“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” - James 4:7 In all the talk of spiritual warfare, the first part of this verse should be the majority of our study. The Wuest Expanded New Testament says it this way, “Be subject with implicit obedience to God at once... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, the following memory popped up on Facebook from 2020: “As I was reading the last three chapters of Mark, I heard the Lord say, 'Every time you read these (the gospels), you get to know Me better. ” I stopped reading for a moment and began to meditate on the statement... Continue Reading →
Today is the second anniversary of the most deadly and demonic attack against the Jewish people since the holocaust. My emotions are running high since the Trump administration announced its twenty-one-point plan. My emotions are high because of the amount of Jew hatred and Biblical denial that I have seen among professing Christians on social... Continue Reading →
This morning I shared the following on social media:Cain killed Abel because he didn't rule over the sin that was at his door (Gen. 4:1-8). Today is the anniversary of 9/11, it is the day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated. I saw a comment on a friend's post that said, while violence should never be... Continue Reading →
I realized today that there are many gimmicks used in the church and other ministries to encourage people to give. Many ministries even use levels of giving; the more you give, the greater the gift you get back. And if we can't be convinced to give for a gift, we will then be guilted in... Continue Reading →
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." - James 4:7 KJV Submit (Vine's): to rank under. to obey. Resist (Vine's): to set against. to stand. oppose. Spiritual warfare is an important topic in the Christian life, and the books of James and Ephesians have much to teach us... Continue Reading →
"He (Jesus) saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is... Continue Reading →
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 →
Today, we remember when the Nazis surrendered. Hitler may have surrendered, but the devil never did. Unfortunately, the same demonic ideology that drove the Nazis is still alive in the world today. In America, Jewish students are harassed on college campuses, and anti-Israel protests always include violence against Jewish students and vandalism of school property.... Continue Reading →
"the Jews established and made a custom for themselves and for their descendants and for all those who allied themselves with them, so that they would not fail to celebrate these two days according to their regulation and according to their appointed time annually." - Esther 9:27 NASB95 As I prepare to celebrate Purim tonight,... Continue Reading →
When Martin Luther stood before the council of the church, he expected to be heard, but instead, he was told there would be no discussion; he had to recant or be condemned. He asked for a day to think about it, came back the next day, and said unless Scripture convinced him, he couldn't recant.... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 12:1-2 CSB "Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2 keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 1:10-13 CJB “Nevertheless, brothers, I call on you in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah to agree, all of you, in what you say, and not to let yourselves remain split into factions but be restored to having a common mind and a common purpose. 11 For some of Chloe’s people... Continue Reading →
Several days into my ninety-day Bible plan, I realized I was reading slowly and thinking about the text, so I decided to disregard the schedule and take my time. That said, if you would like to follow more of my day-to-day thoughts, you can do so on Instagram. It has been twenty-one days, and I... Continue Reading →
For the last few days, my social media has been overrun with the little miss character. After a few weeks of enduring this little craze, it will likely be on to the next thing. The next pointless, no one will remember thing. Social media is a good tool for staying connected, but it also exposes... Continue Reading →
Casey D. Bell 