The firstfruit is holy…Romans 11:16.  The offering of firstfruits was always on the first day of the week. Exodus 23:11: on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. The priest was to wave the first fruit of the harvest before the LORD. God established the day of the resurrection of Jesus from the beginning. […]

It is the LORD’s Passover…Exodus 12:11 Passover is all about our salvation. The original Passover was God’s rescue of His people from Egypt. Jesus, our Passover, is God’s rescue of us from sin. In Verse 11, it is the Lord’s Passover. In Verse 21, they were instructed to “kill the Passover”, the lamb taken for […]

If you had been here…John 11:21 Sometimes we forget the power of the resurrection. In her grief, Martha met Jesus on the road. There she confronted Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” Oh, how many times we have prayed the same way. “Lord, if You had….!”  Did Martha […]

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit…Romans 8:9 We need to finish quoting Verse 9: if indeed the Spirit dwells in you. Those who are born again have the Spirit of God. Those who are not born of the Spirit, do not have the Spirit. They are alone.  There is only one […]

The harlot rides the beast, Revelation 17 After the church is taken Satan will only accept worship of himself. However, for a short time he will allow a great false church to exist. She is described as the mother of harlots and the abominations of the Earth, 17:5. She is identified as “that great city […]

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood…Ephesians 6:12 The Bible says when Satan fell, he took many angels with him. Satan is leading them in a war against us. They are in full rebellion against God. So, their anger is upon God’s creation; namely you. They are not as mighty as God, nor as […]

Out of the mouth of babies…Psalm 8:2 Jesus quotes this verse to the chief priests who challenged His identity: The Son of David, Matthew 21:15. In fact, this was all Jesus said in response to their criticism. As if to say, “Do you not know what The Bible says?” In fact, Jesus alludes to the […]

The LORD knows the way of the righteous But the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 1:6 For this reason, we praise God for His grace. Our destination is secured by Jesus. And we pray for the wicked. Their destiny is not good. We are like a tree planted by streams of water yielding […]

God is a just judge…Psalm 7:11 And God is angry with the wicked every day, wrote King David. Like children, many adults are very concerned about what is fair. “But that’s not fair!” We heard our kids say it over and over again. Some adults have not grown out of that stage. With God, justice is […]