“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.”— Revelation 1:1 (KJV) A Small Word with Enormous Meaning Sometimes a single word holds the key to an entire book.In the…
“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.” — Galatians 6:16 (KJV) Introduction: Israel’s Name Finds Its Fulfillment in Christ Nowhere in the King James Bible does it say verbatim, “Jesus is the true Israel of God. But every shadow, prophecy, and…
When God Says “No” and Grace Says “Still” Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 4 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV) Introduction There are prayers God answers with miracles. There are prayers…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 3 “But the word of God is not bound.” — 2 Timothy 2:9 Introduction There are seasons in life when we feel confined — limited by sickness, injustice, age, circumstances, or even physical imprisonment. But God is not limited by what limits us….
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 2 “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.”— Philippians 3:10 Introduction There is a kind of knowing that only comes through suffering. Paul did not seek suffering…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 1 “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” — Psalm 107:29“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” — Job 23:10 Introduction Some storms pass quickly….
Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ Table of Contents Refined by Fire is a devotional teaching series from The Overcomer Magazine that explores the deep, refining work of God in the life of a believer through trials, pain, and prolonged suffering. In the Christian walk, suffering is not a detour—it is often the…
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 4 “Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.”— Psalm 105:19 The enemy thought Joseph was finished. Betrayed by his brothers, falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife, and forgotten by those he helped in prison, Joseph looked buried. The dreams he once carried…
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 5“To obey is better than sacrifice.” — 1 Samuel 15:22 A King’s Ambush Saul didn’t fall because he was a pagan. He fell because he was religious. He had spiritual authority, prophetic encounters, victories in battle—and yet he lost the kingdom. Why? Because he walked in the flesh…
The Ambush of the Cross, Post 6 “The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed.”—1 Samuel 26:11 There is a kind of victory that does not come from taking — but from waiting. There is a kind of power that doesn’t strike first, but trusts first. And there is…