Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
When you add knowledge of the ways of God to your life, then you understand how God expects you to live. Not only do you read the commands of Christ on how to live, but you can also study the life […]
Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Jacob was on his way back to the land of Canaan when his father-in-law Laban came after him with a band of men. Jacob was doing that which was pleasing to the Lord and as such, […]
Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. The more time you spend adding knowledge of the ways of God, the better understanding you will have as to the direction God would have you […]
Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Are you a wise man or are you a fool? Jesus told us that a wise man builds his house upon the rock while the fool builds his house upon the sand. The house in this illustration […]
Proverbs 6:19 and he that soweth discord among brethren.
The seventh item in the list of seven abominations unto the Lord is one who stirs up strife among those who should be at peace. The word brethren is a broad term; its meaning would safely stretch anywhere between a physical brother all the way to two […]
Psalms 75:7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
What have you obtained apart from God? God sees everything and it is by HIS’ grace that you have obtained anything. As a servant of God, you need to understand that God giveth and God can take away. You are entitled […]
Hebrews 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
Isaac laid his hands upon Jacob thinking it was Esau and he blessed Jacob. When Esau came into the tent to receive his blessing, Isaac answered that Jacob had received the blessing and that Jacob would indeed be blessed. Isaac understood when he laid his hands upon his sons and blessed them that the words that he spoke were directly from the Lord and that the Lord would do according to the blessing that was pronounced.
Throughout scripture one will find stories of prophets boldly predicting what was going to happen next. These statements were not made on a whim. These prophets understood that one false prophecy and they would be deemed a false prophet and would be worthy of death. It was a serious matter to prophecy a blessing or a curse upon an individual and as such, the speaker always had to be sure of their words before they spoke them.
