“Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!” …When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they ...

'A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.' Proverbs 25:28 In biblical times cities had boundaries such as walls and gates which protected the cities from enemy penetration and kept its residents safe. These boundaries typic ...

'To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven' Ecclesiastes 3:1 Life is not meant to be lived according to natural calendars such as January to December, but rather according to our seasons of life. And seasons are not static ...

Fire is often spoken of in the context of caution because of its capacity to burn and destroy. However, fire does many other things for us in the natural that aren’t destructive. It’s a source of illumination in darkness, warmth in the cold, a necessity ...

“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8 We know that physical exercise is important to the body, however when people are training for sporting compe ...

Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. Hebrews 5:14 NLT The Bible speaks of those who are spiritually mature by virtue of having been trained. As with any traini ...

'The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I ...

'But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.' Hebrews 11:6 ‘Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, ...

'For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.' Matthew 24:7-8 We are in a time where we are seeing the above script ...

Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— Psalms 144:1 Chapter after chapter in the Old Testament we read about how the Israelites had to fight a number of battles, sometimes against nations much larger an ...