You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. II Timothy 2:3 NKJV Let us give thanks to God, who has qualified us to be His triumphant soldiers on earth. II Corinthians 2:14 NKJV says, “ Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” Let us not lose heart over our trials. Remember our heavenly Father is Jehovah, the Lord of Hosts—the Commander of Heaven’s armies. T

SURRENDER TO HIS LEAD And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Matthew 6:13 ESV Exodus 13:17 NIV says, “When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.’” God knew that the shorter route could expose them to a battle they were not yet prepared to face and hence fall back to captivity, so He led them th

GOD WORKS FROM OUR INSIDE OUT Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. Matthew 23:26 NIV Beloved, God works from the inside out. That is why, sometimes, it may appear as though there is a delay, yet all along, He is working behind the scenes.What God is doing within you may not always be immediately visible around you. But never mistake the hidden work of God for inactivity. God is always working. In Ezekiel 36, God

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Genesis 1:26 NKJV Beloved, God’s plan before the world began is to make us in His true image, the Godhead so that we can have dominion over all His creations. That is why today we are being conformed to the image of Christ—the perfect

PRAY FOR YOUR LAND Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;Build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,.. Psalms 51:18-19 NKJV Beloved, Psalm 51 is a prayer of repentance and forgiveness. But the psalmist does not stop at asking God to forgive his sin. He also asks God to build again what sin had broken down. Sin does not only bring reproach; it can also bring decay, brokenness, and ruin. Therefore, we need more than forgiveness—

SERIES 2: XXXVI the Lord, whose promises I praise. Psalm 56:10 GNT And here is the beautiful reality, beloved: our ever-willing-to-help Jesus is now present within us through the Holy Spirit, our ever-present Helper. The Lord does not need to walk miles to our homes to heal, deliver, or help us, because He now lives in us through the Holy Spirit. As we speak and release God's Word in faith, the Holy Spirit within us carries out His divine work. Jesus called Him “Allos Parakle

“For we are members of his body.” Ephesians 5:30 NIV The fact that you feel heat when you dip your finger into a cup of hot coffee does not define your finger. You can simply pull it out. In the same way, because we experience the effects of fallenness in this fallen world does not mean that we are fallen or defined by what surrounds us. We are members of the body of Christ, and Christ, our Head, is the One who defines us.”As He is, so are we in this world.” Our circumstances

When the Lord builds up Zion, He will appear in His glory. Psalm 102:16 AMPC Psalm 51:18–19 AMPC says: “Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness…” Without God rebuilding and recreating us according to His divine purpose, we cannot fully live the life He intended for us on earth. From the very beginning, God's plan for humanity was clear. Genesis 1:26 NKJV says: “Then God said, ‘Let Us make

“In this way, they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them. And they will know that they, the people of Israel, are my people, says the Sovereign Lord.” Ezekiel 34:30 NLT In the preceding verses, Ezekiel 34:25–29, the Lord describes all that He will do for His sheep. Then, in our theme verse, He reveals the purpose behind His works: by all He has done, they will know that He is with them. Beloved, our lives are meant to be a testimony of what God has done. Isaiah 6

....and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17 NIV Beloved, just as the nations of the world launch missiles and deploy weapons of warfare with confidence, we too must learn to use the Word of God with faith and confidence. The Word of God is our spiritual weapon of warfare. It cuts through all things and is never cut by anything. Just as the world recognizes an opposition and responds with its weapons, we should not deny or suppress the oppositions