1 Samuel 1. The birth of Samuel

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Prayer

Hannah Giving Her Son Samuel to the Priest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. 4 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Ruth 3. Ruth finds a husband (bummyla.wordpress.com)
“Hannah” (altruistico.wordpress.com)
Healing Through Prayer (dailybibleplan.com)
God answers Prayer (christiancorner1.wordpress.com)
Ruth 2. Ruth works in the field of Boaz. Ruth meets Boaz (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Daily Devotional : Hannah (ccurryblog.wordpress.com)
The Throne of Grace (knittedtogetherbygod.com)
Ruth 4. Boaz marries Ruth (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life… 032813 (carrlanebaptist1988.wordpress.com)
March 14 @ I Samuel 1-5 (phyllisbenigas.wordpress.com)

What a Savior we have in Christ Jesus

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Prayer

What a Savior we have in Christ Jesus!

He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:11-12, NKJV

God left His throne at the center of the universe. He set aside His glory, and He humbled Himself as He took on human flesh.

He came to His own – those whom He had created for Himself – but they didn’t receive Him.

They contradicted His Word.

They challenged His authority.

They denied His claims.

They questioned His motives.

They mocked His power.

They rejected His Person.

And God in Christ submitted Himself to their slapping, spitting, mocking, taunting, flogging, and stripping then allowed them to nail Him to a cross where He gave His own life as a sacrifice for their sin. And mine. And yours. His own death satisfied His own judgment for sin, and we are saved. Hallelujah! What a Savior!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Prayer points for marriages (bummyla.wordpress.com)
The Blood Of Jesus Christ (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Ruth 3. Ruth finds a husband (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Prayer to overcome addictions (smoking, sex, pornography, alcohol, drugs or gambling) (bummyla.wordpress.com)
It is all about Jesus Christ this Easter (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Prayer points for pregnant sisters, mothers in expectation of delivery (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Prayer for the newly wedded (bummyla.wordpress.com)
What should we learn from the life of John the Baptist? (hitchhikeamerica.wordpress.com)
I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I am superior to the devil and his cohorts (bummyla.wordpress.com)

Ruth 3. Ruth finds a husband

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Prayer

Ruth 3. Ruth finds a husband

1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 Wash thy self therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.

6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. 12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said, Bring the veil that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

When we rest in the Lord (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 13. The birth of Samson (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 23. Exclusion from the LORD’s People. Those excluded from the congregation (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 22. Various laws of morality (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 8. Warning against forgetting the Lord. A good land to be possessed (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 21. Unsolved murder and other regulations (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 7. Gideon’s three hundred men. Gideon defeats the Midianites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 17. Various Instructions (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 17. The territory of Manasseh (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 9. Israel’s rebellion at Horeb. The people’s disobedience (bummyla.wordpress.com)

Ruth 2. Ruth works in the field of Boaz. Ruth meets Boaz

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Prayer

Ruth in Boaz’s Field (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ruth 2. Ruth works in the field of Boaz. Ruth meets Boaz

1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. 8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens: 9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. 12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. 13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: 16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. 21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field. 23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

When we rest in the Lord (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor (Ruth 3) (refreshmyheartinchrist.wordpress.com)
Gleaning in the Right Field (dailybibleplan.com)
Trusting God’s Plan (dailybibleplan.com)
…Let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose… 032713 (carrlanebaptist1988.wordpress.com)
Ruth Meets Boaz (Ruth 2) (refreshmyheartinchrist.wordpress.com)
LISTEN: Have You Met Your Kinsman Redeemer? (blackchristiannews.com)
Redemption (ccalachua.wordpress.com)
Boaz: A parable of Jesus (sharperthanatwoedgedsword.wordpress.com)
You Deserve to Be Pursued…Or Do You? (shelbydoesntknow.wordpress.com)

Ruth 1. Elimelech and his family move to Moab. Naomi and Ruth return from Moab

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Prayer

Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ruth 1. Elimelech and his family move to Moab. Naomi and Ruth return from Moab

1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 3 And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. 11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; 13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. 14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. 16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Naomi- A targeted individual (TI) and Elect of YaHuWaH (endtimelect.com)
Naomi and Ruth (Ruth 1) (refreshmyheartinchrist.wordpress.com)
Gleaning in the Right Field (dailybibleplan.com)
Judges 11. Jephthah defends Israel (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Numbers 22. The king of Moab sends for Balaam. Balak sends for Balaam (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Book of Ruth (altruistico.wordpress.com)
“God, Are You There?” Part 21 (theblogfictition.wordpress.com)
Judges 3. Ehud saves Israel from Moab (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Numbers 23. The prophecies of Balaam (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Spring Sowing Seeds (12itisfinished.wordpress.com)

Judges 21. Wives for the tribe of Benjamin

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 21. Wives for the tribe of Benjamin

1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death. 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? 8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly. 9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them. 14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? 17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. 19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. 20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; 21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. 23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. 25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Joshua 21. The cities of the Levites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 22. An Altar by the Jordan. Joshua sends the eastern tribes home (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 10. Israel Humiliated (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 18. The division of the rest of the land (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 11. Joshua conquers the entire land (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 11. Jephthah defends Israel (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Numbers 13. The Twelve spies sent to Canaan (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 3. Ehud saves Israel from Moab (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 12. The kings defeated by Moses. The kings defeated by Joshua (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Numbers 34. The Borders of Canaan (bummyla.wordpress.com)

Judges 19. The Levite and his concubine

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

Jan Victors The Levite and his concubine at Gibeah 1644 AGO (Photo credit: tutincommon)

Judges 19. The Levite and his concubine

1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. 6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. 9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. 11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. 13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah. 14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. 20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. 24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. 25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light. 27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. 29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. 30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Consider This, Take Counsel, and SPEAK UP (theauroracrossing.com)
Judges 8. Gideon conquers Midian’s kings. The final defeat of the midianites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 13. The birth of Samson (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 7. Gideon’s three hundred men. Gideon defeats the Midianites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 21. The cities of the Levites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 15. Samson burns the Philistines’ Grain (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 12. Jephthah and the Ephraimites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 4. Deborah and Barak defend Israel (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 6. Gideon called to service (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 22. Various laws of morality (bummyla.wordpress.com)

Judges 18. Micah and the tribe of Dan

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 18. Micah and the tribe of Dan

1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? 4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.

