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Walking with the Word – Refuge and Shield
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” (Psalm 119:114) God has given us His Written Word that we may have hope. The more we learn from His Word the more He fills us with hope. Paul says, “For everything that was written in the past was written…
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Walking with the Word – Swallow Up Death
“On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever.” (Isaiah 25:7-8a) After the birth of Jesus, it was time for Him to be consecrated, dedicated and redeemed unto the Lord as was required by the law for every firstborn male…
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Walking with the Word – Pray for One Another
“I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.” (Philemon 1:4-5) How do we pray for each other? What is the main focus of our prayer as we uplift each other before our Heavenly…
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Walking with the Word – Set Free
“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’” (John 8:31-32) In the promise of the Messiah, Isaiah writes, “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD…
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Walking with the Word – Fix Your Eyes
“I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.” (Proverbs 4:11-13) It was a powerful demonstration of…
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Walking with the Word – Genuineness of Faith
“In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is…
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Walking with the Word – Grace and Hope
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” (Galatians 1:3-5) We would have no hope, if it was…
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Walking with the Word – Being the Church
“To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 1:2-3)…
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Walking with the Word – Crucified with Christ
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be…
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Walking with the Word – Ask, Seek and Knock
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8) Paul sets a high standard for prayer in the life…