Does God afflict sickness on people in order to teach them a lesson in humility? Rather, is it Satan and demons who afflict sickness on people when people violate the law of love in the way they think, speak, and act? Did Jesus come to destroy the works of the devil and heal all who […]
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Once upon a time there was an ox. The ox worked very hard in the field and he brought in a great harvest for his master year after year. After many years of service, however, the ox began to feel worn out. He began going through the motions and didn’t feel the same joy and
The U.S. military is divided into four main divisions: Ephesians 6:12 breaks down Satan’s kingdom into four different ranks: In the Old Testament, God commands mankind to exercise dominion over four categories of creatures (see Genesis 1:25-28; Leviticus 11:46-47; Psalm 8:6-8; Ezekiel 38:20; Acts 10:12; etc.). We are commanded to love the Lord our God
1. God loves you and created you to belong to Him. He created you to experience and know His acceptance and inclusion as a connected, valuable, and irreplaceable member of His family. “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.
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The word “Leviathan” appears five times in “the Ancient Writings” (NKJV). God devotes the entire chapter of Job 41 to describe the characteristics of “Leviathan” as He instructs Job about the nature of Job’s situation from a spiritual lens. See the following list for 25 characteristics of Leviathan. This list is not exhaustive, but is
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Jezebel was an ancient queen whose name is mentioned 21 times in the NASB1995. Many Bible teachers have identified how this queen’s mindset and behaviors can still be active among many people and organizations today. By looking at those 21 verses mentioning “Jezebel,” one can better observe her life, actions, characteristics, and the consequences thereof.
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“He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and
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Spiritual Zoology 101: Dogs and Pigs “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” –Matthew 7:6 NKJV When Jesus says, “Don’t cast your pearls before swine,” what does He mean by “swine?” What are
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“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.” –Proverbs 12:4 NASB2020 Shame could be described as self-bitterness, or feeling bad about oneself. Envy rots the bones (see Proverbs 14:30). Envy and shame go together, for a person who has envy also has bitterness
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Spiritual Zoology 101: Depression is Like a Whale In the King James Version of the Bible, the word “whale” appears four times: once each in the books of Genesis, Job, Ezekiel, and Matthew. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the
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