There is a path that man sets for you, and there is the path God has planned for you from your mother's womb. When God called Jeremiah, He said, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee," and a conversation and a calling followed: Jeremiah 1:4-19 KJV "Then the word of the Lord... Continue Reading →
PASSOVER Passover is the first of the Lord's seven appointed feasts. This first celebration has three parts: Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits. The Passover recounts God's freeing of His people from bondage. The Exodus story can be found in chapters 1-15, and the fullness of God's purpose in Exodus is given in Exodus through Joshua.... Continue Reading →
Psalm 83 ESV "O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! 2 For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. 3 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. 4 They say, "Come, let... 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 →
I want to boldly say that a Christian should not struggle with daily Bible reading. I know that may seem like cold water to some, but a heart transformed by the grace of God is a heart that loves the Word; just read the Psalms of David. So why do we sometimes find it hard... Continue Reading →
The last of the Fall Feasts is Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, or the Feast of Booths. The Feast is a remembrance of the dwelling in temporary shelters in the wilderness after the exodus. During this time, Moses was given the commandments, the pattern of the Tabernacle, and when God dwelt with Israel in the... Continue Reading →
When we hear the word prosperity in the American church, we automatically think of money. But should that be our first thought? Webster's 1828 dictionary defines prosperity as "Advance or gain in any thing good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; success; attainment of the object desired; as the prosperity of arts; agricultural or... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, my Facebook memories from three and four years ago had quotes from Pastor Rod Parsley of World Harvest Church in Columbus, Ohio, and the host of Breakthrough Television. Pastor Rod, or PRP as he is often tagged, is who God used to begin my journey with the Lord. This was one... Continue Reading →
Have you ever started putting a shelving unit together, looked at the pictures in the instructions, said to yourself, simple enough, and then proceeded to toss the instructions aside? Then, twenty minutes later, you're looking for them because you have too many screws or that part doesn't connect to where "it's supposed to?" We wouldn't... Continue Reading →
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 He was in the beginning with God.3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and... Continue Reading →
My first flight was From DFW to London, then London to South Africa. I remember looking out the window each time we would begin flying lower as we got closer to landing. Seeing land far away and getting closer and closer is an incredible thing to see. Life is like that at times, we tend... Continue Reading →
I want to know Jesus better, and I want to obey Him more consistently; this is the desire of the Christian. We all want to grow closer to the Lord, and we are all at varying levels in our relationship with Him. Each of us has different things that trip us up. What is tempting... Continue Reading →
The motto of the Protestant Reformation was “Semper Reformanda,” reformed and always reforming. They didn’t say we had arrived. There is always a need to continue learning and growing. The change of yesterday leads to the change of today. The time of the Reformation taught men the necessity of the Scripture. Martin Luther saw a... Continue Reading →
Casey D. Bell 