Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Oh our God is so great! Great is He who created all that is created and who has created us to His exact…
Continue ReadingActs 22:17-21 – “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe…
Continue ReadingGenesis 3:1-4 – Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must…
Continue ReadingActs 22:17 – “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance. “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance.” We have seen both Peter (Acts 10, 11:5) and Paul (Acts 22:17) go into a trance. It is something that is biblical, and not…
Continue ReadingActs 22:11-16 – My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me. 12 “A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at…
Continue ReadingJohn 8:36 – So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 – But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with…
Continue ReadingActs 22:10 – “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’ “…go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.” Something to notice is that Jesus did not say “please go”…
Continue ReadingActs 22:10 – “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’ “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.” As mentioned before Paul asked this immediately after coming to the Lord and then every day for the rest of…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 40:28-31 – Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and…
Continue ReadingActs 22:10 – “What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.” Paul first question to this powerful presence that had overwhelmed him “Who are You Lord?” (V4:8) The Lord told him that He was Jesus whom Paul was fighting against. Paul understood that He was in the presence of divinity and surely he knew what people of the way had…
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