Gates are mentioned 423 times in the Bible, showing the importance of gates. To control the enemies gate, was equal to conquering the city. **Whoever sits at the gate controls the territory*** Bible Verses about Gates: (In some translations, gates are represented as city) Genesis 22:15 - 18 - Your seed (heir) will possess the gate of his enemies Genesis 24:58-60.....and let your posterity possess the gate of their enemies. (To possess means occupy

God expects us to grow. Everything with life should grow. The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:11 - "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me." The Bible calls us to grow in Hebrews 5:12-14 - "In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. LIVE your LIFE in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. ¬Strange as it may seem, death is a part of living¬ “If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God.”[Romans 14:8] Live well, “Before dust returns to the earth as it was before and the life-breath returns to God who gave it.” [Ecclesiastes

The work of a pillar is to support a building and more often than not, pillars go unnoticed. When the magnificence or splendour of a house is mentioned, mostly it is in reference to the visible (design) – doors, windows, the roof, colours and rare attention on the pillars. BUT……….a woman who fears the Lord is to be PRAISED, (Proverbs 31:30). ¬ Try praising your wife even if it does frighten her at first!¬ Anonymous PILLARS OF/IN: i. SINCERE

Mercy is God not giving us the punishment that we deserve for our sins. He has shown us mercy though we do not deserve. “The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.” ¬Max Lucado¬   "Lord, have MERCY!” A sincere desperate prayer of FAITH.   A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and

Throughout 2021, God He has carried us on his wings of Grace for one purpose – to bring us to himself for fellowship. He told Moses, “You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to MYSELF”, (Exodus 19:4). When we fell - He lifted us up When we lost hope – He gave us hope When we fell sick – He healed us When we mourned – He comforted us When we felt unloved – He showered us

The shortest and most concise Prayer in the Bible “Lord, save me!” When Peter’s eyes drifted from the saviour, he saw the wind, was afraid and began to sink. (Matthew 14:30 – “But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”, NIV). When our eyes drift from the savoir we begin to sink in life – but when we Cry Loud – Lord Save me! He’s faithful to save and restore. How deep we have sunk

An analogy of LOVE: [A bottle may be empty of perfume, as the heart maybe ‘empty’ of love; BUT the SMELL remains in the bottle, as the MEMORIES remain in the HEART]** ……LOVE is as STRONG AS DEATH, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It BURNS LIKE BLAZING FIRE, like a mighty flame. (The beloved lady also confessed it is the SEAL to the Heart) - Song of Solomon 8:6 Many waters CANNOT QUENCH love; rivers CANNOT SWEEP it away. If one were to

KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS My life is tied to my vision, not to people or events. Hebrews 12:1-2 Matthew 14:22-32 – Storms of financial despair, emotional upheaval, personal failures which threaten to capsize us. Colossians 3:1-4

Colossians 2:13 – Once we were dead in our sins and in the uncircumcision of our flesh – God made us alive with Christ – he forgave us all our sins. Ephesians 2:1 – We were dead in transgressions and sins; living in them by following the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air; the spirit at work in those who are disobedient. (Ref Galatians 5:19-21, Acts of the flesh). v3 - We were gratifying the cravings of the flesh