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About Rev. Dr. David Bissett

I pastor a church in upstate NY. I'm happily married and the father of seven kids. It's fun, really! Leave me some feedback...

But Jesus is Omnipotent

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After a week of sudden illnesses in our home, and painful moments in ministry, this quote brought me much joy this morning. May it bless you as well. ~pdb

“Satan indeed is a giant in strength, but Jesus is omnipotent. He enters into direct conflict with the vile usurper. He hurls him from his throne. He wrests the scepter from his accursed hands. He tramples it beneath His conquering feet.

He throws wide open his prison-doors. He bids the prisoners to come forth. He calls them to breathe liberty’s pure air. He delivers them from the kingdom of darkness, and translates them into the regions of new life.

This deliverance is effected by the blessed Jesus, and the grand word is fulfilled, “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.” (Luke 10:18)”

— Henry Law
Gleanings from the Book of Life

Benefits of holy habits?

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Do you realize the benefits from developing habits of prayer or Bible reading? Dr David Murray has posted his thoughts on FOUR ways we benefit from the holy habits of prayer, Bible reading, and meditation:

1. They become hard not to do

2. They improve our feelings

3. They shape character

4. They reveal Christ to the soul

On that last point he writes, “What a blessing holy habits are. Yes, at times they may become rather mechanistic and ritualistic, no matter how hard we fight this. I’m sure Daniel had days like this too. But if we prayerfully persevere in them, as Daniel did, we will be made wise unto salvation and know Christ in deeper and deeper ways.”

Read David Murray’s whole post here.