He who has ears [to hear], let him be listening and let him consider and perceive and comprehend by hearing. (Matthew 13:9 AMPC) I was starting to study the Parable of the Sower/Parable of the Seeds in Matthew 13 when I got “stuck” on one statement. Depending on the Bible translation, Matthew 13:9 sounds like this:Continue Reading
No one can please God without faith. Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6 GW) If you have any type of truthful understanding of what hell is, you do not want to go there. Nor do you wantContinue Reading
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. (Psalm 103:1-2 NLT) We all have a variety of plants – good and bad – in the gardenContinue Reading
The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. (Isaiah 50:4 NLT) Legacy is like the roots of a plant in the garden of the next generation. In ourContinue Reading
“And this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (Isaiah 59:21 NLT) I’veContinue Reading
I am the Lord who heals you. (Exodus 15:26 AMP) Thank you, Mountain Moving friends, for praying for 8 year old “Cora” who had a brain tumor removed last week. Here is an update from her mom as of Monday 8/25: Praising God for so many things! It’s been a busy 24 hours. Here is anContinue Reading
That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakesor the mountains topple into the depths of the sea.Water roars and foams, and mountains shake at the surging waves. SelahThere is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God,the holy place where the Most HighContinue Reading
And all the multitude were seeking to touch [Jesus], for healing power was all the while going forth from Him and curing them all [saving them from severe illnesses or calamities]. (Luke 6:19 AMPC) Tomorrow, August 22, eight-year old “Cora” will have surgery to remove a brain tumor. From herContinue Reading
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to takeContinue Reading
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from God, so that we may know and understand the [wonderful] things freely given to us by God. (1 Corinthians 2:12 AMP) “Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I couldContinue Reading