Revelation 20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its …
Author Archives: Priscilla Koegelenberg
Legalism
John 5:8-10 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can’t work on the Sabbath! …
Choose how to meet your God
Amos 4:12 “…… prepare to meet your God, O Israel!” On the surface, things were going well in the northern kingdom of Israel – the people were enjoying unprecedented economic and political prosperity, not experienced since the days of Solomon. The enemies on her borders were subdued for the moment, peace reigned. When Amos stood …
Healer, heal Yourself
Luke 4:23 Then he said, “You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yourself’—meaning, ‘Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.’ Jesus had not been back to Nazareth since His baptism six months earlier. The people from the village had heard rumours that the village carpenter had left to …
Is my life a clear sign
Numbers 21:9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived Hebrew words can mostly be traced back to a parent word, from which several ‘children’ are derived. This root word is usually a verb …
Prophecy fulfilled
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. It might upset some readers to realize that this well-known prophecy originally referred to a child born to King Ahaz of Judah, and not primarily to the birth of …
Are you the one
Ps 106:23 So he declared he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people. He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them. What Moses did here, was to intercede for his nation, to “stand in the gap” as it is often referred to. The …
Our Hope in Troublesome Times
Daniel 7:25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall oppress the saints of the Most High …. A few years ago I became aware of the testimony of a member of the underground church in China, where the person lamented the fact that the church had not prepared them for martyrdom. The …
Am I known by God
Matthew 7:22-23 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ Many of us struggle to understand …
The Land Mourns
Hosea 4:2-3 You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another. 3. That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing We …