Divine Nature

Verse:    Job 17:9 ‘The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.’ - There is a great reward for those who will trust God and walk in His ways. - In all the dangers of discouragement and despair, hold onto the Lord. - Stand your ground and keep on believing. - HE will move you forward and make you stronger and stronger. PRAYER:  Lord, as I trust and depend on You, may my heart be reassured that You are with me and that You will help me to ‘stay the course’ and become stronger in my faith and confidence in You. Amen. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Verse:    Psalm 107:20 ‘He sent out His Word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.’ - The Word of God is powerful and able to rescue and deliver us. - There are two wonderful things that the Lord wants to do for us. - He wants us to experience His healing Power in our lives. - He also wants us to experience His deliverance and saving Power. PRAYER:  Lord, thank You for Your powerful Word that comes to bring healing and deliverance in my life. Speak Lord, and send Your Word into the areas of my life, where I need Your help the most. Heal and deliver me, I pray. Amen. Have a blessed Tuesday.

  Answer:  In short, eternal death is the fate that awaits all people who ultimately reject God, reject the gospel of His Son, Jesus Christ, and remain in their sin and disobedience. Physical death is a one-time experience. Eternal death, on the other hand, is everlasting. It is a death that continues through eternity, a spiritual death that is experienced on a continual basis. Just as spiritual life, by grace through faith in Christ ( Ephesians 2:8-9 ) is everlasting life, eternal death is never-ending. The most important question to be answered is “Does the Bible teach the doctrine of eternal death?” If the Bible doesn’t teach eternal death, then we can pack up and go home because there is no further debate on the issue. God’s Word, the Bible, is the infallible rule of faith and practice, and as such we must believe and teach only what it clearly teaches, and the Bible clearly teaches the doctrine of eternal death. We can point to several passages that explicitly state this,...

Verse:    Psalm 18:28 ‘You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.’ - The Lord wants to keep your ‘spark of hope’ alive within you. - It is never His plan for us to be overwhelmed by darkness. - He will come and turn your darkness into light. - With the Lord in our lives, there is always light and it overcomes darkness. PRAYER:  Lord, thank You that You are the One Who keeps the light within my soul shining. I have hope and I have confidence because You are with me, and no discouragement will overcome or overwhelm me. Amen. Have a great week.

Verse:    119:105 ‘Your Word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.’ - The Lord wants to lead and guide you along the path of life. - We are not abandoned or left to our own devices. - He wants to guide our steps and point us in the right direction. - He wants to show us which way to go and walk with us along the path. PRAYER:  Lord, thank You for the lamp that You provide for my footsteps. Thank You for the light that You shine on my pathway. I receive Your living Word into my heart, so that I will follow the path You have prepared for me. Amen. Have a great weekend.

Verse:    Psalm 19:7 ‘The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.’ - When we don’t know what to do, we can always turn to God. - When life seems out of control, His instructions can set us on the right path. - Follow the leading of God, and your soul will be revived. - Apply His principles to your life, and you will walk in wisdom and strength. PRAYER:  Lord, I choose to follow You and Your instructions for life. I recognise that You know what is in my best interests and I choose to follow You. Strengthen, revive, and give me Your wisdom, I pray. Amen. Have an awesome Thursday.

Verse:    Isaiah 26:3 ‘You will keep in perfect peace ALL who trust in You, ALL whose thoughts are fixed on You!’ - What are your thoughts fixed on in these turbulent times? - We have a choice to make when it come to whom we will trust in. - Take refuge in the Lord your God and He will give you His peace. - Live with hope and confident expectation as you trust in Him. PRAYER:  Lord, thank You that I can trust in You regardless of the storms that surround me. I fix my gaze, and my eyes on You, and I will not allow the wind and the waves to distract me. Amen. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Verse:    Psalm 119:165 ‘Those who love Your instructions have great peace and do not stumble.’ - When we follow God’s leading it leads to great peace in our lives. - When we do our own thing, it can bring pain and discomfort. - As we follow and pursue the Lord, we will walk and not faint or fall. - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and He will make your paths straight. PRAYER:  Lord, I give You the place of priority in my life. I choose Your ways above my ways and Your paths above my paths. Lead me and cause me to walk and not stumble, and may my life be filled with Your peace. Amen. Have a blessed Tuesday.

