Isaiah 43:1-2 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. In the above verse, we see Father God proclaiming an immutable statement ab

Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Angels are God’s creations; roughly one-third of the angels rebelled against God and were cast out of heaven. It’s uncertain for sure, but the angels above left their first estate. I believe that these were the angels from the book of Genesis 6: 1-5. These particular angels, some 200 in all, left their angelic s

Galatians 6:17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. I think at this point; Apostle Paul has had enough. Jewish teachers, known as Judiazers, were following Paul. He would establish a church and build them up with the sound doctrine of the New Covenant in Jesus Christ; then, Jewish teachers would show up and try to legalize everyone. They would teach that you had to be circumcised and you had to follow the teachings of Moses

II Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. Blessed be God, Blessed, in this context means: adorable; or an easier way to read is this, Adorable be our God, also the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion, and t

Hebrews 3:1 For this reason, holy brothers, called to be partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. I have spent years in sales and attended many sales classes. In sales, you’re taught the difference between an open-ended question and a close-ended question. With open-ended questions, you never really know the outcome of the potential answer from a client. There’s more than you know. With closed-ended questions, you’

Acts 27:14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called: Eu-roc’ ly-don. This bible verse is from the Apostle Paul’s journey, in some way a trip he chose. At this point, he has been in prison for more than two years then sentenced to sail to Rome for trial. He was placed under the command of a Roman Centurion named Julius. I’m sure you’re familiar with the phrase, ‘Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse.’ Well, it got worse, with a strong easter

Genesis 18:17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do? Of course, this is the famous tent meeting between Abraham and God. God and two of his angels appeared before Abraham, and maybe one was Jesus preincarnate? Some say it was three angels, but the text uses the title LORD in all caps, which translates from the Hebrew word Yehovah which means God and indicates that this is the Father God personally. Why is this important? Because Abraham has become

II Samuel 5:18-20 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the na

II Corinthians 6:4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, The first word in this sentence is: But, in this context, it means: contrast, strikingly different, opposing one another. And with this one-word Paul is opposing the verse before: II Corinthians 6:3 Giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: Not giving offense in the ministry, a thing that is judged to be an i