7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. 12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. 13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. 18 And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye? 19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? 20 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. 22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? 24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee? 25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. 26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. 30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Joshua 19. The territory assigned to Simeon (bummyla.wordpress.com)
…Every man did that which was right in his own eyes 032513 (carrlanebaptist1988.wordpress.com)
Joshua 17. The territory of Manasseh (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 15. The cities of Judah (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Micah’s Idolatry in the book of Judges (conformtojesus.com)
Exodus 31. The Sabbath as a sign (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Leviticus 24. The punishment for blasphemy. Taking care of the lamps (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 17. Various Instructions (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 19 Remaining Allotments (oh-mag.com)

Judges 17. Micah’s idols

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 17. Micah’s idols

1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. 11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Deuteronomy 17. Various Instructions (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 18. The Levites’ share: a new prophet is coming (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 21. The cities of the Levites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 22. Various laws of morality (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 12. Jephthah and the Ephraimites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
…Every man did that which was right in his own eyes 032513 (carrlanebaptist1988.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 26. The offerings of first fruits and tithes (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Numbers 18. Duties of priests and Levites; How they were supported (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 27. God’s laws written on stones. The curses at Mount Ebal (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Micah’s Idolatry in the book of Judges (conformtojesus.com)

Judges 16. Samson and Delilah. Samson at Gaza

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

English: Delilah cutting Samson’s hair (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judges 16. Samson and Delilah. Samson at Gaza

1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. 3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. 16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; 17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. 19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. 21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. 26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. 27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 28 And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Judges 15. Samson burns the Philistines’ Grain (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 13. The birth of Samson (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 14. Samson’s feast and riddle. Samson and the woman from Timnah (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Love – Delilah’s Way (holyspiritcomfort.com)
The Fall Before Grace (ccalachua.wordpress.com)
Samson versus Delilah (acaias.wordpress.com)
“What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah?” (altruistico.wordpress.com)
Samson and Delilah (biblesbetrippin.com)
Gaza – What the Bible Says (sharimenzel.wordpress.com)
“What should we learn from the life of Samson?” (altruistico.wordpress.com)

Judges 15. Samson burns the Philistines’ Grain

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

English: Delilah betraying Samson, and turns him over to the Philistines (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judges 15. Samson burns the Philistines’ Grain

1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. 10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were
upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Judges 10. Israel Humiliated (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Gaza – What the Bible Says (sharimenzel.wordpress.com)
Weekly Spiritual Digest: Strength Given; not Gained (princesdailyjournal.com)
His Name (marietowe.wordpress.com)
“What should we learn from the life of Samson?” (altruistico.wordpress.com)
Love – Delilah’s Way (holyspiritcomfort.com)
“What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah?” (altruistico.wordpress.com)
February 21 @ Judges 12-16 (phyllisbenigas.wordpress.com)
Samson versus Delilah (acaias.wordpress.com)

Judges 14. Samson’s feast and riddle. Samson and the woman from Timnah

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

English: Delilah betraying Samson, and turns him over to the Philistines (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judges 14. Samson’s feast and riddle. Samson and the woman from Timnah

1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. 5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 6 And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. 8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. 9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. 11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? 16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? 17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. 19 And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house. 20 But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

“What should we learn from the life of Samson?” (altruistico.wordpress.com)
His Name (marietowe.wordpress.com)
Gaza – What the Bible Says (sharimenzel.wordpress.com)
The Fall Before Grace (ccalachua.wordpress.com)
Bible Riddle (fellowshiproom.org)
Love – Delilah’s Way (holyspiritcomfort.com)
February 21 @ Judges 12-16 (phyllisbenigas.wordpress.com)
History Channel’s The Bible: Homeland (kimcheel.wordpress.com)
The Bible “Homeland” Real Verse: The Secret to Samson’s Strength (btscelebs.com)
Deuteronomy 21. Unsolved murder and other regulations (bummyla.wordpress.com)

Judges 13. The birth of Samson

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 13. The birth of Samson

1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: 7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. 12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? 13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.

15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? 19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 23 But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. 25 And the spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Judges 6. Gideon called to service (bummyla.wordpress.com)
A Man of God came unto me… 032413 (carrlanebaptist1988.wordpress.com)
Judges 2. Israel’s unfaithfulness. The Angel of the LORD at Bochim (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Numbers 22. The king of Moab sends for Balaam. Balak sends for Balaam (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 23. Exclusion from the LORD’s People. Those excluded from the congregation (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 7. Gideon’s three hundred men. Gideon defeats the Midianites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 21. Unsolved murder and other regulations (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 17. Various Instructions (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 8. Warning against forgetting the Lord. A good land to be possessed (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 17. The territory of Manasseh (bummyla.wordpress.com)

A Muslim Boy’s Journey to Christ

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Prayer

A Muslim Boy’s Journey to Christ.

By The Voice of the Martyrs Canada

Faith

Imagine what it would be like if your decision to follow Jesus made you an outcast from your family and even a target for death.

That’s what happened to a man named Abdu. But the power of love broke down the barriers and brought him and his family back together.

These days Abdu and his father, Suleman, spend time praying and studying the Bible together. Some might call that a miracle since the two did not speak for nearly 20 years.

In fact, Abdu’s father once tried to kill him. Why? Because at the age of 16 he decided to leave Islam and follow Jesus.

An Unexpected Visit

The young man’s journey of faith began with an unexpected visit.

“I was sleeping and Jesus woke me up, and it was like a dream or revelation,” Abdu recalled.

Abdu gave his life to Christ after reading from a borrowed Bible. His decision made his family angry because in their Muslim community, leaving Islam brings disgrace.

