FORGIVENESS AND DEMONIZING
Jesus had some very strong, sober words to say about those who do not forgive others (Matthew 18:32-35). He commands us to forgive 77 times (Matthew 18:21-22). There are …
OCCUPY THE CONQUERED TERRITORY
When an army moves against an enemy they first drive them out and conquer their territory. Then they occupy the newly conquered territory so it stays under their control. …
BELT of TRUTH (Ephesians 6:14) (Armor of God 5)
Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, The belt a Roman soldier wore was an important piece of equipment for it held the weapons …
FASTING: HOW DO I DO IT? (Fasting 5)
Did you know that there is more in the Bible about fasting than repentance and confession? Jesus fasted, as did Moses, David, Elijah, Esther, Daniel, Paul and many others. Fasting …
FASTING: WHAT DOES IT ACCOMPLISH? (Fasting 4)
In a culture where the landscape is dotted with shrines to the Golden Arches and an assortment of Pizza Temples, fasting seems out of place and out of step with …
BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS (Ephesians 6:14) (Armor of God 4)
Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm then, … with the breastplate of righteousness in place, The breastplate was made of small pieces of metal or leather fastened together so they would move …
THE HELMET OF SALVATION (Ephesians 6:17) (Armor of God 3)
Ephesians 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. The helmet Roman soldiers wore was made of metal. An enemy would lift …
MORE REASONS TO FAST (Fasting 3)
We’ve been looking at reasons for fasting – when we should get the fasting tool out of our spiritual tool box and put it to use. Last blog talked about …
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
It’s easy to get discouraged at the direction the world is taking and disheartened by at all the ungodly changes around is. It can be shocking to see how …
REASONS TO FAST (Fasting 2)
Many years ago, we went camping at a gospel concert. I wanted to put up a tarp over the door of our VW pop-up camper. I had the tarp, poles, …