..the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts. Jer. 32:18 The name  LORD of Hosts denotes HIS universal sovereignty over every army, both Spiritual and Earthly. The  LORD of Hosts is first mentioned in 1 Samuel 1:3(ESV),  We find Hannah’s husband, Elkanah, making annual trips to the temple to sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts. Just a few…

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver… Mal. 3:3 In the process of refining metals, the raw metal is heated with fire until it melts. The impurities separate from it and rise to the surface. They are skimmed off, leaving the pure metal. Without this heating and melting, there could be no purifying. As the impurities are skimmed…

Do not love the world nor the things in the world…   1 Jn. 2:15 Earth is the habitation of sojourners. This is not our homeland – for our citizenship belongs to heaven but not of this world. We are rather pilgrims of this world. Therefore we ought not to love the world nor love the works of darkness. The evil conversation,…