“When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the Lord. Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the Lord has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!” Judges 7:15 NLT Get up! The Lord gave Gideon specific instructions. Even still, Gideon was afraid. God told […]

“When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!” “It is all right,” the Lord replied. “Do not be afraid. You will not die.” Judges 6:22-23 NLT Do not be afraid. Gideon believed he […]

“But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” Judges 6:15-16 […]

“Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the LORD.”  1 Samuel 1:26 (NLT) Do you remember me? This time when Hannah stood in the temple, it was from a different position/posture. This time Hannah stood victorious. This time Hannah’s continence reflected the […]

“So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the Lord as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the Lord to help Israel, and the Lord answered him. Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the Lord spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from […]

“When the Philistine rulers heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they mobilized their army and advanced. The Israelites were badly frightened when they learned that the Philistines were approaching. “Don’t stop pleading with the Lord our God to save us from the Philistines!” they begged Samuel.” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭7:7-8‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) The Philistines heard. The […]

“And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean […]

“Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord’s presence. But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.”  Genesis 19:27, 29 (NLT) Intercessors arise, get in the presence of God […]

“Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.” But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!” Mark 6:36-37, (NLT) Send them away, said the disciples. […]

“But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.” Numbers 14:10 (NLT) The glorious presence of the Lord appeared. Just when it seems the attack is inevitable, the Lord steps in the midst. When the odds are […]