Lessons from the bible

Ephesians 1:19,20(Wuest) "And what is the superabounding greatness of His inherent power to us who are believing ones as measured by the operative energy of the manifested strength of His might, which might was operative in the Christ when He raised Him from among the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places" The power to rise above the challenges of life, to experience healing...

Joshua 1:8 Voice - Let the words from the book of the law be always on your lips. Meditate on them day and night so that you may be careful to live by all that is written in it. If you do, as you make your way through this world, you will prosper and always find success

Mark 5:36 TPT - But Jesus refused to listen to what they were told and said to the Jewish official, “Don’t yield to fear. All you need to do is to keep on believing.”

Our waiting period is the gap between our promise and our manifestation and sometimes it feels like a very wide gap! The waiting period is never a passive period but an active one, when we are running with the last instruction He gave us irrespective of what is happening around us.

1 John 4:17 Voice "This love is fulfilled with us, so that on the day of judgment we have confidence based on our identification with Jesus in this world"

It is not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives but what we do consistently. Many people start out but very few stay through till they get to their destination. Despite the many ordeals and challenges we might face on life's journey, quitting must never be an option!

Genesis 1:27 TPT - So God created man and woman and shaped them with his image inside them. In his own beautiful image, he created his masterpiece. Yes, male and female he created them.

Mark 5:25-26 NKJV - Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse

Often time we find ourselves in different seasons in life and that doesn't make or less or better than others. Learn to rejoice with those who are in their harvest season while holding up the hands of those in their planting season!

1 Kings 19:21 GNT - Then Elisha went to his team of oxen, killed them, and cooked the meat, using the yoke as fuel for the fire. He gave the meat to the people, and they ate it. Then he went and followed Elijah as his helper.

1 Cor 14:2 AMP For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding]

Psalm 40:7 TPT "So I said, “Here I am! I’m coming to you as a sacrifice, for in the prophetic scrolls of your book you have written about me"

1 Chronicles 28:19 Voice - All of these instructions and details were written for me by the Eternal, who was guiding me.

Habakkuk 3:17-18 Voice - Even if the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vines, If the olive trees fail to give fruit and the fields produce no food, If the flocks die far from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls; 18 Then I will still rejoice in the Eternal! I will rejoice in the God who saves me!

Luke 10:38 TPT - As Jesus and the disciples continued on their journey, they came to a village where a woman welcomed Jesus into her home. Her name was Martha and she had a sister named Mary. Mary sat down attentively before the Master, absorbing every revelation he shared

Acts 12:3-5 TPT - When Herod realized how much this pleased the Jewish leaders, he had Peter arrested and thrown into prison during the Feast of Passover. Sixteen soldiers were assigned to guard him until Herod could bring him to public trial, immediately after the Passover celebrations were over. 5 The church went into a season of intense intercession, asking God to free him.

Romans 8:11 Voice - 1 If the Spirit of the One who resurrected Jesus from the dead lives inside of you, then you can be sure that He who raised Him will cast the light of life into your mortal bodies through the life-giving power of the Spirit residing in you.

Isa 43:18,19(GNB) "But the LORD says, "Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already, you can see it now! I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there"

Mark 11:22-23 TPT - Jesus replied, “Let the faith of God be in you! 23 Listen to the truth I speak to you: Whoever says to this mountain with great faith and does not doubt, ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea,’ and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done

Leviticus 6:12-13 Voice - The fire on the altar must burn continually; it must not be allowed to go out. The priests are to feed wood to the fire every morning, arrange the burnt offering on the fire, and offer up the fat portions of the peace offerings. 13 The fire on the altar must burn continually; it must not be allowed to go out

John 3:16 Voice - For God expressed His love for the world in this way: He gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him will not face everlasting destruction, but will have everlasting life

Romans 8:26 TPT - And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we don’t even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercede on our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighs too deep for words.

John 14:15,16 MSG "If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth"

Luke 5:37-38 Voice - "And nobody takes freshly squeezed juice and puts it into old, stiff wineskins. If he did, the fresh wine would make the old skins burst open, and both the wine and the wineskins would be ruined. 38 New demands new—new wine for new wineskins"