Dear Ones: Radiate with Hope! Mr. Webster’s 1828 Dictionary gives us this understanding of hope. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the possibility of possessing it. Hope therefore always gives pleasure or joy; whereas wish and desire may produce or be accompanied with…
Articles from August 2023
God Said
Dear Ones: God Said! And spoke things into existence—He created them good. Then He created man in His image and likeness: to be His progeny and to have dominion in the earth. Therefore, we understand that power is released through our words. They create the atmosphere around us either for good or evil. God Said…
Be of Good Courage
Dear Ones: Be of Good Courage! This psalm of David is one of my favorites. David totally trusted the Lord with his life. Therefore, he was able to wait for Him to move in His timing. This took great courage because fear, doubt, and unbelief lurked in the shadows of delay. When we read the…
Who Are We: Kingdom Reality
Who Are We! We pick up our study of the Sermon on the Mount to explore the Kingdom Reality: Who Are We? The Lord progressed from the Beatitudes to exposing our real identities. Here is an excerpt of the video transcript which has much food for thought. I encourage you to watch the entire video.…
Forgive Him
Dear Ones: Forgive him! When we forgive those who have injured us in some way, great power is released. Unforgiveness is a stronghold that the dark one uses against us. The fact that someone has transgressed against us really happened. But how we react to their actions or words against us is the issue the…
I Will Help You
Dear Ones: I will help you! Was the Lord’s promise to Israel under the Old Covenant. The psalmist who wrote this psalm of ascent confirmed God’s promise to help Israel in troublous times. Today, Christians are under the New Covenant: a better covenant certified by the Blood of Christ. Therefore, we are assured that He…
Show Me Your Glory
Dear Ones: Show me Your Glory! Was Moses’ petition of the Lord. But the Lord did not say, “I will show you My Glory.” He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you.” Hebrew Definitions Moses asked to see the Lord’s kâbôwd, kaw-bode’; rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd; from H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a…
Dull with Deafness
Dear Ones: Dull with Deafness! The lying voice of the enemy comes to accuse the Lord of not hearing your prayers, declarations, or cries in the night hours. He lies telling you that the Lord’s ears are dull with deafness. When you hear such things, remember this verse spoken to Isaiah by the Lord God.…
The High Places
We pause in our study of the Sermon on the Mount to explore the dangers of mixing the teachings of Christ with the culture norms of today’s society. Here is an excerpt of the video transcript which has much food for thought. I encourage you to watch the entire video. Before we continue our adventures…
He Crowns the Humble
Dear Ones: He Crowns the Humble! Mr. Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines the verb crown this way: to honor; to dignify; to adorn; to invest with regal dignity and power. The Lord trusts the humble ones with this honor because they will not covet His glory for themselves. In every victory over the darkness, they give…