Verse:    Romans 8:28 ‘And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.’ - God will take our mess and turn it into a message of hope. - He will take our failures and turn them into a victory shout. - He will take what is broken and give it purpose and meaning. - He will restore all that has been lost and stolen for His glory. PRAYER:  Lord, You are the great Restorer. You take all the things I have been through and see, and You turn it into something good. You give my life meaning, hope and purpose. Amen. Have a great week.

Verse:    1 Corinthians 1:9    (Amplified Bible) ‘God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise - He can be depended on]’ - What a great and wonderful God we love and serve. - He is what our hearts long for. - We can depend on Him for our very lives. - He is faithful, reliable, trustworthy, and dependable. PRAYER:  Lord, thank You for Your great faithfulness to me. You are the Rock on which I can stand and You are the solid foundation of my life and my world. Amen. Have a great weekend.

  Verse:    Psalm 34:15 ‘The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; His ears are open to their cries for help.’ - Just think of it, the eyes of the Lord are watching over you. - You are the apple of His eye and He loves and cares for you. - The eyes of the Lord are open to your needs and the longings of your heart. - His ears are open and He hears your cries for help, and He will help you. PRAYER:  Lord, thank You that nothing I am going through is hidden from Your sight. You can see me and You hear my calls. I know that in Your faithfulness, You will help and deliver me. Amen.

  From a human perspective, it seems reasonable to think it is okay for a couple to have sex if they are going to be married soon anyway. However, God’s Word has a clear and direct command on this topic: “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral” ( Hebrews 13:4 ). The “ sexually immoral ” in this verse includes all those who engage in sex outside of marriage. The world views fornication lightly, but not God. Paul exhorts the Christians at Corinth, saying, “Now for the matters you wrote about: ‘It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.’ But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband” ( 1 Corinthians 7:1–2 ). His words will later encourage those who are able to live single and celibately in order to fully serve Christ ( 1 Corinthians 7:7–9 ,  25–40 ). Biblically, the only appropriate ...

  Psalm 93:4 ‘Mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore - the LORD above is Mightier than these!’ - The Lord reigns and He is in control of all things. - When we look around, things may seem out of control. - But when we focus our eyes on Him, we will know that everything is ok. - Above all the noise and drama, the Lord is there, Mightier than these! PRAYER:  Lord, I want to lift up my eyes above the troubles and issues, and I want to fix my eyes on You. You are Mightier than all of these things that surround me, so I will have confidence. Amen.

  Verse:    1 Samuel 30:6 ‘But David found strength in the LORD His God.’ - What do you look to, to give you the strength you need? - If we look at the storm around us, we will lose hope. - If we place our confidence in people or things, we will be disappointed. - But if we find our strength in the Lord our God, He will see us through. PRAYER:  Lord, I choose to take my eyes off the situation that I am facing. I will not look around in distress and despair, but I will look to You and find my strength in You, my God. Amen. Have a blessed day

  Verse:    Acts 27:23-24 Last night an Angel of the God to Whom I belong and Whom I serve stood beside me and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul.’ - Yes, the Angels of God can find their way into the storms of life we face. - No matter what you are going through, God’s Angels are with you. - If we could only see beyond the physical, we would see God’s great provision. - If we understand Who is with us, we will not fear or doubt, but we would believe. PRAYER:  Lord, You are the One that I belong to and You are also the One that I serve and love. May the reality of Your presence and Your Power overwhelm my fears and give me the confidence to stand and believe. Amen. Have a great weekend.

Verse:    Acts 1:8 ‘You will be My witnesses...’ - We are destined to be a reflection of Christ to those around us. - We should reflect His love and mercies into our sphere of influence. - You can make a difference and you can be a blessing. - The Holy Spirit will come and give you the power to be a witness for the Lord. PRAYER:  Prayer: Lord, may my life be a source of hope and blessing to others as I shine Your light into the dark corners of this world. May my life make a difference and lead many to You, because of the fact that they can see You in me. Amen. Have an awesome Thursday.

