My Bible Study Journal
Nourishing my whole being by the living Word
My Bible Study Journal

Applying Bible Stories to Real Life

  1. A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26)
    – “Jesus took the blind man by the hand” showed how personal and attentive Jesus is
    – Jesus put His hands on the blind man once and then again when the man expressed how his vision was still unclear tells to not be discouraged when you don’t see the full manifestation of what you are believing God for. Keep praying and believing until you receive the full harvest.
    – The Lord healed others of their blindness in different ways shows that Jesus does not follow any formula, so be open to seeing that your breakthrough may not happen in the same way as someone else.
    – Jesus took the man outside the city to remove him from an unbelieving environment.
  2. Mark 6:54-56 Jesus walked on the paved road at Bethsaida – As many as touched Him were made well. Jesus is walking among the areas of death and sickness in our lives. As you touched Him (through listening anointed sermon, read bible) you will be made whole.
  3. This is God’s beloved Son and today He says to you, “Arise. Stand in My righteousness and be lifted up from defeat.” In the same way that our Lord Jesus could touch a man with leprosy and make him whole, He can touch any area of deformity, weakness, or shame in your life and transform it into wholeness and strength by His grace.
  4. Judas said “It was a waste and said that had the oil been sold, the money could have been used for the poor” when he saw Mary worshiping our Lord Jesus with the costly spikenard. Does that sound familiar to you? Have you ever been told that reading the Bible is a waste of time? That serving and being engaged in your local church is a waste of time? That bringing your tithes to your church is a waste of money? My dear reader, there will always be such accusatory voices in the world. Why? Because these voices do not understand the value of our Lord Jesus. Much like Judas. What Judas Iscariot saw as waste, Mary saw as worship.
  5. Your life is right now being tossed by certain winds. Maybe it is a wind of financial turbulence, maybe it is a storm of sickness that has come into your life. Whatever the winds are, whatever the storm is, I am here to tell you, in the midst of the storm, look out for Jesus.
  6. Beloved, you’ve been bogged down in the mire of loneliness, discouragement, and self-destruction for what seems like forever. Don’t waste another day in this dark and self-destructive place. Instead worship the One—our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—Who gave up everything and allowed Himself to be spat at, utterly humiliated, brutally beaten, and pierced with heavy nails at the cross for your redemption
  7. Worship Him, and allow the fragrance of His love and His grace to flood every area of your life. Allow the perfume of His sacrifice to permeate and heal every hurt, every disappointment, and every insecurity. He has already paid the price for you to be whole. He has already paid the price for you to be restored. He has already paid the price for you to come boldly and freely before His throne of grace. Oh, how He loves you! He loves you! He loves you!
  8. When you study the Bible, study to feed on the person of Jesus. Feed on His beauty, His grace, His majesty, and His immense and sacrificial love for you. We read the Word to feed on Christ.Oh, how I love the phrase, “to feed on Christ.” He is the bread of life, and the more you feed on Him in the Word, the more you will be strengthened and nourished with His health, life, and wisdom for every area of your life. When you see Jesus in the Word, you will know how to esteem and valueHim. Jesus becomes real food for your soul and He gives you strength for your service.
  9. Thre sacrifices : pigeon, lamb and bullock are typifies of revelation of Jesus. Today, the larger your revelation of Jesus, the more spiritually wealthy you are!
  10. Be encouraged by this story of the Shunammite woman and start speaking well over your current challenge. Refrain your lips from speaking evil. Declare, “It is well, in Jesus’ name.” Many times the simplest prayers are the most powerful prayers. If you have suffered a great loss, or are going through a very challenging season in your life, please know that I am by no means belittling or dismissing what you are going through or how unbearable the pain can be. But I humbly encourage you to strengthen yourself in the Lord and declare, “It is well. It is well. It is well.” Horatio Spafford penned the beautiful and renowned hymn It Is Well with My Soul during the most traumatic and turbulent time in his life.