Isaiah 50 : 2 - Why, when I came, was there no man?  Why, when I called, was there none to answer?  Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver?Instead of blaming God and losing hope in life, God asks us to come to Him because He has the power to deliver and His hand is able to redeem. If you have breath, God has opportunity to work in and through your life! ...  Read More

"NOW Separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them," - Acts 13 : 2.Consistently abide in Jesus so that His limitless power can appear anytime. Live constantly expecting, leaving room for God to come in as He decides, then obey what He says at that moment. ...  Read More

And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.We base our faith on God's power, not our wisdom.  Faith is only valid in God and what He says He is doing. If not, you're depending on yourself to make it happen. Before you call yourself, your fa...  Read More

Romans 8 : 28 - And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose...Discovering God's purpose IN your life, helps you filter everything that comes TO your life. He is good and works His good plan in your life. ...  Read More

Happy New Year!  New Atonement…  The Day of Atonement marked the new beginning in Israel for the forgiveness of sins from the sin offering each year. Yet Hebrews 9:26 tells you and I that Jesus has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, ONCE at the end of the ages!  We have forgiveness every day because of Jesus' sacrifice for us once and for all!  A great start for the New Year! ...  Read More

2 Corinthians 5 : 17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Seeing how God has given us new life in Christ, let's treat each new day and new year as a new beginning of new possibilities for what God wants to do IN us and THROUGH us. ...  Read More

Isaiah 7 : 14 - Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel…God, the Son - from eternity past was known as Logos…But since God the Son has confined Himself to a physical body for eternity, He wants us to know that He is Immanuel, "God with us." Do you know Him as the God who is near? ...  Read More

Hebrews 6 : 15 - And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise…"You will obtain & enjoy what God promised if you apply yourself to the development of your spiritual life."  - Wiersbe ...  Read More

God "molds" a servant then works through that servant for His service. Ministry prep is "nothing less than the making of a man." - Brooks. No matter what kind of service/ministry God gives, we can never give away what we don't have. "To ignore character is to abandon the foundation of ministry." - Wiersbe ...  Read More

Habakkuk 2 : 4 - The just shall live by faith…  Faith & grace are inseparable, in salvation or service. The first part of Hab. 2:4 says the proud don't live by faith because they think they can do it by themselves, and don't need God's help. Today, do you live by faith or by self? The quality of spiritual life is determined by your response. ...  Read More

Philippians 1 : 3-4 - I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy...We are so thankful to God for you all and His work in your lives! The best is yet to come. Happy Thanksgiving to our CBV Family! ...  Read More

Psalm 92 : 1 - It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High..We [w]ould be ten times more full of bliss if we were proportionately more full of thankfulness." - Spurgeon ...  Read More

Psalm 146 : 5 - Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God…  If the LORD is our God, we can look to HIM for our hope, help, and happiness! The Christian's RDA! ...  Read More

"God knows how we feel and what we fear, and He is adequate to meet our every need. We can never obey God in our own strength, but we can always trust Him to provide the strength."  -  WiersbeIsaiah 40 : 31 - "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint…"...  Read More

Hebrews 11 : 6 - But without faith it is impossible to please Him.  Faith in antagonism to common sense is fanaticism, and common sense in antagonism to faith is rationalism. The life of faith brings the two into a right relation. Faith must be tried before the reality of faith is actual." - Chambers. Take steps of faith, & live a life of faith. THEN you will see the fruits of faith. Believe THEN ...  Read More

John 5 : 17 (NKJV) - But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working." ...  Read More

Acts 4 : 12 - "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Christianity isn't only going to church on Sunday . It is living twenty-four hours of every day with Jesus Christ."   - Billy Graham ...  Read More

Hebrews 4 : 1 - Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it…  but the word they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.  We must be careful to believe God's Word, for it is only as the Word is "mixed with faith" and applied to our lives can it accomplish its purposes! Have you entered God's ...  Read More

Romans 5 : 20 - Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more...God's grace is greater than our worst sin. There is nothing you have done that God's grace can't forgive! ...  Read More

Luke 9 : 59 - Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." This man did not want to disappoint Jesus, nor to hurt his father. We put sensitive loyalty to relatives in place of loyalty to Jesus Christ and Jesus has to take the last place. "In a conflict of loyalty, obey Jesus Christ at all costs."   - Oswald Chambers ...  Read More

1 Corinthians 10 : 13 - No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man… temptation is not sin. How we are met with challenges and circumstances that show where our spiritual strength is at that moment. For some, we need to be careful we don't set the stage for temptations proactively. Setting boundaries is a preventive tool for spiritual victory! ...  Read More

Esther 4 : 14 - For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish…God has plans to accomplish in this world. He blesses His people when we do His will. But if we refuse, He will either abandon us or discipline us. John Mark was replaced by Timothy for Paul. And Jonah was disciplined. Toda...  Read More

Psalm 91 : 1 - He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty…The safest place to dwell is God's shadow, at the mercy seat of the Holy of Holies, where the cherubim wings overshadow the ark. That is God's presence (Heb. 10). That's where He meets with us and reveals His glory and guidance and protection. Under HIS shadow is safety and security! ...  Read More

2 Peter 3 : 18 - but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen...The stability of the Christian comes from his faith in the Word of God, his knowledge of that Word, and his ability to use that Word in the practical decisions of life.  - Wiersbe ...  Read More