Jesus teaches us about blessings in Matthew 5 during his sermon on the Mount. He tells us that the poor in spirit, those who are mourning, the humble, those who thirst for justice, the merciful, the pure, the peacemakers, and those persecuted for his namesake are blessed. Deuteronomy 33:20 tells...

The Lord cannot be overcome by darkness because He has defeated the powers of the world. (See John 1:5, 16:33) Because Jesus was victorious, we, as believers, according to Romans 12:21, are not to allow ourselves to be overcome by evil, rather we should overcome evil with good. We are...

John reassures us in today’s theme scripture, that Jesus gave authority to all of us that believe in his name, that we would not only be sons and daughters of God, but also have authority in his name as well. By him giving us this authority, we are to put...

If we ask, God will give us prophetic insight for our children. But our first focus should be growing up in Jesus to be the spiritual fathers God wants us to be. In Jesus, the New Testament provides two road maps (1 John 2 and 2 Peter 1) to spiritual...

In Chapter 49 of Genesis, we find the sons of Jacob were called to their father’s side and that he spoke to each of them. These verses point out that they heard the voice of Israel, the name that God gave Jacob which meant “prince with God.” Jacob’s life was...