We are all familiar with the concept of washing with water. For Christians, the first thing that may come to mind is the washing away of sin by water baptism. But what about the “by the Word” part of our scripture? The Psalms have several descriptions of the word of God and its impact on us. It is clear from these, and many more, that the Word of God also has a cleansing property. Another possibility is the value of the preached word of God. There is power in the spoken word of God. Both of these have a contribution to our sanctification, but there is one more possibility. Bro. Starks takes a trip back to the old testament and the wanderings in the desert to explain the cleansing power of the Word.

We are all familiar with the concept of washing with water. For Christians, the first thing that may come to mind is the washing away of sin by water baptism. But what about the “by the Word” part of our scripture? The Psalms have several descriptions of the word of God and its impact on us. It is clear from these, and many more, that the Word of God also has a cleansing property. Another possibility is the value of the preached word of God. There is power in the spoken word of God. Both of these have a contribution to our sanctification, but there is one more possibility. Bro. Starks takes a trip back to the old testament and the wanderings in the desert to explain the cleansing power of the Word.

Greater Life Church

Greater Life Church

Greater Life Church

Jude is only one chapter long. It is small, but in Jude’s own words, it is needful. He starts to write about salvation, but he was moved to write about faith and that if they did not maintain their faith, there would be no church to write about. The enemies that Jude referenced were within the church. These spirits, ideologies, and beliefs began to deteriorate the very foundation on which the church is built. The sole purpose of Jude’s writing is to arouse the church to meet the threat of things that had crept in. Brother Hughes uses Jude’s letter to encourage us to defend the faith.

Jude is only one chapter long. It is small, but in Jude’s own words, it is needful. He starts to write about salvation, but he was moved to write about faith and that if they did not maintain their faith, there would be no church to write about. The enemies that Jude referenced were within the church. These spirits, ideologies, and beliefs began to deteriorate the very foundation on which the church is built. The sole purpose of Jude’s writing is to arouse the church to meet the threat of things that had crept in. Brother Hughes uses Jude’s letter to encourage us to defend the faith.

Jude is only one chapter long. It is small, but in Jude’s own words, it is needful. He starts to write about salvation, but he was moved to write about faith and that if they did not maintain their faith, there would be no church to write about. The enemies that Jude referenced were within the church. These spirits, ideologies, and beliefs began to deteriorate the very foundation on which the church is built. The sole purpose of Jude’s writing is to arouse the church to meet the threat of things that had crept in. Brother Hughes uses Jude’s letter to encourage us to defend the faith.

The wise man learns from the trials and tumults of life. Indeed, scriptures tell us that we must learn from the things we experience in life. No matter how difficult the situation or the experience, God intends for us to learn a lesson from all that we go through. The world finds itself in a pandemic. In that time, we do not know of any cases of someone being healed or delivered from COVID. That means that God has a purpose in taking us all through this. In our text, Hezekiah is very sick and hears from the man of God that his days were up. Hezekiah’s response was to pray earnestly to God. In response to this, God added fifteen years to Hezekiah’s life. Hezekiah realized that God allowed this to teach him a lesson. Hezekiah remembers the times of his life that caused him to value the small things of life. It is so vital that we learn from what we go through. We do not want to waste the lesson that trials teach. God has kept and protected us through many things. We must be mindful of the many things that God has provided and be thankful for it. God has given us a wonderful gift every day. We often go through life and fail to be grateful or mindful of the blessings that we enjoy every day. The lesson that Hezekiah learned was that there are no ordinary days. Each day is special and something to be thankful for.

The wise man learns from the trials and tumults of life. Indeed, scriptures tell us that we must learn from the things we experience in life. No matter how difficult the situation or the experience, God intends for us to learn a lesson from all that we go through. The world finds itself in a pandemic. In that time, we do not know of any cases of someone being healed or delivered from COVID. That means that God has a purpose in taking us all through this. In our text, Hezekiah is very sick and hears from the man of God that his days were up. Hezekiah’s response was to pray earnestly to God. In response to this, God added fifteen years to Hezekiah’s life. Hezekiah realized that God allowed this to teach him a lesson. Hezekiah remembers the times of his life that caused him to value the small things of life. It is so vital that we learn from what we go through. We do not want to waste the lesson that trials teach. God has kept and protected us through many things. We must be mindful of the many things that God has provided and be thankful for it. God has given us a wonderful gift every day. We often go through life and fail to be grateful or mindful of the blessings that we enjoy every day. The lesson that Hezekiah learned was that there are no ordinary days. Each day is special and something to be thankful for.