Tag Archives: receiving from God

March 26, 2017


Deuteronomy 1:8 “See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.” God supplies, but in … Continue reading

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October 21, 2016


Luke 18:17 “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” The Japanese translates this, “cannot enter,” but this time it’s the NIV, backed up by various … Continue reading

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October 19, 2016


Luke 11:13 “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11 invites many comparisons … Continue reading

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December 25, 2015


Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. We can imagine the shepherds’ joy and excitement at this point, and it can … Continue reading

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November 8, 2013


Ezekiel 39:29 “I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.” God indeed did not hide His face from Israel after the return from … Continue reading

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August 28, 2013


2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure … Continue reading

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January 11, 2012


Isaiah 30:20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Where the NIV says “the bread of adversity and … Continue reading

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October 31,2011


2 Chronicles 1:7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” This is a very famous story, of how God allowed Solomon to ask for anything, and since he … Continue reading

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October 22, 2011


Joshua 18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you? Everything we have comes from God, but … Continue reading

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