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April 20 “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.” (Zech. 4:6) MY way led up a hill, and right at the foot I saw a boy on a bicycle. He was pedalling up hill against the wind, and evidently found it a tremendously hard work. Just as heContinue reading “Streams in the Desert”

20 APRIL (PREACHED OLNEY FAIR DAY, 17 APRIL 1775) Those who hear say, Come ‘And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.’ Revelation 22:17SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Chronicles 29:10–20 TheContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

James 4:1  Where are wars, and where are fightings among you? As James says from within us our fallen human natures. The fruit of the flesh as opposite the fruit of the Holy Spirit

Demons are fallen angels, as Revelation 12:9 indicates: “The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” Satan’s fall from heaven is symbolically described in Isaiah 14:12–15 and Ezekiel 28:12–15. When he fell, SatanContinue reading “What does the Bible say about demons?”

That there is a struggle, a “battle of life,” must be assumed at once by all who look at the world as it is; the question is whether it is against flesh and blood, or against a more unearthly power of evil. Against the rulers . . .—“Principalities” and “powers” describe simply angelic powers, whetherContinue reading “Against principalities, against powers”