Satan is capable of deceiving the very elect. Satan can and does duplicate surface outer behaviors, including a "spiritual way" of talking, a vast knowledge of the scriptures, a demonstration of faith, and high standards of …
Much about life in this world seems designed to make us think that what we are or what we think or do is of no account. We feel it really makes no difference whether we live or die. We feel we are lost in the shuffle; we are nameless, …
As we saw last time, waiting is a foundational aspect of faith, hope, and love, and is sometimes one of the hardest works of all. The life of Abraham has several poignant examples of waiting, beginning with his calling by God: Now the …

(19) Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.’” (20) And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, (21) “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying:
‘ I will shake heaven and earth.
(22) I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms;
I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms.
I will overthrow the chariots
And those who ride in them;
The horses and their riders shall come down,
Every one by the sword of his brother. (23) ‘In that day,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,’ says the LORD, ‘and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,’ says the LORD of hosts.”
The second Kislev 24 prophecy, recorded in Haggai 2:20-23, spells out a readily identifiable blessing: righteous leadership. Verse 23 singles out Zerubbabel, and though there may be a number of lesser fulfillments of this, it is …
How often do we wish that, when life's events are producing pleasure, satisfaction, and a sense that all is well in the world—at least in our world—things would remain that way forever? On the other hand, when things are not going well, do we not fervently desire that this time of despair would pass, and joy would once again dawn in our lives? We have probably all noticed that things always change. We live in a world of constant change. God has set change within His creation to operate as part of the natural order. How long will it be before the next change of weather? Every da
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