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Why Demons Love Certain People and Hate Others

Glory & Grace Daily for May 31: Why Demons Love Certain People and Hate Others

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour  (1 Peter 5:8, KJV)

In our Glory & Grace newsletter that went out to all our subscribers today, I used a simple analogy of a sugar ant to illustrate an important spiritual concept. These ants adore boxes of sugar. They hate with passion places with insecticides for obvious…

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The Effectual Fervent Prayer that Produces Results

Glory & Grace Daily for May 30: The Effectual Fervent Prayer that Produces Results

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16, KJV)

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful. When we pray, things happen. Prayer can command changes.  The Amplified Bible really amplifies the meaning of this sentence and makes it easier to understand. It says…

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There is a Spirit Realm

Glory & Grace Daily for May 29: There is a Spirit Realm

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible (Hebrews 11:3, NIV)

I believe the greatest ignorance of our generation, the most enlightened human generation that has ever existed, is the ignorance of the spirit realm. It is a pain of the scientists, the philosopher, etc. It is the glory of the believer and your…

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The Righteous are as Bold as a Lion

Glory & Grace Daily for May 28: The Righteous are as Bold as a Lion

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: But the righteous are bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1, KJV)

The verse above brings out an interesting contrast between the righteous and the wicked. Remember that when the scriptures talk about the wicked, it is not in the sense of someone really evil, malicious or bad as we commonly would think. It simply means those who are not living according to the ways…

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What Manner of Man is This!

Glory & Grace Daily: What Manner of Man is This!

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him (Matthew 8:27, KJV)

Jesus was a walking wonder on the earth. It is easy for us to read about His life today and understand that He was God in retrospect. I want you to put your feet in the shoes of those who were living with Him. They did not know Him as God in the flesh. They knew Him as a…

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We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood

Glory & Grace Daily for May 26: We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places  (Ephesians 6:12, KJV)

The Lord shows us our real enemies in the scripture above. He says we are not wrestling or struggling in battle with flesh and blood.Flesh and blood is used here to refer to human beings, so…

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Hope Against Hope

Glory & Grace Daily for May 25: Hope Against Hope

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be  (Romans 4:18, KJV)

Abraham believed in hope, against hope!  Abraham is called the father of faith, as his  belief in God laid the  operational foundations of our faith in Christ. What does  believing in hope against hope mean? The first thing to keep in…

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Jesus Put Forth His Hand and Touched Him

Glory & Grace Daily for May 24: Jesus Put Forth His Hand and Touched Him

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed  (Matthew 8:3 KJV)

The scripture above records an exciting encounter between Jesus and a man who was sick of leprosy. When the man expressed his concerns that Jesus might not be willing to heal him, Jesus stretched forth His hand, touched him, and said to him, “ I will; be…

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Divine Visitations

Glory & Grace Daily for May 23: Divine Visitations

Through the tender mercy of our God; Whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us (Luke 1:78, KJV)

How does God visit us? Well, it is not hard to understand this if we remember how we visit people naturally! When was the last time you visited someone? How did that occur? Maybe you walked to their home and just spent some time with them. Well, that is what a divine visitation essentially…

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Enoch Walked with God

Glory & Grace Daily for May 22: Enoch Walked with God

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him (Genesis 5:24, KJV)

What an amazing scripture above! Enoch walked with God. And the next phase is most astonishing, “and he was not; for God took him.” Enoch did not die like the others who were listed before and after him. While his contemporaries were living for more than 900 years, he lived only 365 years. What happened?  God did…

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The Fire of the Holy Spirit

Glory & Grace Daily for May 21: The Fire of the Holy Spirit

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them (Acts 2:3, KJV)

The fire of the Holy Spirit sets ablaze a soul for God. It charges up a church and can turn an entire city upside down, as it was said of Paul. When the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples on Pentecost, visible cloven tongues as of fire was seen upon each of them. First is one of the…

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Come to me all who are weary

Come to me all who are weary

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28, NIV)

Jesus extends a warm invitation to all those who are carrying heavy burdens in life to come to Him—with their burdens, and He will give them rest.  Think of someone carrying a heavy load on his head coming to Jesus. Imagine Jesus taking the weight off their head and giving them  a lighter load to…

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Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams (1 Samuel 15:22, KJV)

The scripture records above the event that led to the crumbling of the dynasty of Saul. The LORD instructed Saul through the prophet Samuel to destroy the Amalekites and leave…

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Ye Have Not, Because Ye Ask Not

Glory & Grace Daily for May 18:Ye Have Not, Because Ye Ask Not

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not  (James 4:2, KJV)

James is addressing an issue amongst the believers, dealing with the motivations of their desires and how they go about obtaining what they desire.  He says they did not have because they did not ask. He certainly had in mind the Father here, meaning,…

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A Heavenly Call to Prayer

Glory & Grace Daily for May 17: A Heavenly Call to Prayer

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14, KJV)

The Spirit of the Lord is stirring up the Body of Christ to prayer all over the world. There is a lot we know today about prayer but still, more that we do not…

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What Holds the Universe Together?

Glory & Grace Daily For May 16: What Holds the Universe Together?

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power (Hebrews 1:3, ESV)

What holds the universe together? As a scientist, I am undoubtedly aware of the natural laws that govern the structure and operation of the world. However, the Word tells us there is more than meets the scientific eye. It says above that the…

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Intimacy with God Established From Creation

Glory & Grace Daily for May 15: Intimacy with God Established From Creation

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7, KJV)

Man was created with a special connection with God from day 1. We have a vital link with our Creator, meaning our life comes from Him. We die away from Him and live when we are connected to Him. Human life is closely related to the Father.…

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