1 Thessalonians 5:11, “Therefore encourage and comfort one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.” (AMP) If it’s one day I remember vividly it is the day it aired that our beloved Princess Diana had died. Yet, when Princess Diana died, I still don’t believe anyone could have ever predicted the massive public outpouring of…
Tag: Wisdom
“THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE”
THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WORK IN JEREMIAH: God’s call and anointing upon Jeremiah’s life as a prophet began in the womb. God reveals to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed…
Today’s Chef Special: “PLUGGING INTO THE POWER SOURCE”
Today’s Chef Special: “PLUGGING INTO THE POWER SOURCE” One source of POWER is the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13, “May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT YOU MAY ABOUND AND BE OVERFLOWING (BUBBLING OVER) WITH…
Today’s Chef Special: “Five ‘Do Nots’ to Break the Enemy’s Attack!”
Today’s Chef Special: “FIVE ‘DO NOTS’ TO BREAK THE ENEMY’S ATTACK” There are five ‘DO NOTS’ that you must remember. The first thing to remember is this: DO NOT FORGET WHO MADE YOU! Ephesians 2:10, “FOR WE ARE GOD’S [OWN] HANDIWORK (HIS WORKMANSHIP), RECREATED IN CHRIST JESUS, [BORN ANEW] that we may do those good works…
Today’s Chef Special: “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCHMEN AND GATEKEEPERS”
Today’s Chef Special: “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCHMEN AND GATEKEEPERS” In Nehemiah 7 we learn that the wall was completed. After the completion of the building of the wall, people were placed in strategic positions on it (vs. 3, “I said to them, Let not the GATES of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot;…
Today’s Chef Special: “IDOLATRY”
Today’s Chef Special: “IDOLATRY” (Gk. eidōlolatreia) Strong’s #1495, 1 Corinthians 10:14, “Therefore, my dearly beloved, shun (keep clear away from, avoid by flight if need be) any sort of IDOLATRY (of loving or venerating anything more than God).” (AMPC) This word refers to the practice of worshiping idols. Related Greek words are translated ‘idolater’ in…
Today’s Chef Special: “KNOWLEDGE”
Today’s Chef Special: “KNOWLEDGE” 2 Peter 1:5, “For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] KNOWLEDGE (intelligence),” (AMPC) (Gk. gnōsis) Strong’s #1108 This Greek word for ‘knowledge’ usually connotes progressive, experiential, and personal knowledge; it…
Today’s Chef Special: “MEDITATE”
Today’s Chef Special: “MEDITATE” Joshua 1:8, “This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall MEDITATE on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.” (AMPC)…
Today’s Chef Special: “SILVER”
Today’s Chef Special: “SILVER” 2 Kings 12:13, “However, there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of SILVER, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold or of SILVER, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.” (AMP) (Heb. keseph) Strong’s #3701 This word is related to a verb…
Today’s Chef Special: “EQUITY”
Today’s Chef Special: “EQUITY” Proverbs 2:9, “Then you will understand righteousness and justice, EQUITY and every good path.” (AMPC) (Heb. meshar) Strong’s #4339 The verbal root of this word means ‘to be smooth, straight, or level.’ Most of the occurrences of this word are in Psalms and Proverbs. Quite frequently, especially in Psalms, the word…
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