Under Your wing
by Jeffrey Smith September 17th, 2015
Psalm 91:4: He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. If you’ve ever seen a baby eagle then you know they look nothing like the strong, proud, powerful hunter they hope to grow up to be. When they are babies they don’t even really resemble the symbol for American freedom. They are so vulnerable and defenseless....
I Will See The Goodness of God
by Dion Todd September 17th, 2015
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. Psalms 27:13 WEBDavid was now a wanted man and on the run for his life. Once a hero in the eyes of the people, the ones that he had trusted now sought to kill him. He was on the run when he wrote Psalm 27, either from Saul when...
Can't You See?
by Dion Todd September 16th, 2015
They forgot to take bread; and they didn't have more than one loaf in the boat with them. He charged them, saying, 'Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.' They reasoned with one another, saying, 'It's because we have no bread.' Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, 'Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is...
Luke Chapter 20
by Dion Todd September 14th, 2015
Luke Chapter 20
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Luke 20 Outline:
20:01-08 The authority of Jesus is questioned. 20:09-18 The parable of the wicked farmers. 20:19-26 Paying tribute to Caesar. 20:27-40 The seven brothers. 20:41-44 David’s Son. 20:45-47 A warning against the scribes.
Fun Facts:The Pharisees and the Sadducees were two opposing religious factions,...
Tick Tock
by Dion Todd September 14th, 2015
Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.' Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Genesis 41:44 WEBGod gave Joseph two dreams...
Bring The Breakthrough
by Dion Todd September 11th, 2015
Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are on you. All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 2 Chronicles 20:12 WEBWhile under the reign of Jehoshaphat, Judah began to have a small revival and returned to the Lord for a season. Then the Ammonites and...
Knowing Right, but Living Wrong
by Dion Todd September 9th, 2015
Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. Jonah 1:1 WEBThe word of the Lord came to Jonah to go and preach to Nineveh, but Jonah fled in the opposite direction. When God told him to go to Nineveh, Jonah went...
The Long Cold Winter
by Dion Todd September 8th, 2015
For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesnt return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:10 WEBAfter the long...
Luke Chapter 19
by Dion Todd September 8th, 2015
Luke Chapter 19
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Luke 19 Outline:
19:01-10 Zacchaeus.19:11-27 The parable of the ten minas.19:28-40 The approach to Jerusalem in triumph.19:41-44 The lament over Jerusalem.19:45-46 The cleansing of the temple.19:47-48 Teaching in the temple.
Fun Facts:— The mina coin (pound) was worth about one hundred days wages for common...
The Key Master
by Dion Todd September 7th, 2015
To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things: I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didnt deny my name. Revelation 3:7 WEBI grew up as an outcast, the...
Giving - The Key to The Cell Door
by Dion Todd September 4th, 2015
Giving - The Key to The Cell Door
To discuss giving is almost taboo today because some of God’s people have abused their position and lived in excess, but I see so many people every day bound by poverty, and my heart goes out to them. We have lived there ourselves, and we see the heart wrenching prayer requests and emails that come in. There is such a financial need in the body of Christ. I...
Safety in all situations
by Jeffrey Smith September 2nd, 2015
Psalm 91:3: Surely he will save you from the fowlers snare and from the deadly pestilence. When we trust in God the Father, we can be confident in the knowledge that we will be safe in all conditions. A fowler is someone who hunts birds. He stalks and sets traps with the intent of catching and destroying the bird. Why did the Holy Spirit specifically point out a fowlers snare? Because birds are free....
RHM September 2015 Newsletter
by Dion Todd September 1st, 2015
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts...
Fortress
by Jeffrey Smith September 1st, 2015
Psalm 91:2: I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Declare today that God is your protection. God the Father is our fortification. He surrounds us when we declare who we are in Him.
When I was a child growing up in Northern New York State we would get so much snow. The snow would pile so high in our cul-de-sac that the snow banks would be at the same height...
Luke Chapter 18
by Dion Todd September 1st, 2015
Luke Chapter 18
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Luke 18 Outline:
18:01-08 The unjust judge.18:09-14 The Pharisee and the publican.18:15-17 Jesus and the children.18:18-30 The rich young ruler.18:31-34 Another prophecy of the coming crucifixion.18:35-43 A blind man receives his sight.
Fun Facts:— The young rich man was also a ruler in the kingdom. —...
Not alone
by Jeffrey Smith August 31st, 2015
Psalm 91:1: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty In this life, there are many times when we can feel alone facing large circumstances. I have had times when I had to face major concerns and I always felt like nobody was there to support me. When my Dad was ill and laying in the ICU unit of Johns Hopkins, I had to come face to face with his mortality,...
The Placebo Replacement
by Dion Todd August 31st, 2015
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good;...
Birds, Bees, Flowers And Trees
by Dion Todd August 29th, 2015
See the birds of the sky, that they dont sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Arent you of much more value than they? Which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to the measure of his life?Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They dont toil, neither do they spin, yet I tell you that even Solomon in all...
Identity
by Jeffrey Smith August 27th, 2015
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Hebrews 12:1-3: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us...
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
by Jeffrey Smith August 26th, 2015
John 15:15-17: I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his masters business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each...
Your Presence Is Heaven To Me
by Dion Todd August 25th, 2015
Moses said to Yahweh, Behold, you tell me, Bring up this people: and you havent let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight. Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you, so that I may find favor in your sight: and consider that this nation is your people. He said, My...
Luke Chapter 17
by Dion Todd August 24th, 2015
Luke Chapter 17
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Luke 17 Outline:
17:01-04 The importance of forgiving others.17:05-06 The apostles as for more faith.17:07-10 Unprofitable servants.17:11-19 The ten lepers.17:20-37 The coming of the kingdom.
Fun Facts:— A skandalon is the bait meat used in a pit trap. Jesus used that word in “Temptations are sure to come.”—...
The Plain Brown Wrapping
by Dion Todd August 24th, 2015
It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth. She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn Luke 2:6 WEB.The greatest gift that God ever gave mankind spent His first hours laying in a feeding trough for animals. Mary wrapped the baby Jesus in strips of...
Freedom
by Jeffrey Smith August 22nd, 2015
Ephesians 6:12: For the struggle is not against the flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Philippians 4:6-7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts...
The Fork In The Road
by Dion Todd August 22nd, 2015
You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says Yahweh, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh; and I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive. Jeremiah 29:13 WEBIsrael was on a slow downward...
SURELY
by Jeffrey Smith August 20th, 2015
Isaiah 53:4-6: Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed four our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid...
Broken Hedges
by Dion Todd August 20th, 2015
Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? Havent you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face. Job 1:9 WEBJob was a righteous man who feared God. It...
All good things
by Jeffrey Smith August 19th, 2015
Psalm 136: 1: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.
I have heard this throughout my life, Jeff, all good things must come to an end. That is what people tell you when you go through a tough time. When you’re playing competitive sports days are through, when a great relationship fails, even when someone close to you leaves. I have heard that many times before. What...
Rest in Him
by Jeffrey Smith August 18th, 2015
Psalm 142:5-7: I cry to you, O Lord; I say, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of you goodness to me.
David cried out to the Lord when he was in a cave hiding...
The Day The Word Came
by Dion Todd August 18th, 2015
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. He came into all the region around the Jordan,...