“We didn’t know what kind of belief he brought,” Suleman said. “We were fundamentalist Muslims and were very upset. That is why we were against him.”

“Our neighbors also told us he brought a foreign religion here which is not good, and they said, ‘Attack him and don’t accept him,'” he said.

His mother, Semira, was also very upset when she learned her son became a Christian.

“I had deep, deep sorrow in my heart because I thought I had lost my boy,” she said. “I thought we can’t even be buried together when our days are over. It was a big sorrow at that time.”

Village leaders tried to intimidate Abdu by ordering a gang of young men to attack him.

“As I was walking to school, they met me on the road and they beat me very badly with a rope and made me suffer,” Abdu recalled. “They [asked] me, if this was my final decision. If I continued to be a Christian, they said they would take the full measure and would kill [me].”

Still, Abdu refused to renounce Jesus, and his father became so angry that he tried to kill him.

“We chased him out from our home because we didn’t want to be against our neighbors. He brought different things [here] so we chased him out and he went to another village,” Suleman said.

During his years in exile from his family, Abdu worked at a church as a security guard and grew stronger in his faith. He read more than 100 Christian books and began discipline other former Muslims who had come to Jesus.

Thawing Hearts

But Abdu’s mother missed him terribly, and after many years of separation, she slipped away to visit her son.

“During the six years, I had heard that he wasn’t drinking alcohol and doing bad things,” she said. “But the boys who were his friends here were doing those things, so I decided to see him secretly.”

Impressed by the changes in her son’s life, Semira began to consider Christ. However, it took 10 years before she too would leave Islam to follow Jesus.

“I believed that the faith of my son was true and correct, but now I had a big problem with my husband,” Semira said. “But I still decided to follow Jesus and tried to bring [my husband] to Christ. We showed big love to him and big changes in our character. This influenced him.”

About a year later, Suleman’s heart softened under the influence of God‘s big love. Now, he and the rest of his family, about 40 of them, are all Christians.

A hut on the family property is now a place of worship to the Lord and for hearing the Gospel.

“I’m very happy that my family has come to Jesus,” Abdu said. “But the biggest thing that makes me excited is that near the home [where] I grew up is a place being used as a church. People are coming and praying and giving their lives to Christ!”

A Missionary to Muslims

Abdu is now a missionary to Muslims in areas that are hostile to the Gospel.

With help from the Voice of the Martyrs Canada and Scotland, Abdu oversees a tentmakers’ project for six other former Muslims who are sharing their faith.

“Our way of bringing people to Christ is not only telling them the Bible, but we show them big love and share our things with them and also show them the good life we have in Christ,” Abdu said.

That approach has been very effective, with thousands of former Muslims responding to the Gospel.

As for Suleman, while he and his family are persecuted for the faith, he said he’s not about to return to Islam and he looks forward to eternity with the Lord.

“The fundamentalists can do the worst they can to us,” Suleman said. “The last option for them is to kill us. We don’t mind if they kill us because some believers will bury us.”

“For us, it is better with Christ than to live in the community without Christ,” he said. “We don’t feel fear. These days for us are not a threat.”

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

How a Muslim Boy Came to Meet Jesus. (greatriversofhope.wordpress.com)
Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG April 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service for children. Arrows of the Mighty (bummyla.wordpress.com)
What Think Ye of Christ? (evangelize4life.org)
Easter 3 – “Called to Witness” (Acts 9:1-22) (revtucher.com)
Luke 7 (cutpaste.typepad.com)
Authentic Believer (lindsaycrisanti.wordpress.com)
Crucified With Christ, Brother Benjamen Lehay (magnifyhisword.wordpress.com)
Psalm 2 (savedbygraceblogdotcom.wordpress.com)
Usama Dakdok : The Dangers of Islam, Part 1 (evangelize4life.org)

Judges 10. Israel Humiliated

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 10. Israel Humiliated

1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

10 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. 11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Joshua 21. The cities of the Levites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 3. Ehud saves Israel from Moab (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 22. An Altar by the Jordan. Joshua sends the eastern tribes home (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 13. The land still to be taken (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 12. The kings defeated by Moses. The kings defeated by Joshua (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Deuteronomy 3. Israel conquers king Og of Bashan (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 10. The sun stands still. The Amorites are defeated (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Joshua 11. Joshua conquers the entire land (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 2. Israel’s unfaithfulness. The Angel of the LORD at Bochim (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 6. Gideon called to service (bummyla.wordpress.com)

Judges 8. Gideon conquers Midian’s kings. The final defeat of the midianites

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 8. Gideon conquers Midian’s kings. The final defeat of the midianites

1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. 8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. 13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. 19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks. 27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. 32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god. 34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: 35 Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Judges 7. Gideon’s three hundred men. Gideon defeats the Midianites (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Judges 6. Gideon called to service (bummyla.wordpress.com)
Zebah and Zalmunna; the Death of Gideon (Judges 8) (refreshmyheartinchrist.wordpress.com)
A DREAM ENCOURAGES GIDEON (Judges 7: 13-15) (verse4psalm37.wordpress.com)
Gideon is God’s man (mww1954.wordpress.com)
Are you defeated? (ontheedgeagain.wordpress.com)
Gideon becomes Israel’s judge – Judges 6:1-40 (2live4him.com)
Persecution in Kenya (berrianj.wordpress.com)
Psalm Chapter 83 (pofw.wordpress.com)

Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG April 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service for children. Arrows of the Mighty

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Prayer

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Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG April 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service for children. ARROWS OF THE MIGHTY

Let’s give Him glory, let’s give Him honor, let’s give Him adoration, He is worthy to be praised, bless His holy name, bless Him especially for our children.

Give Him glory for their laughter; give Him glory for the noise that children bring into homes.

Praise Him for the excitement of these little ones, bless His holy name.

Let’s give God all the glory, all the honor, all the adoration, for all the wonderful children He has given unto us.

He is worthy to be praised, He is worthy to be adored, bless His holy name.

Worship the King of kings, worship the Lord of lords, worship the Ancient of days, worship the Lion of the tribe of Judah.

