Posts with the category “victorious-living”

“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and river...  Read More

“Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should be...  Read More

“But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.” – Ephesians 5:13 NKJVReflectionJust as better lighting reveals hidden details, Christ’s light re...  Read More

“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 4:6 NK...  Read More

“Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is ...  Read More

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated ‘God with us.’” – Matthew 1:23 NKJVReflectionGod with us—this truth changes everythi...  Read More

“Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, ‘Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.’...  Read More

“Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.” – Luke 1:36–37 NK...  Read More

“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” – Matthew 7:11 NKJVReflectionGod delight...  Read More

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.” – 1 John 4:11–12 NKJ...  Read More

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.” – 1 John 4:18–19 ...  Read More

“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7 NKJVReflectionTrue giving springs from love, not duty. We don’t ...  Read More

“So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.” – Luke 2:6 NKJVReflectionJoseph and Mary’s disrupted plans led them to Bethlehem, exactly where prophecy would...  Read More

“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who...  Read More

“And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, ‘Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?’ But He turned and rebuked them, and sa...  Read More

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the...  Read More

“Then he said, ‘Take the arrows,’ so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, ‘Strike the ground’; so he struck three times, and stopped. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, ‘You ...  Read More

“…whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itsel...  Read More

“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’” – John 8:12 NKJVReflectionIn Christ, we receive the l...  Read More

 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” – Romans 8:14 NKJVReflectionThe Holy Spirit leads through peace, the Word, circumstances, conviction, and gentle red flags. These...  Read More

“… who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of t...  Read More

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 NKJVReflectionNo matter what we face, God calls us to ...  Read More

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. - Psalm 20:7 NKJVReflectionPeople may forget what we have done, take it for granted, or even respond with...  Read More

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. - Romans 8:28 NKJVReflectionWhatever God is doing in our lives, He is do...  Read More

...from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of...  Read More

A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle. - Proverbs 18:19 NKJVReflectionOffenses and contentions are like the bars of a castle, hindering ...  Read More

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.’ - Isaiah 28:16 NKJV...  Read More

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” – Luke 11:13 KJVReflection:In the rush of ...  Read More

For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. - 2 Corin...  Read More

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with ...  Read More

I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word. - Psalm 119:107 KJVReflectionWhen we are weak or weary, God’s Word quickens us with new life. In times of pain, fear, or discoura...  Read More

"We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sig...  Read More

Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers—they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing—and they cried, ‘The sword of the LORD and...  Read More

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly s...  Read More

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is ...  Read More

Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me. - Psalm 42:7 NKJV Reflection Deep calls unto deep! The enemy uses afflictions to provoke us to grumb...  Read More

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” – 1 John 5:14 NKJVReflection:Fear tells us God won’t listen, but truth reminds us He does....  Read More

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” – James 4:6 NKJVPride blinds us to God’s light, feeding offense and fear. Humility clears our vision and draws grace near. Grace gives the undes...  Read More

“After that He put His hands again upon his eyes… and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.” – Mark 8:25 NKJVReflection:One touch of salvation changed us forever; more touches keep transforming ...  Read More

“Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.” – 2 Corinthians 5:18 NKJVReflection:Conflicts pull us to take sides...  Read More