Read: 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever” (1 Chronicles 16:34 AMP) We often think of Gratitude in terms of Gain: Someone gives you a ride to work. A neighbor cooks a meal when you’ve had surgery. Your boss notices your hard work and gives…
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Today’s Chef Special: “FAITH AND PATIENCE”
In 2 Thessalonians 3:13, Paul admonishes the church at Thessalonica: “And as for you, brethren, do not become weary or lose heart in doing right [but continue in well-doing without weakening].” (AMPC) It is crucial (‘important, significant, essential, critical, key, pivotal, vital’) that we do not give up before the battle is won! Faith and…
Today’s Chef Special: “WOMEN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT”
Learn That Your Faithfulness Will Make a Significant Impact for God Today’s Chef Special: “WOMEN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT” Learn That Your Faithfulness Will Make a Significant Impact For God! There are many examples of women in the New Testament who, although not always in the foreground, gave faithful service to the early church that…
Today’s Chef Special: “THE POWER OF FASTING AND PRAYER”
Today’s Chef Special: “THE POWER OF FASTING AND PRAYER” In the eighth chapter of Ezra we see that after seventy years of Babylonian captivity, Ezra was about to lead the remnant of Israel – an entire generation of young people who had never seen the temple of Jerusalem, including some very small children – back…
Today’s Chef Special: “PRAISE GOD IN THE PROBLEM, NOT JUST WHEN YOU GET OUT!”
Today’s Chef Special: “PRAISE GOD IN THE PROBLEM, NOT JUST WHEN YOU GET OUT!” If you are in the midst of a problem, bring God into the problem with you by repentance, 1 John 1:9-10, “If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature…
Today’s Chef Special: “FIGHT FOR YOUR MARRIAGE”
Today’s Chef Special: “FIGHT FOR YOUR MARRIAGE” The Spirit of God inspired Hosea to see His redeeming love for His people. In his own personal life Hosea experienced an unfaithful wife who loved other men. Likewise, Israel had been an unfaithful bride to her husband, the living God. God’s people had followed after other gods….
Today’s Chef Special: “EXPECT THE ATTACK, ENGAGE THE ENEMY!”
Today’s Chef Special: EXPECT THE ATTACK, ENGAGE THE ENEMY” What makes a person successful in spiritual warfare? Some of the qualifications include: ENDURANCE (2 Timothy 2:3, “Take [with me] your share of the hardships and suffering [which you are called to ENDURE] as a good (first-class) soldier of Christ Jesus.” AMPC). The ability to endure and withstand…
Today’s Chef Special: “BUILDING HEDGES OF SPIRITUAL PROTECTION”
Today’s Chef Special: “BUILDING HEDGES OF SPIRITUAL PROTECTION” The prophet Ezekiel wrote, “YOU HAVE NOT GONE UP INTO THE GAPS, NOR DID YOU BUILD UP THE HEDGE FOR THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL TO STAND IN THE BATTLE ON THE DAY OF THE LORD.” (Ezekiel 13:5). A ‘hedge’ is defined as ‘a fence or boundary formed…
Today’s Chef Special: “The Timing of God”
Today’s Chef Special: “THE TIMING OF GOD” Habakkuk 2:2-3, “And then God answered: “Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what’s coming.It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn’t lie. If it…
Today’s Chef Special: “RANSOM”
Today’s Chef Special: “RANSOM” 1 Timothy 2:6, “Who gave Himself as a RANSOM for all [people, a fact that was] attested to at the right and proper time.” (AMPC). (Gk. antilutron) Strong’s #487 The word ‘ransom’ in Greek is ‘antilutron’ made up of ‘anti’ (signifying substitution) and ‘lutron’ (the word used for the ransom of a slave…
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