When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Genesis 3:16.
Read MoreElisha requesting double portion of Elijah’s spirit (9-13): V. 9…let a double portion of your spirit be upon me…Elisha is using the opportunity given by Elijah asked a double portion of Elijah’s spirit on him. It was not about Elijah’s human spirit, but the Spirit that was upon Elijah. Elisha’s request is not a greedy…
Read More“I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 31:14. Note the “my” which comes twice: “My people shall be satisfied with my goodness.” The kind of people who are satisfied with God are marked out as God’s own. He is pleased with them,…
Read MoreThe devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me,…
Read MoreThe devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so…
Read MoreFor sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14. Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place below the throne of the heart. We sometimes fear that it will conquer us, and then we cry unto the Lord, “Let…
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