The Spirit of Hamaan

by | Jan 16, 2025 | Lessons from the Old Testament

In the Book of Esther, we are introduced to a man by the name of Hamaan. He is a man who embodies everything that a follower of Jesus Christ is not to be. Hamaan has hatred and prejudice in his heart towards a Jew named Mordecai because he refused to bow down to him...

Behave Yourself

by | Dec 25, 2024 | Devotionals

1 Samuel 18:14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD [was] with him.Four times in this chapter, The Holy Spirit tells us that David behaved himself wisely. The man after God’s own heart was a man who behaved himself wisely. To behave...

Stop It!

by | Dec 23, 2024 | Contemporary Christianity, Devotionals

Romans 13.11-14 And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the...

The Whole Counsel Of God

by | Dec 21, 2024 | Devotionals

“For I have not held back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.” (Acts 20:27) This verse states the apostolic ministry of Paul. Note that just prior to this verse he records his motivation, and just after this passage he records a warning. One of the cliché...

Jesus, Healer Of The Oppressed

by | Dec 19, 2024 | Contemporary Issues

The Biblical meaning of oppression is “to exercise power over; to tire down with toil; exhaust with labor; afflict”, according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary. When Israel was in Egypt and being cruelly treated, Scripture declares that God saw their oppression and...