Speaking of Jesus, John the Baptist said: “I baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and Fire.” Now if John, one of the mightiest Prophets of God, said that he…

A woman named Elizabeth, was pregnant with her baby, John the Baptist. When Mary came to visit her, she was pregnant with the Lord Jesus. The scriptures teach us that when Elizabeth heard the news that Mary was pregnant – John, leaped inside the womb of his mother. Now if John, in his embryonic form,…

Proverbs 10:22 says: “The blessing of the Lord, ‘it’ makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.” All too often material wealth is gained in the wrong way, through greed, manipulation, deceptive practices, and so on. As a result, it is definitely not from God. But true riches are found in the blessing of…

We’ve been looking a lot lately from the book of proverbs because it speaks so powerfully about the wisdom of God. I have seen much human misery and disappointment in peoples lives because they choose to reject the wisdom of God and go their own way. From wrong choices in relationships, to wrong financial decisions…

God’s word teaches us to “Keep our ‘hearts’ with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” Many people consider the head with it’s brain, to be the center and the director of human activity. But God speaks of the heart as the center. This is why Jesus tells us that He…

There are many ways to find joy and happiness in the Lord. You have heard of the ‘Joy of the Lord’? – but there is also a great happiness in the Lord: Proverbs 3:13 says “Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.” Happiness is truly found here, because it…

Think of the amount of money that is spent today on gimmicks, pills, lotions and potions trying to look younger or live longer. At the end of it all is disappointment and more wrinkles from the stress or anger of being ripped off again. Here’s a much more faithful promise from the Lord: “Let Your…

We recently looked at acknowledging God in all our ways, so that He would direct our paths. Think of all the obstacles that we have to encounter each and every day. Many times, the things that trip us up and hurt us the most, are those obstacles we find, on the path of our own…

‘In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.’ [Proverbs 5:6] A key way to determine that you are acknowledging God is to 1st recognize that He does indeed exist. Now many people say, “Well that’s easy I totally believe in God.” But acknowledging God is not just believing in Him, but…