Worship the holy one of Israel, worship the unchangeable changer, give Him glory, Give Him honor, give Him adoration, there is no one like Him, bless His holy name.

Worship Him give Him glory, give Him honor, bless Him for all He did for you in January, Bless Him for what he did in for you in February, bless Him for all the blessings of March.

Give Him glory for bringing you into yet another month. Praise Him; He is worthy to be praised. Thank Him for life, Thank Him for health, for strength, for provision, for protection, for joy in the Holy Spirit.

Bless Him for the hope of glory. Give Him glory because our tomorrow will be alright, bless Him for victory, bless Him for testimonies, Give Him glory for signs, for wonders, for miracles untold. Give Him glory for answered prayers…

In Jesus mighty name we have worshipped.

Let’s lift our voices to Him and say Father, please bless all the children all over the world today, let today be a special day of blessing for all children wherever they may be all over the world…..

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father; all those who are trusting you for children, answer them today too.

Those who are here, those who are listening to us by the television and on the Internet Lord please grant their request today….

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Say Father I am your child, bless me also….

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

There is none holy as the Lord; there is none besides thee,

Neither is there are anyone like our God, there is none Holy as the Lord.

There is none holy as the Lord; there is none besides thee,

Neither is there are anyone like our God, there is none Holy as the Lord.

Thank your Lord, The Lord says there is someone listening to us in a hospital room right now, saying but for the sickness of my child, I will be at the Redemption camp now. Daddy asks me to tell you the child will not die.

Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy

Holy is the Lord, halleluiah!

Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy

Holy is the Lord!

Thank you Father, the Lord said there is a lady here that your marriage is on the brink of breaking down because of bareness. My Daddy asks me to tell you that next year you will come here with a set of twins.

You are high and lifted up, there is no one like you

Halleluiah, Halle, Halle Halleluiah

You are high and lifted up, there is no one like you

Halleluiah, Halle, Halle Halleluiah!

Father, we just want to say thank you, King of glory we adore you, ancient of days we bow before you, accept our worship in Jesus name. There is no one like you, you are greater than the greatest, you are bigger than the biggest, you are older than the oldest, you are wiser than the wisest, you are mightier than the mightiest, glory be to your holy name.

Thank you for January, thank you for February, thank you for March, thank you for April, thank you for a glorious tomorrow, please accept our thanks in Jesus name.

Father all we are asking you to do tonight is just take all the glory; in salvation, in healings, in deliverance, in miracles, in signs, in wonders in testimonies, in victories, in joy and in multiple blessings, take all the glory in Jesus name, thank you Almighty God. In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Let someone shout halleluiah!

Prayer for April children

If you are an April child let me hear you shout halleluiah!

Father, I am committing all your children born into the month of April into your hand, April if the fourth month of the year, so Lord I am asking that you will give them fourfold blessing in Jesus name.

From the east send help to them, from the west send help to them, from the North send help to them, from the south send help to them, from the four corner of the world send help to them, let it be well with them and let them serve you till the end, in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

April children let me hear you shout another halleluiah!

ANNOUNCEMENT

By the grace of God in the month of May we will be talking about THE WONDERS OF HIS FAVOUR.

I have been talking about favor recently particularly since December but it looks as if the more I study divine favor, the more I discovered.

So next month being the fifth month normally the moth of grace; and the word grace and favor go together, we will be talking about the WONDERS OF HIS FAVOUR so I am looking forward to seeing you there and it will be a wonderful time in Jesus name.

MESSAGE

We want to talk briefly talk about the ARROW OF THE MIGHTY.

Psalm 127 v 3-5 Lo children are an heritage of the Lord and the fruit of the womb is His reward, as arrow are in the hand of a mighty man so are children of the youth. Happy or blessed is the man that has his quiver full of them, he shall not be ashamed but he shall speak to the enemy at the gate.

Tell your neighbor you will never know shame again!

The one who spoke before me had already given you the definition of an arrow.

Simply put an arrow is a weapon; it could be a weapon of defense 1 Samuel 14 v 45- 47 when David was going to kill Goliath, he didn’t get close to Him, he sent what you could call an arrow to go and deal with him.

Because an arrow is a weapon that you stand in one place and you send it on an errand to go and deal with your enemies.

And I am praying that even as you are here tonight, the Almighty God will send all those forces to go and deal with all those forces working against you.

An arrow could also be a weapon of offences; when you need to deal with forces that are coming against you and you need to go ahead and attack them particularly before they can overwhelm you.

In Psalm 8 v2 the Bible says out of the month of babes and suckling Thou art ordained strength, so that you can still your enemies. God ordained strength through the mouth of babes, and as you are going to see later on God uses children as a weapon of his warfare.

Now since we have two major words; Arrows of the Mighty.

Arrow and mighty and you already known when we talk of mighty you know whom we are talking about.

Maybe we should spend some time to talk about weapons generally, because there are categories of weapons; you have arrows, you have spears, you have guns and now you have bombs.

But when we say we want to talk about weapons briefly now, we want to talk about spiritual weapons.

And I will start by talking about weapons that available to all; whether you are a Christian or you are not a Christian, there are weapons that will work for you. Maybe I will just mention one that is common to everybody. Interestingly it is a weapon many people are reluctant to use.

It is called the law of harvest, the Law of harvest says in Galatians 6 v 7 be not deceived God is not mocked whatsoever a man sows that is what he reaps.

The law of harvest; you sow you reap.

It is applicable to everybody, it doesn’t matter where you are a Christian or you are a total unbeliever, if you sow you will reap.

Proverbs 11 v 25 says the liberal soul shall be made fat; he that water shall be watered himself.

Now He didn’t say the liberal holy soul, it doesn’t matter whether he is a sinner or not. The liberal soul shall be made fat. . It is a weapon available to all.

When God said give and it shall be given, He didn’t add provided you are a Christian, it is a weapon available to all.

But then there are some weapons available to believers only;

Number one: Praising God.

When you praise God; He arises for you Psalm 68 v 1 – 3 says let God arise, and His enemies will be scattered.

