

Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgressionof the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay...
03/13/2026

Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression

of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but
delight to show mercy. - Micah 7:18

Is it wrong for you to be angry? In other words, is anger a strictly negative emotion, and always an expression of sin?

Definitely not! Anger is a natural human emotion; a facet of the warning system God has built into our bodies to alert us of problems and prompt us to positive, problem-solving actions.

Furthermore, anger isn’t necessarily an expression of sin. Jesus, the sinless Son of God, and the perfect man, expressed anger at several points in His ministry.

Jesus' anger is perhaps most clearly seen when He drove the money-changers out of the Temple as seen in Matthew 21 and Mark 11.

It’s usually not our anger that gets us in trouble. It’s what we do with our anger—where and how we direct it that we so often regret.

Remember, the Bible doesn’t say, "Don’t get angry." But it does say, "Be slow to anger."

Consider what anger in your life is natural and healthy, which is sinful and destructive, and how best to direct your anger.

Life is 10% what you make it, and 90% how you take it. - Irving Berlin

03/10/2026

Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you. - Hosea 10:12

Character isn’t instantly created. It’s carved out.

To God, our lives are like a series of fields that need working.
Once one has been worked, we move to the next.

At each stop He encourages us to get busy tilling ground hardened by sin, pulling weeds grown in neglect, and planting seeds of biblical truth.

He makes us willing and able for the work; and He makes each task fruitful through the power of the Holy Spirit.

But change does happen.

Think of Joseph in an Egyptian jail, and Moses in the desert.

Recall David’s years of flight from Saul and Jonah’s time in the belly of a fish.

Reflect upon Gideon in a cave and Job’s catastrophes.

Consider Abraham’s wanderings and Peter’s three denials of Christ.

Look at the apostle Paul’s blinding encounter with the risen Lord on the road to Damascus.

These stories, and many more like them, recount the ways of God among the men He claims for His own.

As you spend time considering them, you will see a pattern emerge: brokenness, humility, and the learning of patience all come before spiritual maturity and usefulness.

Open up your Bible and search out these stories. Learn from them.

They demonstrate the pattern of change for your own life in Christ.

TODAY'S PRAYER

Lord, when change comes, I pray that I will look to you for insight.

As things change in my life and around me, help me to keep my eyes on you and trust that whatever the circumstance, your ultimate plan for me is a good one. Amen

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have beli...
03/06/2026

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” — John 20:29

Doubt tends to creep in at unfortunate times. In pivotal moments, when we need mountain-moving faith, doubt whispers, Does God hear my prayers?

Why hasn’t He fixed this situation? How long will this continue?

Often, when we experience doubt, we put on our game face and pretend all is well — but there’s a better way.

After Jesus was resurrected, the apostle Thomas struggled to believe the reports about Jesus being alive.
Thomas said,

Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe. — John 20:25

Sounds pretty cynical, right? Maybe so cynical that Jesus might write off Thomas?

Hardly. Rather than dismissing Thomas because of his doubts, Jesus invited Thomas to take a closer look.

A few days later, Jesus appeared to the apostle and said,

Put your finger here; see My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe. — John 20:27

When Thomas leaned in and took a closer look, he said,

My Lord and my God! — John 20:28

The remedy for doubt is taking a closer look at Jesus.

Jesus invites you to lean in closer and express your doubts — it’s the process that strengthens faith.

Lord, like Your disciples, I pray, “I believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). When I struggle with doubt, teach me to look for the answers in Your Word and fill me with Your faith.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.1 John 4:18Fear is a destructiv...
03/03/2026

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.

1 John 4:18

Fear is a destructive bo***ge. Fear paralyzes you and prevents you from fulfilling the amazing destiny that God has for you.

Fear makes you feel inadequate and insecure, and comes with unhealthy side effects .

Fear will produce issues ranging from panic attacks to sleep disorders .Fear is irrational but powerful if left unchecked !

A spiritual condition cannot be remedied naturally. Fear can be eradicated only by a personal encounter with the person of Jesus.

I want you to know that it is not your heavenly Father’s heart for you to live tormented by fear.

There is no fear in God’s love. His perfect love drives out all fears.

The more you immerse and anchor your heart in God’s perfect and unconditional love for you, the more fear will lose its hold on your life!

All bitterness, anger and wrath, insult and slander must beremoved from you, along with all wickedness. And be kind and ...
02/27/2026

All bitterness, anger and wrath, insult and slander must be
removed from you, along with all wickedness. And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as
God also forgave you in Christ. - Ephesians 4:31-32

The world holds few if any rewards for those who remain angrily focused upon the past.

Still, the act of forgiveness is difficult for all but the most saintly men and women.

Are you mired in the quicksand of bitterness or regret?

As Christians, we are commanded to forgive others, just as we, too, have been forgiven.

If there exists even one person—alive or dead—against whom you hold bitter feelings, it’s time to forgive.

Or, if you are embittered against yourself for some past mistake or shortcoming, it’s finally time to forgive yourself and move on.

Hatred, bitterness, and regret are not part of God’s plan for your life.
Forgiveness is.

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who ...
02/26/2026

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9

Cruel words spoken in anger. A betrayal of trust. Promises broken. A destructive relationship you knew you should not have entered into.

Have you been down those dark paths before?

There are so many people who are living in the shadow of guilt and condemnation. The mistakes of their past haunt them.

Perhaps the paralyzed man who was let down through the roof by his four faithful friends in the book of Mark understood a little of this.

The Bible tells us he was paralyzed to the point where he could only lie on a mat, which was how his friends carried him to the house Jesus was in.

Scripture tells us that when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you” (Mark 2:5).

What had forgiveness to do with his condition or healing?

But Jesus knew it was exactly what this poor man needed to hear for his healing to manifest.

At Jesus’ next words, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home,” the paralyzed man “jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers” (Mark 2:11–12 NLT).

What had transpired? Jesus saw, when no one else could, that the man needed to hear he was forgiven, that God was not condemning him.

And those words opened the door to his healing and broke him loose from his paralysis.

My beloved friend, if you are paralyzed by a heavy sense of condemnation over something in your past.

I want you to know beyond any doubt that God is not withholding your breakthrough from you.

He loves you, understands your pain and suffering, and has forgiven you through the cross.

He wants you to know that your past does not have to poison your future.

No matter how many dark days you have experienced,

God has prepared many wonderful open doors of opportunity, favor, and good success for you to walk through in the days ahead.

02/24/2026

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.”

Psalm 91:15

Are you living with panic attacks, fear, and chronic anxiety?

Don’t allow the devil to cripple you with all kinds of negative mental pictures or by replaying all the worst-case scenarios in your head.

Call out to your Savior, Jesus Christ! He wants you to cast “all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Pet. 5:7).

It’s because of the divine exchange that took place at the cross, where our Lord Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46).

He was forsaken—left helpless, totally abandoned, and deserted—so that today, we can have the confidence that our heavenly Father will never leave us nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5). What a Savior!

It’s because of the divine exchange that took place at the cross, where our Lord Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46).

He was forsaken—left helpless, totally abandoned, and deserted—so that today, we can have the confidence that our heavenly Father will never leave us nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5). What a Savior!

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