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In Paul’s letter to his beloved son in the faith, Timothy, he writes: “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness” (1 Timothy 6:11 KJV). To know...
There are times in our lives when the Lord’s visitation may bring famine rather than fire. Elijah’s victory over the prophets of Baal is a well-known truth in Christian circles: how, as he stood alone before some...
In the last post we looked at fear as a personal enemy; today we will see it as our ally. Really!?! The fear and dread to be avoided in Israel will not be evaded by the...
As Israel was preparing to conquer the land, Moses exhorts them to neither fear (afraid, KJV) nor dread (affrighted, KJV) in Deuteronomy 7:16-21. It is revealing that he uses two different words to describe this emotion: “afraid”...
I find it interesting that Paul used two different words—work and labor, when they seem so similar—as he defined the Thessalonian believers: “constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope...
In our Christian walk there comes a time when valor is awakened and true faith revealed. For Joseph of Arimathea, the unjust condemnation of Jesus was that time. From the Scriptures we know that Joseph was a...