You praise God, He will arise for you. That is why Christian who know what they are doing always come before God with praise.

People wonder why do we spend so much time praising God, it’s because it is a weapon.

I have told you before, you’ve never seen me when we are gathered together like this no matter how huge the crowd, you have never heard me say “Devil I bind you”

I don’t want you to interfere with this program. Because every day I hear people say Devil I bind you, at the beginning of the service, Devil I bind you, in the middle of the service I bind you, and at the end Devil I bind you.

Did he get loose so quickly?

But I have discovered that if you want to get the Devil far away from you, just praise God.

That is why I started everything by saying let somebody shout Halleluiah!

But God will not even accept the praise of a wicked, according to Proverbs 15v 8 it says the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to God.

But praise in the mouth of a Christian is a weapon.

2Chronicle 20 v 25, you know very well how a king overcame all his enemies just by praising God.

I still remembered a case several years ago, either 1981 or 1982 at the headquarters, we were having a little crusade at the Headquarters. God spoke to me and said tonight, nobody should pray to me, everybody should just praise me; sing dance and praise me and see what I will do, and I announced it.

Shortly after, they brought a woman that had been rejected from the hospital to go home and die. They brought her to the place because she heard that God was performing miracles.

Daddy says the story I am about to tell you is going to be replicated here tonight.

They brought this woman, she was dying, and she came and saw my assistant and said “please pray for me, they said if I get here God will heal me”.

My assistant said “sorry ma; announcement has come from the altar, no prayer tonight, just praise”.

She said “But I am dying”.

My assistant said, If only you will do what they tell you just dance you will be well

She said “but I could not even stand”,

The old man said “sorry I am not going to disobey God”.

So they managed to bring her out of the car, somebody supported her on the right, somebody supported her on the left, she could hardly move.

But as the music was going on, she was moving a little to the right, a little to the left and suddenly the power of God hit her and she pushed the fellow on her right aside, pushed the fellow on her felt aside and was completely whole.

That is going to happen here tonight.

Another weapon available to Christians that some of you might not be aware of is a very simple weapon called shouting.

The Bible says in Psalm 47 v 1 He says clap your hands all ye people; shout unto God with a loud voice of triumph.

In Joshua 6 v 20 all that the children of Israel had to do to pull down the wall of Jericho was to shout.

Now let me hear somebody shout halleluiah!

Again I tell you another story, some years ago, they brought a woman to the headquarters and she said for years, that any time she eats anything she will vomit.

The doctors have tried everything just to help her keep down any little food; if she drank water she will vomit it. And they brought her for prayers.

And just about as we were about praying, we started by saying let everybody shout halleluiah! As she shouted halleluiah! She vomited a worm and as she vomited the worm, the sickness disappeared.

Whatever it is the Devil has planted in you shall be pushed out as you shout another halleluiah!

Weapon number three, that is available to Christians only is the name of Jesus.

Because according to Philippians 2 v 9-11 the Bible says God has given Him a name, that is above every other name; that at the name of Jesus, every kneel should bow; of things in heaven, that includes agents, things that fly, of things on earth and of things underneath the earth.

It doesn’t matter where the demons are hiding they must bow to the name of Jesus.

In Act 16 v 16-18 the Bible tells us about a girl who was demon possessed and was following Paul and Silas about, disturbing them, the Bible says Paul turned around, commanded the demons to leave and the demon left immediately.

Last night, I was going to minister to my children after the Holy Communion service and as I was about to enter the car, there was these girl who was screaming and screaming and ran towards me.

So I told my boys to leave her alone and see what is happening.

Somebody who brought her said she was on youth service and something happened there and she lost her voice completely.

And she wrote on paper that if only she can get to Daddy G.O the demon who has taken over her voice will go out.

I said “that is a simple matter”,

Father in the mighty name of Jesus…, you know the kind of simple prayer, before I finished praying, she said Amen.

I turned round to enter into my car and she began to shout daddy, daddy.

And my son said she is already speaking, I just smiled.

The Bible says it is written at the name of Jesus Christ every knee must bow.

Do I hear someone shout the name of Jesus?

Another weapon that is available to Christians is the blood of Jesus.

Revelation 12 v 11 says they overcame the devil by the blood of the lamb.

The Bible tells us that God said when I see the blood, I will pass you by, I will make sure that the destroyer won’t come near you when I see the blood.

But if you are not a Christian of course you can’t use the blood.

I mean if they say they overcame the Devil by the blood of the Lamb and you belong to the Devil according John 8 v 44. If you belong to the Devil, you cannot overcome the Devil by using the blood.

But in case you don’t know how powerful the blood of Jesus is, I will give you two illustrations very quickly because it is very essential particularly when you are dealing with children who are having nightmares.

Because some of you have problems with children who will just cry out of dreams, it is because forces of darkness are tiring to oppress them, when they are going to bed just cover them in the Blood of Jesus.

Years ago, I think I have shared this with you before. A husband and wife were wondering what is going on because their money was disappearing.

The money of the husband disappeared, the money of the wife disappeared from the house. At first, the husband felt it was the wife who was stealing the money.

The husband said ‘what is wrong with this girl all she needed to do was to ask me for more’.

And the girl was wondering; if He gave me money for housekeeping and he stealing the money then what kind of man is he?’

One day the husband confronted the wife and the wife said “ I thought you are one stealing my money” And then the two of them came and I realized immediately that it was the devil misappropriating their finances.

So I told them from now on anytime you are putting your money anywhere, say I cover you in the blood of Jesus. From that moment onward they never lost anything.

Today I am decreeing that everything that is precious to you be covered in the blood of the Lamb.

I tell you another story just to let you know how powerful the blood is, I think this was 1977 we went to Ilorin for a congress and at that time there was a acute water shortage in the town

And so to get water to bathe, people had to go to one very dirty stream.

They brought water for me, the water was black, and you don’t have to be a scientist to know that there is danger in the water.

And then they gave me a bottle of Izal. “Sorry sir, this is all the water we have, but if you mix Izal with it, it will be safe for use, I thanked them and took the Izal.

