A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

Lord my Refuge Psalm 91:9 ( H4268 ) Psalms 91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11...

This was taken by my wife on the porch of the lake cottage we rented this summer on Wolf Lake. What a golden week with our children and grandchildren. . .

Jackie and I recently had a family ‘discussion’. It’s probably pretty hard for you to imagine, but she was a bit frustrated and annoyed with me. There was a situation that she asked me to pray for and to tell you the truth I was just stumped. I did not know what to pray and I might be thick headed, but after several days of thought (and prayer) I still am not sure of how and what to pray for in this situation. The Bible is clear that we aren’t just to throw up a bunch of words at God. He doesn’t like prayers without meaning: Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. In the reflection about how to pray for this situation, a couple of thoughts have come to my mind. First of all this is God’s plan that we are living in. It is clear that we are supposed to pray, but we have to keep it in perspective. If we have a desire to see family, friends, loved one, etc. saved, to put it into perspective ...

Reading the chronicles of the Old Testament and knowing some of the history of the Jewish people is in many ways like reading a real life fairy tale. To my knowledge no other people on earth can lay claim to such an intricately recorded history of their beginnings. The whole story is impossible to imagine without continual divine blessing and intervention: 1. Abraham called out of his homeland for parts unknown. . . 2. Sarah giving birth decades after menopause. . . 3. A tiny family group, maybe 70 persons, adding servants and slaves, maybe a couple of hundred in all, called into a completely foreign culture and country. After 400 years of servitude they not only have not been absorbed into the new culture, but they have maintained their traditions, wonderfully prospered, and have grown into several millions of people. Formerly slaves, this people is given days and weeks to prepare for their departure and are sent off, against the will of the Pharaoh, taking with them the great riches ...

Horn of Salvation Psalm 18:2 Psalms 18:1-6 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. (2) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation , and my high tower. (3) I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. (4) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. (5) The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. (6) In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. This is fascinating. I have run across this name for God in the past and greatly desired to know just what it mean...

Lord Jealous Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: This has been for me another very difficult compound name of God. I have though for days on end about this name. There are not many scriptures where this word is used. There are only five verses and here they are: Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. Deuteronomy 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, Deuteronomy 6:15 For the LO...

Exodus 22:21-23 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. (22) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. (23) If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; The cry of the afflicted always catches the ear of God. In the above verse God is warning the Jews, that even though they are His chosen people, He also very much hears the cries, the prayers, of strangers, the Gentiles. If His chosen people torment and abuse strangers and they call out to Him, He will surely hear their cry. . . My wife Jackie first noticed these passages. It is very interesting: Genesis 18:20-21 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; (21) I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. God is responding to the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah, when He comes...