All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16, ESV). Through the years, I’ve recognized three things that prove to me the inspiration of the Bible. I don’t hear other writers, preachers, or social media pundits discuss the three “need-to-knows,” — […]
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The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all (Psalm 103:19, NASB1995). Fact from the Bible: God, who created heaven and earth, has the right to do what He wants!!! As Psalm 103 states, “His sovereignty rules over all!” With Israel the focus of the world now, we watch politicians, pundits, and
This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:6, NLT). Timothy lacked courage as the pastor of the church of
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted (Matthew 5:4, NASB1995). At the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught what has become known as The Beatitudes. In the second beatitude, Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn.” The word “mourn” was a word in the first century used to describe actions
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How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! (Psalm 139:17, NASB1995) In yesterday’s Interruption #1074, I discussed “end-times fear” – a type of anxiety and distress released by our supernatural enemies into the world in the latter days. This fear will be rooted in economic uncertainty, plagues,
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There is a sentence in Philippians 4 that contains one of the most important teachings in the entire Bible. The Lord is near! (Philippians 4:5, NASB1995) God isn’t traveling in another country, He isn’t offline, and He doesn’t dwell on the east or west coasts of the U.S.A. while avoiding the “flyover” states. God is with
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People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world (Luke 21:26, NRSV). Jesus gives a list of end-times signs in Luke 21. In this list, He says, “People will faint from fear and foreboding.” There are many types of anxiety and hundreds of differing phobias, but there is an end-times
He said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19, ESV). The Greek word for disciple is mathetes. The word is found about 250 times in the New Testament and the book of Acts. The method of discipling found in the Gospels isn’t found in the Old Testament. With the word
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From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take (1 Chronicles 12:32, NLT). My wife and I were in the Philippines when we heard reports of the attacks in Israel originating
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3, NASB1995). I memorized the Beatitudes 45 years ago, and I often meditate on them. There is a tearing down and building up with the Beatitudes. Something must change that hinders our peace to then be replaced by a blessing. Jesus’
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