I was about to pour it when the Lord spoke to me, “son, which is more powerful, Izal or my blood? I said your blood.

He said because I am going to send you to places in the world where the water will be worse than this and there will be no Izal, cover the water in my blood and take your bath.

I covered the water in the blood of Jesus and took my bath.

The fact that I am still alive today tells you the blood works.

Everything that could cause you any form of danger the blood will speak against it in Jesus name.

Thank you Father, the Lord says healing has started and He asked me to tell someone specifically that your joint shall be strong again.

Thank you Father, the Lord said there is someone tonight, He said for years now, it has been one story of sorrow after another, He asked me to tell you, for years to come it will be story of glory and promotion.

The Lord said that there is someone here tonight, He said the incident that will begin your upward movement is about to happen.

Another weapon available to Christian is the word of God.

Because it is written Psalm 119 v 89 forever oh Lord Thy word is settled.

The Almighty God says in Psalm 1 v 1-3 He said if you stay away from sinners, from the ungodly, from scorners and you meditate on the word of God day and night, He said you will be like a tree planted by a rivers of water bringing forth its fruit in due season.

The word of God is a powerful weapon particularly against the devil.

You know very well in Mathew 4 v 1-11 that, that is the weapon Jesus used against the devil.

Each time the devil brings a temptation, Jesus said it is written.

The devil cannot contradict “it is written”, if it is written, it is written.

Do you know that it is written that It shall be well with you?

If you are a child of God it is written in Isaiah 3 v 10 “Say ye to the righteous it shall be well with him”.

So you can tell your neighbor your tomorrow will be alright.

I think it was 1981, I have become General Overseer and I was visiting our churches, kind of familiarization tour and at that time several of the youth were rejoicing because God has put us in position and I remembered we were going towards my village.

Suddenly the devil began to speak to me and said you are very popular now, it is better to die when you are popular than wait till the time when they won’t like you anymore, it is honeymoon time for you, if you go now it will be good.

And I knew it was the devil speaking and the word of God came out to me saying I will live, I will not die and I will declare the works of the Almighty God.

Do you know that less than five minutes after that we nearly had a horrible accident.

If the word of God has not come up to deal with the devil it will have finished me on the road at that time.

At that time the entire congregation of the Redeemed Christian church of God was less than one thousand. Suppose I had died then, look at what the devil saw and he wanted to prevent.

I am saying to every one of you here tonight, none of you will die; you will fulfill the purpose of God for your life.

So there are some weapons exclusive to everyone, sinners, Christian.

There are some weapons available to Christians alone.

And then there are some weapons exclusive to God’s servants.

There are some weapons that are exclusive to God’s servant, maybe I will just mention about two of them tonight.

One is prophesy:

Amos 3 v 7 says God will not do a thing without revealing it first to his servant the prophet.

1Samuel 3 v 19 says God will not allow the word of his prophet to fall to the ground,

Ezekiel 37 v 1 – 10 when the Almighty God wanted to bring dry bones back to life, He used his prophet.

He said to Ezekiel “can this dry bones live?”, Ezekiel said “Lord only you can tell”.

And God said alright you do the job for me; prophesy and as he prophesied to the dry bones, the dry bones came together, bones to bones, skin covered them but they were still dead.

So God said to Ezekiel, “son of man, prophesy again” and he did.

And suddenly, what used to be dry bones became a mighty army.

Tonight I want to prophesy into the life of someone here, I want to prophesy that it shall be well with you, I want to prophesy to you that God will answer all your prayers. I want to prophesy that your joy will over flow.

Another weapon available to the servant of God is what I called decrees:

You know the Bible says in Job 22 v 21-28, He says if you will satisfy certain conditions, then you will decree a thing and it will be established unto you, but when you go through the scriptures you will find that those who have used that weapon successfully are mainly, and I’m not saying exclusively, are the prophets of God.

For example, in 2 Kings 4 v 1-7 a widow came to Elisha and said, I am heavily in debt what shall I do?

The man of God said what do you have in the house?

She said a bottle of oil.

The man of God say okay go home; borrow empty vessels from your neighbors. Borrow not a few, lock the door on yourself and your son, and begin to pour that little oil you have into the vessel, and whenever one vessels is full, set it aside.

Read the passage when you get home, you will notice that Elisha didn’t even pray, you will notice he didn’t even say thus says the Lord, he simply decree that the oil will keep on multiplying and it kept on multiplying until there was no more vessels to contain it.

I want to decree to someone here tonight, that kind of blessing that will be more than sufficient, receive it tonight in Jesus name.

Thank you Father, the Lord said there is someone here tonight He said I should reassure you, apparently He has told you that before, but He said I should reassure you that He is your backbone and because He is your backbone, nobody can break your back.

In 2 King 4 v 8-17, The Bible says there was this great woman of Shunem who has been taking care of Elisha.

And one day Elisha said woman “what can I do for you?”

The woman said I don’t need anything,

And then Elisha made some investigations and discovered that the woman was barren.

And he said to the woman, woman nine months from now you will have a son.

Now he didn’t prophesy, he didn’t say thus say the Lord, he merely issue a decree; woman, you will have a son nine month from now.

The woman said “man of God don’t deceive me,”

If you enjoy my food say thank you, don’t make a promise that cannot be fulfilled.

Because the woman was advanced in age, the husband was old. When you hear a prophesy the fulfillment of a prophesy is anchored on if you have enough faith to receive it, when it is a decree even your doubt is not going to stop it.

That is why I am decreeing tonight to every one of you here, this is the beginning of your greatness.

Maybe I should just leave that alone and move on to the weapons that are exclusive to God.

We have talked about weapons common to everybody, we have talked about weapons available to Christians, we have talked about weapon available to Gods ministers, now we are talking about weapons exclusive to God.

And it will amaze you that the principal one among the weapons available to God exclusively are children.

They are His number one’s weapon, that is why the text we read said children are the heritage of the Lord, the fruit of the womb are His rewards, as arrows in the hands of mighty.

