“There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.” – II Corinthians 4:18 (MSG)   Read : II Corinthians 4:13-18; Isaiah 49:13-16, 23-26 I believe God wants to encourage you today if you are experiencing pressures that are trying your faith. Pressures and…

“And of every living thing of all flesh [found on land], you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you…” – Genesis 6:19 (AMP)   Read : Deuteronomy 30:19, 20; I Chronicles 4:9, 10; Luke 6:46-49; James 1:19-27   Beloved, do you remember that when God gave Noah instructions about building an Ark before the…

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” –  1Peter 2:9 (AMP)   Read: Isaiah 2:1-4; Matthew 5:13-16; Daniel 6:1-10 Friend, I don’t know about you, but…

“By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature.” – II Peter 1:4 (AMP)   Read: II Peter 1:3-8; Daniel 1:3-20;…

“So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value…. recognizing the highest and the best….” – Philippians 1:10 (AMP)   Read : Daniel 6:1-28; Philippians 3:1-21 Excellence is primarily an attitude of the heart but it manifests itself in various ways. And as we discuss the different definitions of…

“Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap.” – Galatians 6:7 (AMP) Read :…

“Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep.  (3)  You’re going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You’re going to take over whole nations; you’re going to resettle abandoned cities.  (4)  Don’t be afraid–you’re not going to be embarrassed. Don’t hold back–you’re…

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:  (32)  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” – Ephesians 4:31-32       Read: Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5: 21-33; Romans 12:9-21   Relationships are a very vital part…

” Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose]” – I Corinthians 15:58 (AMP)   Read: I Timothy…

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose].” – I Colossians 15:58 (AMP)   Read : II Kings…