Hope Lives

Luke 11:52 [52] Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." (Hosea 6:6). Jo b says, "Therefore they...

Recently someone asked about the key of David which brought back memories of how God first intervened in my life. I'm hopeful we all have had personal moments where odd things, unexplainable moments take place. Maybe we hesitate in calling it a conversation with God where He answers...this was...

What manner of saying is this? John 7:32-36 is a favorite. [32] The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. [33] Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him...

What will you do if those that mean evil against you; come and bow down before you for mercy? What will you do if those who mock and mean you harm...come and bow down before you? What will you do if those that laugh and ridicule you saying “we will never bow at your feet”... later proved...

1 Chronicles 22:7-8 [7] And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God: [8] But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name...

The deceitful kiss of an enemy: Matthew 26:48-50 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. [49] And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. [50] And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come...

They (His children) are not appointed to God’s wrath. True. To be honest I have no idea what the day of judgement looks like. We are told the day of Judgement reveals what manner of work it is of. Whether the work be of God. Or whether the work be of man which turns to ash. God promise beauty...

Proverbs 6:20-28 [20] My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: [21] Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. [22] When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk...

In the wilderness they tempted the Lord by asking for meat. Psalm 78:17-19 [17] And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. [18] And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. [19] Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish...

Maybe we have it memorized but how often do we pay attention to the words that we speak? Luke 11:1-4 “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. [2] And he said...

“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” That is what we desire, right? For the devil to be far from us. But, please, keep in mind (Romans 8:28) which says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” I...

THE WHEAT and the tares. Clearly we love to be seen as the wheat and not the tares. These verses bring up so many questions for me. First question being the Word says not to harvest yet but to let the wheat and tares grow together so as not to pull the wheat up by the root with the tares. So the...

What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. Mark 1:25-27 “And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. [26] And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out...

ALL FLESH IS GRASS. IT WITHERS IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY; baked by the sun. Whether we like it or not, we all have one thing in common: The Cords of affliction. Romans 8:20-21 says, “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in...

Genesis 1:11 [11] And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. “...and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself,” And here is great...

For most of my life I had the furthest thing from an example of a sound mind. I lived in torment. Fearful, anxious, panicked, horrible at dealing with or accepting life's challenges. There was no peace, for sure. If I had to describe a panic attack in a few shorts words it would be: an...

1 Corinthians 10:13 says “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” “...will with the temptation...

In the book of Job, consider the forth speaking on Job's affliction. The mysterious Elihu; which the LORD when He responds to Job doesn't ever address as being wrong. Who is this young man that appears in the narrative? Job 32:2 “Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu...” because Job justified...

Consider "least" and "faithful": (Luke 16:10-13) "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. [11] If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ...

Acts 5:19-20 [19] But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth(from captivity), and said, [20] Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. “...the Lord by night opened the prison doors,” then He gave a command “Go, stand and...