“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me andContinue reading “Resurrection of the Dead (1)”
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What it means to love God
Cleave to the Lord
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? (Psalm 42:1-2, NIV)
Stretch out your Rod
And of this gospel I (Paul) was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher (2 Timothy 11:1, NIV)
The Rod of God
Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.” Moses threw it on the ground and it becameContinue reading “The Rod of God”
Hear the Word of the Lord
Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.” The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the manContinue reading “Hear the Word of the Lord”
A Lamp and a Light
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path (Psalm 119: 105, NIV).
The sword of the Spirit
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17, NIV)
Chosen by God
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16, NIV)
The enemy within
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought toContinue reading “The enemy within”