He compares children to an arrow in the hand of the worrrior; He said just as an arrow is in the hand of the warriors, so are children in My hands.

And like in the passage I mentioned earlier, Psalm 8 v 2, He said out of the mouth of babes and suckling Thou hath ordained strength because of your enemies, to still your enemies and your avengers.

Whenever God wants to fight His enemies, His number one weapons are children.

Why?

Because they are surprise weapons.

In 1samuel 17 v 42-51 when Goliath saw David coming, he thought what kind of joke is this.

And God said ‘good, Goliath you are dead’.

If it had been a huge man, a big warrior, coming against Goliath, Goliath would have been more careful, but when he saw a little fellow coming, he said “this one?” This one is already dead

And God said good! I will surprise you.

In the Name that is above every other name, God will surprise all your adversaries.

You know the rest of the story. But there is something important that you need to take note of.

Mathew 18 v 10 Jesus Christ said. Be careful, don’t despise any of these little ones, He said because their angels have direct access to God.

Every child has at least one angel guiding him or her, every child.

I don’t know how many of you have seen angels before, I have seen them a couple of time, and I am telling you that angels are fearfully huge, as a matter of fact, if you see a true angel, the first thing he will say to you is fear not.

That is going to be statement number one, because nobody can see an angel for the first time, that will not be terrified, they can be huge.

You ask me how huge?, I give you and illustration; if you have ever seen an airplane, the biggest one before the current one is a 747, an angel can carry a 747 in the palm of his hands.

So if you know a man who can carry a trailer, let’s bring it low. If you know a man so big that he can carry a trailer in the palm of his hands and you see that man suddenly; I can assure you sir, no matter how courageous you are you will be afraid.

Now God says every child has an angel and every angel of each child has direct access to God, it is not because God considers a child to be such a terrific weapon, that is why He attaché an angel to each child.

You mess around with a child, the angel will deal with you and I am telling you don’t want to fight with an angel.

Children are weapons in the hands of God because many at times we older ones are too preoccupied or our hears are already dulled by sin,

So when God wants to speak, we don’t hear, but children their ears are still open, they don’t worry as we do.

So from time to time, God wants to send a message He will send it through a child 1 Samuel 3 v 1-10.

But probably one of the reasons why children are so powerful a weapon in the hands of God is because of their innocence; they have not yet sinned so when they pray nothing hinders their prayer.

Several years ago when my children were still very little, anytime I needed something urgently from God, I ask them to pray for me I tell them what to pray about, I know their prayers will not be hinder the answers will come.

Thank you Father, the Lord says there is someone here tonight; He said the forces pushing you back have been relocated.

Isaiah 59 v 1-2 says the hands of the Lord is not shorten that He cannot saved, neither is His ear heavy that He cannot hear, He said but your sins have separated between you and your God that you won’t hear.

Sins can stop the prayer of the elderly but the children don’t know sin, they are innocent, when it is time to praise Him, they praise Him uninhibited.

They know how to dance before God because they are not looking at anyone and they don’t care who is looking at them. And God is always close to those who praise Him as you know very well.

When they cry to God, the angel carries the prayers straight to heaven and straight away the answers comes.

That is why the Bible says blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.

Children are blessing carrier, wherever they go they carry blessings.

You can go through the scriptures Genesis 21 v 1- 6 when Isaac was born; he put an end to the sorrow of the parent.

1samuel 2 v 1 -10, when Samuel was born, the mocker of his mother was silenced. J

Judges 13 v 2-5, when Samson came on the scene, deliverance began to come for the children of Israel.

Genesis 50 v 18 – 20, Joseph was a child in the family that became a preserver, not only of his own nation but of people of the world.

That is why I have a word or two for you parents tonight.

Parents I want you to watch out; because you may not know it, there may be a Joseph already in your life.

In Genesis 37 v 3- 11 the Bible says when Joseph began to have those wonderful dreams, the brothers were angry but the father observed the sayings.

Watch out there may be a Joseph already in the family, watch out there may be a Samson already in the house.

Judges 13 v 24- 25 the Bible says the spirit of God began to move Samson at times, he was still young, but if the parents have been observant they would have noticed that the spirit is already on this child.

I know quite a few among my children and their friends, who had been speaking in tongue from the age of five.

The spirit of God came down when they had one camp meeting here, the spirits of God came down and these children were baptized in the Holy spirits, it was amazing.

The teachers didn’t believe what was happening but when I listen to them I know this is God.

There may be a Samson already in the house, which is why you need to please take extra care of these children, draw them close to God, train they in the way they should go.

Proverbs 22 v 6 train up a child in the way he should go when he is old he won’t be able to depart.

Remember any child that you didn’t not bring up properly in the way of the Lord will cause you sorrow in the future.

Take good care of these children train them in the way of the Lord then in your old age, you will have cause to rejoice.

If you don’t train them in the way of the Lord, if you say you are going to church and you leave your children at home and you said well he is already a youth, he should be able to decide for himself, if you do not bring these people up properly in the way of the Lord you will be asking for trouble.

My prayer is that in your old age your children will be a blessing to you not a curse.

Remember what Joshua said in the book of Joshua 24 v 15, he said as for me and mine house, we shall serve the Lord, not me alone, as for me and my house!

I’m appealing again to all parents, bring these children up in the way of the Lord, it is important. If you allow them to drift, the result will not be pleasant at all.

Now as for your children, just a word for you too.

Exodus 20 v 1 2 says honor your father and your mother that your days may be long.

Do you know the implication of that?

The implication is that if you honor your parent you will live long, it means the children who will not honor his or her parents are likely to die young.

I pray for all children who are here tonight, none of you will die before your time.

Children please listen to me carefully; there will be occasions where your parent will say no to certain things you want to do and you think they are being too hard, they may not tell you all the reasons, it is because of the things they have experienced, it is because of the scars they are bearing, it is because of the things they have done in the past and the repercussion that they are still suffering.

When your parents said, this is the boundary, please don’t go beyond the boundary.

