The spirit of the Lord is upon you By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Luke 14:18 The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. The same scripture, with the same words can be found in Isaiah 60:1 which could be an indication...
Whatever God doeth is forever By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it: and God doeth, that men shall fear before him. According to the verse above God’s decisions, actions, words and commands are final. No one can take anything out or add to it. Another translation of Ecclesiastes 3:14 says: I perceive that whatever God does endure forever, nothing can be added...
Preach the word By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. The common English Bible translation of this verse says: Preach the word. Be ready to do it whether it is convenient or inconvenient. Correct, comfort and encourage with patience and instruction. The Bible is the Christians manual and guide and it is important to present the word always to guide believers....
THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Deuteronomy 28:13 And the lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them. Everyone wants to succeed in life, because humans naturally love success. The verse above is a promise from God to make...
Swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson James 1:19-20 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. The NIV says My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this. Ever6yone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, ands slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Why would the...
ONE THING IS NEEDFUL By Evangeline Unity Esaaba folson Luke 10:38-42 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha receiveth Him 10:39 And she has a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus; feet, and head His word. 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to Him, and said Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her...
He will be faithful to complete it By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work I your will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. The message bible translates this verse as: There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ...
He must increase, but I must decrease By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson John 3:30-31 He must increase, but I must decrease He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth; He that cometh from heaven is above all. The “He” in the passage above is our Lord Jesus Christ. He must increase and we must decrease because He is from above or from heaven The complete Jewish Bible translates John 3:30-31...
I GIVE UNTO YOU POWER By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Luke 10:19-20 10:10 behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 10;11 Notwithstanding in this, rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. Power is defined in the Oxford English Minidictonary as: The ability to do something Influence and control Right...
The Vision Is For An Appointed Time By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it: because it will surely come, it will not tarry. The new international Reader’s version of this verse says: The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come...
