Kept from the Evil One, sanctified in God’s Word of truth. Jesus prayed for us in John 17 that we would be kept from the evil one being sanctified by God’s truth, which is His word. He went on to say that for our sakes, He sanctified Himself by the truth. The word of...
The Lord is very compassionate and merciful. I must be honest with you, I avoided Job for years. I falsely thought that he had set himself in harm’s way through fear. I falsely thought that I could avoid being tested, and that testing was not the path to obedience. I...
This is the week of The Double Portion in Job. This week we begin doubling up on some portions of the Bible while not reading other portions. For instance, today we read Genesis 36 and 37, and leave out Job and Isaiah. We do this to help balance out the Bible sections...
The story of Job is about God’s double portion! Why would God point out Job to Satan? It was to move Job from self-righteousness maintained in sacrifice into a relationship maintained by God. That’s a big answer to say, God wanted Job to discover what he would not see...
The word is our authority as the Spirit is our power. Jesus submitted to the word of God. The Word of God made flesh submitted to the word of God that was written. Upon Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit led Him into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. When...
The race is set before us. We are all in a race, but not against each other or the devil. Our race is in conforming into the image of the firstborn from the dead. God has saved us in Jesus Christ. Having accepted us in the Beloved, He now is redeeming us in the...
The word of God cleanses me and sets me apart because it is Truth. Scriptures are the home of truth; truth is the path to freedom; and freedom is Jesus. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and the only way to the Father. We are sanctified by the truth; God’s...
The Holy Spirit is going to reveal all things the Father has in Christ. In John Sixteen, we are given a glimpse of the “all things” that are being revealed to us by Holy Spirit that Jesus has, when Jesus promised. “He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine...
OVERVIEW I live because I am fed by what He says. God’s daily bread for us is found in the word of God. When we read to Him His word, He speaks to us out of His word. We live by every word that comes out of the mouth of God. It’s funny, we read His word and He...
This is the year to see Jesus high and lifted up! Jesus is the Exalted Messiah! But first, He had to become the suffering servant. Jesus is seated and the right hand of God. But first, He had to be nailed to a cross by God’s predetermined will, by the hands of sinful...
