Overcoming the Pharaoh of This Time For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 NLT Throughout biblical history, figures like the Pharaoh of Egypt represented systems of oppression…
Choose Blessing and Life Today “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT These words were spoken by…
Free to Serve the Living God “So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.’” Exodus 10:3 NLT The book of Exodus tells us…
God Has a Purpose for Your Life “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 NLT Often, when we go through seasons of uncertainty or difficulty, it is easy to feel that…
Goodness and Mercy Pursue You Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 NLT Often we live with the feeling that it is problems, debts, or past mistakes that are chasing us closely. However, King…
Failure Is Not the Final Destination The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked. Proverbs 24:16 NLT In the world’s mindset, failure is often seen as a final point, a label of defeat that defines a person’s value. However, in the Kingdom…
Everything Depends on Whose Hands You Are In I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong. Psalm 89:21 NLT In a world full of uncertainty, a person’s security does not depend on their own abilities, their bank account, or their influential contacts, but on who holds them….
Finishing What God Gave You is Maturity I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. John 17:4 NLT Spiritual maturity is not measured solely by how we begin our race in faith, but by our ability to faithfully conclude the assignments that Heaven has entrusted to…
Multiply What You Know You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. 2 Timothy 2:2 NLT The Christian life was not designed to be a stagnant pond, but a constantly flowing…
Authority Brings Order Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. Romans 13:1-2 NLT The concept of authority is fundamental to…