And it shall be at that day, said the LORD, that you shall call me Ishi; and shall call me no more Baali. Hosea 2:16 KJV I have been considering this verse for some time now. And it has become a very personal and poignant verse to me. It shows the spiritual progression of a … Read more
“Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made … Read more
“Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if … Read more
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecc. 12:13 “But what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God.” 1 Cor. 7:19 I just love how the Lord worded that Ecclesiastes verse. One translation says, “Now all has … Read more
“But He gives more grace. “ James 4:6 The Lord has been really ministering to me this last year about having more grace on people. And the bible story that keeps coming to mind is the one in Matthew 18 about the “certain king” (and I think we know who that certain king (King) is, … Read more
By Mrs. Robert Hammond “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Galatians 5:14 A lawyer was trying to test Jesus. He asked Him what the greatest commandment in the law was. His reply was Love. Love for God and Love for man. Then … Read more
Paul speaks of many adversaries in scripture when he says in 1 Cor. 16:9, “For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” And it is also stated in 1 Peter 5:8 that satan is our adversary. But today I wish to talk about a different adversary; one who … Read more
The word of God is our rod at the Red Sea of our circumstances. Moses was told to quit his crying and begging God and to stand up and strike the Red Sea with the rod and it would part for him. In meditating on this experience found in Exodus, I came to realize that … Read more
There are three main gardens in scripture that I want to bring to your attention. One of them is found in the beginning, one of them in the middle, and one of them at the end (at the end of a Man’s life). The one in the beginning was the Garden of Eden. The word … Read more
I want to share with you that which the Lord has so graciously shared with me, and in me. And it is something that has turned the bible into a brand new book for me; a book of life. No longer is it a book of knowledge or history; but it has become my very … Read more