john-12:48,-luke-19:10,-mark-16:16-niv

Keep a restful heart. Hurts, slights, frustrations, misunderstandings, differences of opinions, or unhappiness with God’s providences--may quickly ferment into resentments, critical feelings, and bitterness of spirit--which in turn bubble over in words that cut and bruise. To avoid this, I determine... Read More

This is a day of extreme lawlessness--and the judgments of God are coming upon this ungodly generation except there be a deep repentance. Within the Church, too, there is a great amount of lawlessness--due in part to a misunderstanding as to God's plan for His people during the Church age. God the F... Read More

For some years the Spirit of God has been alerting humble, hungry Christians over the world to be ready for the soon coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to catch away those who are ready for His appearing. In Finney’s day, though God sent mighty revivals and souls by the thousands were saved, yet not at... Read More

In Joel 2:1 we read, “Blow the trumpet in Zion.” It is we Christians who need to be aroused, and to be exhorted daily (Heb. 3:7-19; 4:1). It is we Christians who need to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God (1 Peter 5:6). Can it be that revival tarries because we Christians are not humble e... Read More

Abide (3306)(meno) in simple terms means to remain in the same place or position over a period of time. It means to reside, stay, live, lodge, tarry or dwell. Meno describes something that remains where it is, continues in a fixed state, or endures. Meno can mean "to take up permanent residence" or ... Read More

Adulterers (3432)(moichos cp study of related word moichalis = adulteress) describes one who is unfaithful to a spouse. Figuratively, moichos describes one who is faithless toward God. Moichos - 3x in NAS - here in Hebrews 13:4 and in... Luke 18:11 The (self-righteous) Pharisee stood and was praying... Read More

Blinded (5186) (tuphloo/typhloo from tuphlos/typhlos = blind from a root tuph/typh- = to burn, smoke, cp tuphos = smoke) to envelop with smoke and in the active sense means to make blind, to rob of sight. The passive sense means to go blind, to be blinded, to be unable to see clearly. The figurative... Read More

Defending (626) (apologeomai from apó = from + lógos = speech) literally means to speak oneself off, hence to plead for oneself, to defend or speak or plead for oneself before a tribunal or elsewhere The derivative word anapológetos is used in Ro 1:20 of the Gentiles who have "no excuse" (no defense... Read More

Explain (relate, declare, make known, exegete) (1834)(exegeomai from ek = out or as an intensifier + hegeomai = tell, lead means literally to lead out, then to unfold, declare by making plain, or tell the meaning of something, especially to tell it fully. To make known or thoroughly explain. Figurat... Read More

Tend (1006) (bosko) is used only in the Gospels and most often describe literal feeding of animals (especially the feeding of the swine) and twice is used figuratively where people are compared to lambs and sheep (Jn 21:15, 17). The present imperative calls for this to be the "shepherds" lifestyle. ... Read More