Power to Break Free
Not only is the Holy Spirit given to us so we’ll have power to live the Christian life, but He also delivers us from any demonic bondage or snare of the enemy. Shortly after Jesus was empowered by the Spirit at His baptism in the Jordan River, He entered a synagogue and read this Scripture […]
In the Doorway of Hope
2 Kings 4:8-17 tells about a Shunammite woman whose strongest desire, her impossible hope was to have a child. When Elisha prophesied that she would have this child, she stood in the doorway and replied, “No Lord, don’t lie to me!” (v. 15-16) It seems like a weird response to reject the blessing your soul […]
Our Father Which Art in Heaven
“The Lord’s Prayer” is the prayer that Jesus Christ modeled for us to pray in Matthew 6:9-13. When we pray this prayer, the very first phrase affirms who and where our Father is, and what our relationship is like with Him. Below are 10 things we affirm when we pray the phrase “Our Father which […]
Stressed or Blessed?
If you’ve been a believer for very long, you know how constant worry and stress can drag you down and keep you from living life to its fullest. The enemy knows what buttons to push in us. He uses all of these torments to stifle our faith, so we cannot rise up and live in […]
In That Number
While shopping recently, I overheard an exchange between two women who recognized one another and came together for a discussion that started on a low point but left me smiling. It was some distance away but loud enough to hear and understand. Smiles and laughter turned into talk of the state of the world, the […]