Judges 14:5-9 When Samson defeated a lion that is in its prime he got a reward from the battle. His reward was the honey found in the carcass of the lion. This suggests to me that every battle we win has something in it for us. Every warfare has spoils we are to receive from it after winning. This honey Samson shared with his parents, which represent his reward, his blessing, his spoil of war benefitting his family. When Abraham battled a coalition of 4 kings  to rescue his nephew Lot and prevailed against them he got the spoils of war. It was from those spoils he tithed to Melchizedek. Genesis 14 In warfare, the winner gets the spoils. In a contest or competition the winner gets the gold. When David killed Goliath he got the 'spoils' of battle- his family being free from paying taxes, access to the palace, employment and leadership in the kings army, and marriage to the princess (one of kings Saul's daughters.) 1 Samuel 17:25 After all the Apostle Paul had gone through in ...

Hebrews 12:2 We know from our text passage that Jesus Christ kept going as a human despite the pain, discomfort and death ahead of him because He could see the glory ahead. The joy set before Him was His reward. He knew and saw the glory ahead of Him, He saw the reward, it kept Him going. You and I are part of His reward, His testimony and the glory ahead that He saw. Knowing there are rewards ahead of our faith journey or in the path of our faith journey helps us endure what we need to endure. Rewards help us endure. Rewards motivate us. Rewards inspire us to keep going. Rewards help us to stay consistent. Rewards strengthen us to endure to the end. An aspect of having faith is knowing that God rewards our faith. Your faith in God is seen in your trust, your consistency, your dedication, your prayer life, your praise and godly lifestyle towards God. We have not been called to have faith for just the sake of having faith. Our faith pleases God. Hebrews 11:6 And when God is pleased He r...

  Isaiah 54:11,12 God is a builder. He builds lives, He builds up individuals and families. He builds nations. He builds generations and linages. Deuteronomy 7:9 He builds ministries and altars! He builds His church! Matthew 16:18 When God builds, He builds beautifully. When God builds He builds perfectly. When God builds He builds in strength. When God builds He builds with foresight. When God builds He builds with consideration. When God builds He builds to time! When God builds He builds to purpose. When God builds He builds with a plan. When God builds He builds on a worthy foundation. God builds and He gives people the wisdom to build too. There is wisdom to build, and it comes from God. God builds through people. God builds through us. God builds with people. Materials are needed in putting buildings together. What materials like wood, blocks and stones are to buildings is what our decisions, choices and obedience are to the building of our lives. Daily we are building, we ar...

  John 21:1-14 Our text passage shows us an interesting true life story from the Bible where Jesus cooked a meal for His disciples. After His resurrection, Jesus prepared a breakfast of bread and fish over a charcoal fire for his disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). It's interesting to know that Jesus cooked a meal, its interesting to know He can cook. What is even more interesting to know is where He got the fish and bread from and how long it took Him to cook the meal. From the passage we don't read about Jesus fishing at sea with the other fisher men, we would have concluded that's where he got the fish from. We don't read about Jesus buying buying bread anywhere before he served his disciples the meal. It was in the early hours of the morning, most shops would not have opened for him to buy dough for the bread, neither would any bakery be opened for him to buy ready made bread from.. I believe it happened supernaturally- the supply of the fish an...

Zephaniah 3:17 God's will is that He rejoices over us. We are God's idea, God's creation, God's intention. Genesis 1:26 God had us come into existence that we may bring Him glory. You are alive for the purposes of God. When a product is functioning the way it should function that product  will bring the manufacturer joy. When a plant brings forth fruit, that plant is producing as the farmer who planted it intended for it to produce. That makes the farmer happy, the harvest from his crops brings him joy in the season of harvest. Psalm 126:5 Rejoicing and dancing is the outward display of joy and happiness. Farmers celebrate and rejoice during the season of harvest. In scripture, God is likened to a farmer or husbandman. Jesus Christ is referred to as the stem of the farmers plant/tree. While we, those connected to Jesus are the branches. The branches are where the fruit manifests. The branches are where the fruits of most trees hang from. God's will is that you will ...

  Isaiah 54: 5-8 To be redeemed in simple terms is to be bought back. It implies a value has been placed on you. It means a price has been used to purchase you. The redeemer is the relative who pays the purchasing price to buy us back from slavery. Redemption takes us from darkness into light, from slavery into freedom. Redemption places value on you because you are bought back at a price more than your original value! Jesus Christ is our redeemer! He is our kinsman redeemer! He is our relative, our kin by virtue of salvation, by accepting His salvation by faith! His blood redeems us and makes us His relatives. Redemption brings us into a new spiritual reality. Colossians 1:13 The purchase and transaction that was made to get you redeemed is the sufferings, the bleeding, the death (crucifixion) and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Redemption offers us many benefits! Redemption grants us access into the riches of God's grace. Ephesians 1:7 Redemption is our ticket to a new reality! Red...