Have you ever noticed that when a prosperous season comes to you, the Lord will often send you away to a place of separation, somewhere that leaves you dependent on God? It won’t necessarily be to an isolated shack in the middle of a desert or a forest; in fact, you may never even leave…
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When All Abandon — Jesus Will Not Fail
The Apostle Paul became the author of almost one third of the New Testament. He encouraged both individual believers and churches, and set certain erroneous beliefs in the fellowships of the believers of that day straight. He also traveled extensively across the Mediterranean region, from Spain to Jerusalem, by land and by sea, preaching the…
To Envy the Wicked is to Insult God
For centuries people have been struggling unsuccessfully with envy. But there was one man named Asaph who found the solution. He was a worship leader in the Temple for the Israelite people, a skilled musician who also wrote several of the psalms in the Bible. He was one who knew about the blessings and the…