Author: Bethel Web Team

27
Jun

Righteous God

Psalm 37:28:  For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. God loves judgment, i.e., executing what everyone deserves according to their actions.  He loves people who are righteous and those who act in faith and love.  He will […]

26
Jun

More than conquerors

Romans 8:37:  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Paul, an apostle of Jesus writes this epistle to the believers in Rome.  He declares that believers in Christ are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us.  Conqueror means a person who conquers or vanquishes.  We in […]

25
Jun

Godly Discipline

Proverbs 13:24 – He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Under this apparent severity is to be found the spirit of true kindness. It would seem as if the last word in the text were an emphatic word. There is a good deal of chastening, but […]

24
Jun

God’s Family Lasts Forever

Ephesians 3:14-15 – When I think of the wisdom and scope of his plan, I fall down on my knees and pray to the Father of all the great family of God — some of them already in heaven and some down here on earth. Your spiritual family is even more important than your physical […]

23
Jun

When You Are Applauded, Choose To Hope

2 Timothy 4:8 – Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. If you live for applause, then you are living for something that won’t last. […]

22
Jun

Turning Thankfulness Into Action

Isaiah 58:11 – And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. God asks, “Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen?” In this verse we […]

21
Jun

Light in the darkness

Psalm 112:4 – When darkness overtakes the godly, light will come bursting in. Everyone goes through seasons of difficulty or times when things just seem dark. During these challenging times, know that you are not alone. God has a plan to drive out the darkness — He will flood you with His light! Notice that […]

20
Jun

Unwrap the Gift

Romans 8:32 – He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all — how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? Imagine waking up on Christmas morning and seeing a pile of presents under the tree, but never opening them. Imagine that your friends […]

19
Jun

Last Line of Defense

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. —Romans 8:37 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the site of a battle that turned the tide of America’s Civil War. One of the focal points of the conflict was a rocky knoll called Little Round Top where Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and […]

18
Jun

Wisdom and Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge…” The words “wisdom” and “knowledge” are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle difference between them. According to the dictionary, wisdom is “the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting.” On the […]