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Going Into Captivity

And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace – Jeremiah 29:7.

Jeremiah wrote to the captives in Babylon, instructing them to move ahead with their lives and to pray for the heathen nation that enslaved them. Read More

Spiritual War

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places – Ephesians 6:12.

Is not life a warfare? It is so, for we struggle with the common calamities of human life. Is not our religion much more a warfare? It is so, for we struggle with the opposition of the powers of darkness. Spiritual strength and courage are necessary for our spiritual warfare. We have no sufficient strength of our own; all our sufficiency is of God. In His strength, we must go forth and go on. Read More

Storms of Life

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves, for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit, and they cried out for fear. – Matthew 14:24-26.

Following the miraculous feeding, which John relates in the discourse on the Bread of Life, the disciples departed across the sea of Galilee by rented ship. Jesus dismissed the crowd and went up into a mountain to pray.   Read More