Verse:    Psalm 118:28 ‘You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, and I will exalt You.’ - What a joy to be able to speak about God as ‘MY GOD!’ - Can you say with all your heart that He is your God? - Let us open up our hearts again and receive Him anew, on a personal level. - Then we will be able to really celebrate and rejoice in God our Saviour. PRAYER:  Lord, once again I place my faith and my hope in You, my Lord, and my God. I open up my heart and life to receive You in all of Your glory and might. I celebrate the fact that You are MY God. Amen. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

  There is no Hebrew or Greek word used in the Bible that precisely refers to sex before marriage. The Bible undeniably condemns adultery and sexual immorality, but is sex before marriage considered sexually immoral? According to   1 Corinthians 7:2 , “yes” is the clear answer: “But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.” In this verse, Paul states that marriage is the “cure” for sexual immorality.   First Corinthians 7:2   is essentially saying that, because people cannot control themselves and so many are having immoral sex outside of marriage, people should get married. Then they can fulfill their passions in a moral way. Since  1 Corinthians 7:2  clearly includes sex before marriage in the definition of sexual immorality, all of the Bible verses that condemn sexual immorality as being sinful also condemn sex before marriage as sinful. Sex before marriage is included in the biblical definitio...

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  John chapter 2 records Jesus performing a miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. At the wedding, the hosts ran out of wine. Jesus’ mother, Mary, asks Jesus to intervene, and He does so, reluctantly. Jesus has the servants bring six jars filled with water and then instructs the servants to give it to the overseer of the celebration. The water miraculously turns into wine, and the overseer declares that it was the best wine he had ever tasted. In this account, Jesus performed an amazing miracle, actually altering the molecular composition of the water, changing it into wine. The point of the account is summarized in   John 2:11 , "He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples put their faith in Him." Usually, though, when this passage is studied, a side issue becomes the main issue. Did Jesus transform the water into wine (fermented, alcoholic) or into grape juice (non-alcoholic)? Throughout the passage, the Greek word translated "wine" is  oinos , which was the c...

Becoming drunk by alcohol is clearly prohibited in the Bible ( Proverbs 20:1 ;   23:20 ;   29–32 ;   Isaiah 5:22 ;   Ephesians 5:18 ). There are many commands in Scripture about behaviors to avoid, such as drunkenness, sexual immorality ( 1 Corinthians 6:18 ), and lying ( Proverbs 6:16–17 ). But the Bible is far more than a definitive list of “sins.” When we approach it as such, we are missing the point. God does not want us to check off a list and consider everything else acceptable. The Pharisees did that, and Jesus was not pleased with them ( Luke 11:42 ;   Matthew 23:23 ). God desires obedience that arises from a loving heart that wants to be like Him ( 1 Peter 1:15 ). Getting drunk is a sin, but what about drinking in moderation? Drinking alcohol has been the subject of debate within the church for centuries. Years ago the majority of Christians considered drinking alcohol in any amount to be sinful. Today there is a much greater acceptance for moderate con...

Verse:    Psalm 118:5 ‘Out of my distress I called on the LORD; The LORD answered me and set me free.’ - When we call out of distress, it comes from our hearts and touches God’s heart. - He hears our cry, hears our call, and answers our prayers to Him. - We may call out of our distress, but when the reply comes, how sweet it is. - The Lord will see to it that you move from distress into a place of blessing. PRAYER:  Lord, I release my life, my situation, and my future into Your capable hands. You have heard my cry and You will make a way that will bring me through it all. Amen. Have a great weekend.

  Scripture has much to say regarding the drinking of alcohol ( Leviticus 10:9 ;   Numbers 6:3 ;   Deuteronomy 29:6 ;   Judges 13:4 ,   7 ,   14 ;   Proverbs 20:1 ;   31:4 ;   Isaiah 5:11 ,   22 ;   24:9 ;   28:7 ;   29:9 ;   56:12 ). However, Scripture does not necessarily forbid a Christian from drinking beer, wine, or any other drink containing alcohol. In fact, some Scriptures discuss alcohol in positive terms.   Ecclesiastes 9:7   instructs, “Drink your wine with a merry heart.”   Psalm 104:14-15   states that God gives wine “that makes glad the heart of men.”   Amos 9:14   discusses drinking wine from your own vineyard as a sign of God’s blessing.   Isaiah 55:1   encourages, “Yes, come buy wine and milk…” What God commands Christians regarding alcohol is to avoid drunkenness ( Ephesians 5:18 ). The Bible condemns drunkenness and its effects ( Proverbs 23:29-35 ). Christian...