Under Our Feet
“And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church” (Ephesians 1:22). What God put under Christ’s feet, He put under ours in Him. This article traces authority from…
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How to Be Strong in the Lord
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Ephesians 6:10). The battle is the Lord’s. This article shows the stronger man who takes the armor of the strong man, and the armor God…
Not A Hoof Will Be Left Behind – II
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). Everything God has promised is ours in Christ. This second part follows Moses’s bold…
“Not A Hoof Will Be Left Behind”
“Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind” (Exodus 10:26). Moses would not leave one thing behind that belonged to God’s people. This first part looks at the plague of darkness and Pharaoh’s…
Grow From Faith To Faith
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17). God expects our faith to grow. This article follows the stages of faith, from faith for…
Understanding Faith: Faith is the Substance
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Faith holds what we have prayed for before we can see it. This article explains what faith is, why it is not a…
We Walk By Faith, Not By Sight
“For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). That is easy to say and hard to practice, especially when the evidence around us seems to say the opposite. Scripture defines the difference: “Now faith is the substance…
How to Fight the Good Fight of Faith and Overcome
The Christian life is a good fight, and Scripture is clear about the One who gives the victory. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Ephesians 6:10). Faith is both the weapon…
New Every Morning
“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). Every day God provides fresh mercy, and every day we need to receive…
Speak the Word
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof” (Proverbs 18:21). Scripture treats our words as seeds, and it tells us where the Word of faith is found: “The…
You are His Masterpiece
“But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand” (Isaiah 64:8). The believer is not an accident or an afterthought. God Himself is shaping…
Touch Not My Anointed
“Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm” (Psalm 105:15). God guards those He has anointed. This article tells how God warned King Abimelech in a dream, and what that shows about the covenant God keeps with…
You Are My BattleAXE
“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms” (Jeremiah 51:20). God uses a people to carry out what He has purposed. This…
You Are Healed
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). The same cross that dealt with our sin dealt with…
Chapter 2: Yea, I Have a Goodly Heritage II
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will” (Ephesians 1:11). Our inheritance is God’s gift to His children. This chapter sets…
Chapter 1: Yea, I Have a Goodly Heritage – I
“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage” (Psalm 16:6). David wrote this of his portion in the LORD. This chapter begins with a daughter who said “goodly” is not an English word,…
The Power of His Resurrection
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? … But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55, 57). The resurrection is the victory that Hosea foretold.…
To Know Him
“All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him” (Matthew 11:27). Jesus is…
To Seek His Face
“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek” (Psalm 27:8). The Lord invites His people to seek Him, and He wants the answer to come from the heart. This chapter…
To Dwell in His House
“Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee” (Psalm 84:4). The psalmist longed for the house of the Lord, and Jesus tells us that His house is open to anyone who will abide in…
To Behold His Beauty
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in…
Faith of Our Fathers
Faith is rarely discovered alone. It is passed from one life to another. Paul wrote to Timothy of “the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded…
Practise the Presence of God
Under the Old Covenant, only the priests of Aaron’s line could minister in the sanctuary, and only the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place, once a year. Now the way is open to every believer. “Let us therefore…
Let Us Draw Near
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” (Hebrews 10:22). God invites every believer to come close, and He promises, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you” (James 4:8). Yet not…
Show Me Your Ways, LORD
The people of Israel saw God’s miracles in the wilderness, but of Moses it is written that the Lord “made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel” (Psalm 103:7). Moses was not satisfied with seeing…
Let This Mind Be In You
“But we have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16). That is a remarkable statement, and Paul does not leave it as a theory. He urges us to be “transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2), so that…
To Be In His Presence
“And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach” (Mark 3:14). Jesus gave two reasons for choosing the twelve, and the order matters: first to be with Him, then to…
Chapter 1: Let’s Talk About JESUS
Of all the questions in the Gospels, one stands above the rest: “But whom say ye that I am?” (Matthew 16:15). Peter answered, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,” and Jesus told him that flesh and…
Chapter 2: Concerning His Son Jesus Christ
