I can still remember sermons from 1979 when I first came to Christ. The Book of Revelation seemed like a Twilight Zone episode as I heard Pastor Chuck Smith teach on the mark of the beast. He quoted from Revelation 13:16-17 referring to the antichrist, "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, …
Tag: promises
Life After Death
My friend’s husband passed away a few months ago. My friend has now found herself with a new identity of becoming a widow. The Lord asks us to take care of widows and orphans frequently in the Bible so I do feel an added obligation to listen intently and meet their needs. My friend was …
An email from a fellow believer….
We recently received an email from one of our devotional readers and wanted to post a conversation he had with his friend who had a question about the phrase "The Lord took a person home" that we talked about in the devotional of 12/3/2010, "Our Perspective Matters"..... ....A friend of mine, who's name is Ray, inquired …
The Notes of Life
Jennifer DeMeo called the office asking to speak with me. She explained that the words I spoke to her came to pass and she wanted to share her joy and her thanks to the Lord. I first met Jennifer when Bobbye and I spoke at local church’s Wednesday night study. Her story was heart wrenching …
Reciting a Verse or Receiving a Promise
“God made promises to Abraham and He made many promises to many people in the Bible. How is it that we (me, you, or anyone in modern times) can claim a promise, if it was said to another person in a specific circumstance in the Bible? I often do this and even insert my name …
Promises
I was talking to my wise friend this morning about the promises of God. Bobbye said to me, “I have learned to look for the promises but not to live for them.” If God gave us a promise, it is His responsibility to fulfill it. Whenever we are given a message from the supernatural, it …
