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There’s Nobody Like Him! (4)

‘Let all that I am praise the Lord…’ Psalm 103:2 NLT The Bible equates God with light, and light with holiness. ‘…God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.’ (1 John 1:5 NIV) Paul said that God dwells in ‘…unapproachable light…’ (1 Timothy 6:16 NIV) Scripture refers to Christ ‘…who is holy, […]

There’s Nobody Like Him! (3)

‘…"This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"’ Matthew 17:5 NKJV On the Mount of Transfiguration, Moses, the law giver, and Elijah, who represents the prophets, stood side by side with Jesus. But Jesus outshone them all. The Bible says, ‘…His clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on […]

There’s Nobody Like Him! (2)

‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…’ Proverbs 9:10 NKJV In a world out of control, we like a god we can control: a comforting presence who blesses, provides and advises. Kind of like ‘God in a box’. But when it comes to Christ, no box works. His contemporaries designed an assortment […]

There’s Nobody Like Him! (1)

‘I…am the Lord, and besides Me there is no saviour.’ Isaiah 43:11 NKJV The Israelites were commanded not to make any ‘graven image’ of God. Why? Because God made us, we didn’t make Him. A god you can make is a god you can control and make do whatever you wish. The ancient Greeks had […]

Learn to Wait

‘Those who wait upon the Lord…’ Isaiah 40:31 NKJV The word ‘wait’ here can give us a picture of two things. The first is of a waiter at your table attending to your needs. The second is making a request of a judge or someone in power. Your success depends on approaching them the right […]

Welcome This Change

‘…have your sandals on and your walking stick in your hand…’ Exodus 12:11 NCV The Boy Scout motto is ‘Be prepared,’ and it’s a good one. In Exodus, God told Israel, ‘…eat…fully dressed as if you were going on a trip…have your sandals on and your walking stick in your hand.’ In other words, ‘Be […]

Three Levels of Attack (3)

‘…All these things I will give you…’ Matthew 4:9 NKJV The attack over the cross. Let’s look at the third temptation Jesus faced: ‘…The devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, "All these things I will […]

Three Levels of Attack (2)

‘Then the devil…set Him on the pinnacle…’ Matthew 4:5 NKJV The attack on the pinnacle. Let’s look at the second temptation Jesus faced: ‘Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, [and] set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.’ Here you deal with the fear of failure. Satan will whisper, ‘You’re on […]

Three Levels of Attack (1)

‘…command that these stones become bread.’ Matthew 4:3 NKJV The Bible says, ‘…Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.’ (Matthew 4:1 NKJV) This seems to be God’s standard operating procedure. Why? Because He’s a good general; before He puts you into battle He puts you into […]

Freedom from Sexual Addiction

‘…Help us for the glory of Your name…’ Psalm 79:9 NLT For fifteen years Mike Cleveland, airline pilot and founder of Setting Captives Free, seemed powerless as his addiction to online pornography devastated his life, his marriage and his family. The spiral of lust enslaved him ‘until there wasn’t a moment of his days free […]