By Evangeline Esaaba Folson Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. The Good News Translation says: Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good. I believe the Apostle Paul was referring to the fact that do not allow evil to take over your emotions. If you allow evil to take over your emotions you will want to seek revenge. Romans 12:19 says we should leave revenge or avenging ourselves to the Lord. Instead, do good to...
Fear God and Keep His Commandment By Evangeline Esaaba Folson Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandment for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. The Good News Translation says: (Ecclesiastes 12:13) After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence (respect) for God, and obey His commands because this is...
My God shall supply all my needs By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. The verse above is a promise from God to supply or provide all our needs. A similar promise can be found in the Old Testament: Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. We shall not want because God will supply all we need. Some translations say: The Lord is...
ARISE AND BIULD By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Nehemiah 2:17-18 Then I said to them, you see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gate are bumped with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach. And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, also of the King’s words that he had spoken to me so they said “Let...
THE COUNSEL OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER By Evangeline Esaaba Folson Psalm 33:11 The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thought of His heart to all generation. The message bible version of this verse above says: God’s plan for the world standeth up, all His designs are made to last. According to psalm 33:11, God’s plans and purpose for the world existed forever, they stand the test of time. Nothing can disrupt them or stop them. God is a supreme God there are...
Many are the afflictions of the righteous By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all The Good News Translation of this verse says: Good people suffer many troubles, but the Lord saves them from them all. There are about 3 key words or phrases that need explanation Afflictions / Many troubles The righteous / Good people Delivereth him out of them all / saves them from them all Afflictions...
PROMOTION COMES FROM THE LORD By Evangeline Esaaba Folson Psalm 75:6-7` For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west nor from the south But God is the Judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another. By nature, humans criticize everything. I sat in a taxi some time ago, a song was playing that said: …If you are poor people say you are lazy, If you are rich people say you acquired your wealth illegally or through black magic. Meaning human will criticize...
YOU ARE AN AMBASSADOR OF CHRIST By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson 2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors of Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. The message bible translation of this verse says: We are Christ’s representatives; God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We are speaking for Christ Himself now: Become...
THEY THAT LOVE THE LORD HAVE GREAT PEACE By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Verse above says: Those who love your teachings will find true peace, and nothing will defeat them (New Century version of Bible) If you love the Lord, then you will love or obey His teachings and instructions found in the Bible. And then you will have great peace or perfect or complete freedom from anxiety, fretting and...
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...