The New Testament writers strain for words to describe Jesus. He is “the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature” (Colossians 1:15), and He Himself said, “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John 14:9).…
The Good News
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the…
Chapter 3: JESUS is the Savior
An angel told Joseph, “thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). The name itself carries the message: the Lord saves. And the apostles proclaimed that “there is none other name…
Chapter 6: I Know His Name
God has given Jesus “a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow” (Philippians 2:9-10). It is the name by which we are saved, the name in which we pray, and, as…
Chapter 9b: JESUS is the Bread of Life 2
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). The manna that fell in the wilderness was a picture of Him: given…
A Generation Shall Seek Him
“He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken” (Isaiah 53:8). The question still…
The Anointed Ones At the EndTime
“And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’S” (Obadiah 1:21). God is preparing a people for the end-time. This article looks at the power and dominion of…
The New Generation
“This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD” (Psalm 102:18). God is looking for those who will go all the way. This article follows Israel from Egypt through…
The Generation in the Wilderness
“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come” (1 Corinthians 10:11). Israel’s journey is a picture of ours. This article follows Israel’s encampments…
The Redeemed Shall Return
“Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away” (Isaiah 51:11). God always keeps…
He Shall See His Seed
“A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the LORD for a generation” (Psalm 22:30). The cross answers the question of His generation. This article follows the suffering of Jesus, from Gethsemane to the cross, and shows that…
Thy Kingdom Come – I
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Jesus taught us to pray for a kingdom that comes to earth. This article shows that the kingdom of God is made up of…
Thine is the Kingdom – II
“And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end” (Luke 1:33). The kingdom was announced to Mary before it was preached by anyone. This article asks what a kingdom…
Thine is the Kingdom – I
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15). The gospel of the kingdom begins with a voice in the wilderness. This article traces how the Old Testament closes…
DOMINION Given to the Son of Man
“And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man” (John 5:27). The authority of Christ is rooted in His being the Son of man. This article follows the dominion given to the Son…
Remove Hinderances to Exercising Dominion
“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17). We are called to reign in…
The School of Dominion – II
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). The saints are given authority over the enemy, and are told how to use it. This article tells the believer to stand in the…
The School of Dominion
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away” (Daniel 7:14). Earthly kingdoms fall, but this one stands.…
Kingdom Power And Dominion
“But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins” (Luke 5:24). Jesus showed what dominion on earth looks like. This article follows the dominion Jesus exercised as the Son of man, the…
Exercising Dominion
“I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed…
Overcome Fear- Possess Your Possession
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Joshua 1:9). God spoke these words to a man who…
How To Stop Fear
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). Fear is not from God, and He has given us the means to drive it out.…
You’ve Been Delivered
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son” (Colossians 1:13). Deliverance is something God has already done for His people. This article begins with Paul’s prayer for the…
Thine is the Kingdom – III
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God” (1 John 3:1). The Father’s kingdom is a kingdom of love. This article meditates on “Our Father which art in…
Let Them Have Dominion
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea” (Genesis 1:26). Dominion was in God’s purpose for man from the beginning. This article sets out…
How to Overcome Depression
“To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness” (Isaiah 61:3). The Lord has already given what depression tries to take. This article shows how the believer…
Thy Kingdom Come – II
“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all” (Psalm 103:19). Nothing in the earth is outside His rule. This article sets God’s sovereignty beside His kingdom, and shows why Jesus taught us to…
Let Them Have Dominion II
“Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet” (Psalm 8:6). God gave man the rule of the earth, and He has not withdrawn it. This article explains the…
More Than A Conqueror
He Shall See the Travail of His Soul and Be Satisfied
“He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities” (Isaiah 53:11). God is building something the world has never seen. This…
The Anointed Ones At the EndTime – IV
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne” (Revelation 3:21). The call goes out to overcomers. This article warns…
The Anointed Ones At the EndTime – III
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13). God is working to…
The Anointed Ones At the EndTime – II
“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Romans 8:21). All creation is groaning for that day. This article describes the corruption that affects all of…