This passage of Scripture teaches us how we can use God’s word to overcome temptation by speaking God’s truth to overcome lies. Jesus quotes God’s word from the Old Testament to be victorious over Satan. Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be temptedby the… Continue reading It is Written

 Jesus held people responsible for reading and knowing the Scriptures. Why was this so?  Keep reading, and you will find the answer! In John 5:1-18, we read that Jesus healed a man who had been an invalid for 38 years at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. This was a place where many sick people gathered, hoping… Continue reading Read God’s Word

33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel    after that time,” declares the Lord.“I will put my law in their minds    and write it on their hearts.I will be their God,    and they will be my people. (Jeremiah 31:33, NIV) This scriptural passage announces God's promise of a "new covenant" by the prophet Jeremiah. Unlike… Continue reading Write God’s Word

12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed,… Continue reading Transforming Power of the Holy Spirit

23 Search me, God, and know my heart;    test me and know my anxious thoughts.24 See if there is any offensive way in me,    and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24, NIV) This Scripture passage is a prayer of David, where he invites God to examine his heart and reveal any hidden sin or wrong ways. It comes at the end… Continue reading Search My Heart

Genesis 17:7 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. (NIV) God established a covenant with Abraham and his descendants.  God promised to be their God and the God of their… Continue reading Generations

29 Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.(Ephesians 4:29, GNT) These words were spoken by the Apostle Paul to the believers in Ephesus.  He is encouraging them to live a life… Continue reading Power of Words

Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All 10 The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those… Continue reading Breath of Heaven

Jacob Wrestles With God 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that… Continue reading Blessed Connections

23 Above all else, guard your heart,    for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23, NIV) How can we guard our hearts from the distractions in the world?  Last Sunday, my pastor encouraged the congregation with these words.           Open yourself completely to God and His will for your life.           Spend time in His Word to… Continue reading Guard Your Heart