“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of... Continue Reading →
Father, you are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You are the God of Israel. Today, I mourn with Israel the loss of the First and Second Temple. But as Your Word says, weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. On this day of fasting and mourning, I pray... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 12:1-10 KJV "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;... Continue Reading →
Happy Election Day!Happy Turn The Page Back to 1776 Day! I woke up this morning with the words, "On Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand." My thoughts immediately settled on the fact that no matter what happens today, my eyes are on the Lord. We hopefully would all say... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching Notes Lev. 19:2 CSB "Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy." Lev. 22:2 CSB "Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to me, so they do not profane my... Continue Reading →
Prayer Meeting Audio Notes Psalm 122:6 KJV "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love thee." Gen. 12:1-3 CSB 2 Pt. 3:1-18 CSB Lk. 21:29-33 CSB Paying attention to Israel is not "newspaper eschatology." Israel is God's timepiece, the center of His world, and the Jewish people are the apple of His... Continue Reading →
The story of the exodus out of Egypt is full of extraordinary miracles against false gods, the protection of God's people, and the preparation on the part of the people. Even though Israel's deliverance was one hundred percent the supernatural work of God there was still a requirement on the part of the people. Exodus... Continue Reading →
Psalm 122:6 commands us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. During this past Shabbat, Israel came under drone attacks launched by Iran on the heels of the October 7th massacre. Israel is in a multiple-front war right now, and as Christians, we must stand strong with our Jewish brothers and sisters. We need to... Continue Reading →
James 5:16 AMPC "Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]."... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite stories in the Bible is Jonah and the Whale; technically, I should say Jonah and the Big Fish. Jonah was told to go to a significant Gentile power and preach repentance, something Jonah didn't want to do. The story of Jonah, or Yonah, in Hebrew, shows us God's great compassion and... Continue Reading →
Yom Kippur begins tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 4, 2022) before sundown and ends Wednesday night, October 5, 2022. It is the second of the Fall Feasts. Leviticus 23:26-32 CJB "Adonai said to Moshe, 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is Yom-Kippur; you are to have a holy convocation, you are to deny yourselves, and you are to... Continue Reading →
Elul is the sixth month on the Hebrew calendar and leads into the High Holidays of Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot (The Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles). The Fall Feasts are the only remaining feasts yet to be fulfilled. Jesus gave a warning in two parables in... Continue Reading →
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you;before you were born, I separated you for myself. I have appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5 CJB) "When Elizabeth heard Miriam’s greeting, the unborn child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was completely filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh." (Luke 1:41 TLV)... Continue Reading →
How many times have you started to pray and become distracted? You begin praying, and all of a sudden, a grocery list begins forming in your head, or you suddenly remember you forgot something three weeks ago. Over the last several years, a common prayer strategy has been to pray on your way to work.... Continue Reading →
Faith in God is not presumption. What is presumption? “an idea that is taken to be true, and often used as the basis for other ideas, although it is not known for certain.” How do we presume upon God? By proclaiming instead of praying is one way we can presume upon God. Some see faith as... Continue Reading →
Casey D. Bell 