And the Lord will bless you as a result in Jesus name.

Now Ecclesiastes 12 v 1 stated clearly, He said remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth.

When is the day to remember your creator?

When is the time to be close to your creator?

In the days of thy youth, when you are young, that is when you should move to creator of heaven and earth, when you are young that is when you should run towards the Almighty God.

There will be friends trying to turn you away from the way of the Lord.

The Bible says when sinners entice you, consent thou not, if they say let’s do it this way tell them no!

“I am a child of God. Am an arrow in the hands of the Almighty God, I know where I am going, and I will arrive, I will reach my goal.”

So shall it be with all you children in Jesus name.

Like I shared with some of you yesterday Ecclesiastes 11 v 9 says if you don’t want to take the advice of your parent, if you don’t want to live within the limitation of the Christian upbringing, if you want to be free to do whatever you like, the Bible says go ahead; enjoy yourself, fool around, sow your wild oats, do whatever you want, drink, smoke, take drugs, fornicate, do whatever you want in your youth.

He said but remember you will pay one day.

Any child who says I don’t want to be limited, I want to be free, I want to do whatever I like should remember the Proverb of the elders.

You know in the olden days, chicken in the farm are allowed to roam freely, they called them free range.

The mother hen will say to the little chick, “stay close to me, don’t stray”

And the little chick will say why?

Why do you want to hinder my freedom, let me stray.

The little chick doesn’t know there are eagles overhead looking for chicks for dinner.

I pray that forces of darkness hovering over your life trying to devour you will not succeed in Jesus name.

Children obey your parent, honor them and you will live long, remember your creator now in the day of your youth before you get into trouble, remember your creator.

Don’t join those who say they want unlimited freedom; unlimited freedom will only bring you into casualty.

Take my advice

Do you know you are not an arrow in the hands of God unless you are one of his children?

If you are not a child of God then you are not an arrow.

But there is an opportunity to anyone who wants to become the child of a living God, because according to John 1v 11- 12, the Bible says He came unto his own but His own received Him not, but as many as believe Him to them He gave the power to be sons of God.

If you are willing to receive Jesus Christ tonight, you will become the child of the living God and you will become an arrow in the child of the Almighty Himself.

So what do I need to do to become a child of the living God?

Very simple, you come to Him, you call on Him and say Father I am surrendering my life unto you, please cleanse me in your blood, please wash me in your blood, let your blood wash away all my sins and I will serve you for the rest of my life.

It is as simple as that, the moment you call on Him for salvation He will save your soul.

So I am going to give an opportunity to anyone tonight who will want to surrender his or her life to Jesus should come and do so.

Please remember if you claim that you are a child of God and you are still living in sin then you are deceiving yourself, because the Bible is clear, he that is born of God does not commit sin.

If you are here and you are still living in sin and you want to become a child of God come now.

Pray as you come ask God to have mercy on you, asks God to cleanse you in his blood, ask Him to make you a child of the living God today, call on Him.

The rest of us, shall we please stretch our hands towards these people and pray for them; that the one who saved our soul will save their soul also.

Intercede for them; ask that the Almighty Saviour to save the soul of everyone of them and to restore every backslider among them back to Himself

….In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Eternal Rock of ages I want to say thank, I want to bless your Holy name. Thank you for your word, I want to thank you for all these your children who have responded to the Altar call, Father you promised that whosoever will come unto you, you will in no wise cast out, Father they have come unto you now, Father please receive them in Jesus name.

Forgive them in Jesus name, let your blood wipe away their sins in Jesus name, save their souls tonight and write their names in the book of life.

In Jesus name and Lord God Almighty the grace to serve you from now on and forever give to them in Jesus name.

Please Lord from this moment onward anytime they call you on you, answer them by fire in Jesus name. Let them become arrows in your mighty hands in Jesus name.

Thank you Almighty God, for in Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Amen.

Now those of you who have come forward let me hear you shout halleluiah!

Now I am rejoicing with you tonight for two major reasons;

Reason number one because of you right now according to the word of God, Jesus is dancing in heaven because you have come to Him, and that is very wonderful.

And then the second reason why I am rejoicing with you, is that from now on by the grace of God, I will be praying for you and you will be receiving miracle that you didn’t even ask for, you will know that there is somebody somewhere praying for you and that somebody is me.

So I am going to need your name your address and your prayer request.

APRIL HOLY GHOST SERVICE PRAYER POINTS

1. Praise God for saving your soul and making you a child of a God.

2. Father, please make both me and my children signs and wonders to the world.

3. Father, please make both me and my children vessels unto honor in your mighty hands.

4. Please use my family to heal the sick, raise the dead and set captives free.

5. Father, use my family to win billions of souls into your kingdom.

6. Father, please keep sickness, death and demons and every form of tragedy far from my home.

7. Father, let there be only shouts of joy from my habitation

8. Personal request.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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Judges 7. Gideon’s three hundred men. Gideon defeats the Midianites

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Prayer

Judges 7. Gideon’s three hundred men. Gideon defeats the Midianites

1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host: 11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. 13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. 15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. 19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. 21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.

23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites. 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. 25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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The Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Prayer

The Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)

Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.

Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Given us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

And do not lead us into temptation,

But deliver us from the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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God is present everywhere. God Is Our true security

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Prayer

God is present everywhere. God Is Our true security

This is My command—be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
(Joshua 1:9)

At times this life can be very lonely and terrifying. We may have many friends, relatives, or a loving spouse, but ultimately we still must face our problems on our own. No one can take our place. No one can be with us at all times. No one, except for One—God! He is present everywhere.

Because God is always present, we never have to wonder first thing in the morning: Is God here in this room, and is He willing to start the day with me? We do not have to ask ourselves: Will God be with me tonight—even when I’m asleep? We never have to worry: Will God be with me tomorrow when I undertake a difficult task?

God is our ever-present friend. In joy, heartache, temptation, and peace, God is there.

Right now, wherever you are, think about a specific moment in the past week when you needed to know that God was with you. Did you have confidence that He truly was present?

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

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