Tag: KJV
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Maturity: Putting away childish things
If you’re walking down the street and pass by an 8-year-old child riding his tricycle as fast as they can around the house, never stopping, you might think, “Gee, how cute is that?” If you walk down that same street, ten years later, and you pass the same house and the same child at 18-years…
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Solomon was a lover of nature
Most of us know and are well versed in the length and depth and height of the wisdom of Solomon. In fact, both the Old and New Testaments label Solomon as the wisest man who ever lived. A lesser-known fact however is the connection between the wisdom of Solomon and the environment around him. Let’s…
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A spiritual equation for victory
Just like there are equations in math there are spiritual equations found within the pages of holy writ. Consider for a moment this verse from the book of James. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7, KJV Can you see the equation? Can you see the…
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Patience truly is a virtue
This scripture came to me this week during my personal devotions. It’s a beautiful scripture and sentiment, in theory, but in practice it can be difficult and quite elusive. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;…
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Spiritual wickedness in high places
This phrase has come to my heart and mind several times in the last few weeks during my personal and private prayer time. Spiritual wickedness in high places. What does this mean for us today? Let’s consider for a moment Ephesians 6:12… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,…
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The anointing breaks the yoke
Isaiah 10:27 says, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.” We serve a God who specializes in removing the burdens that weigh down our spirits…