The King of Glory calls some of His people to greater sacrifice. To some, He calls into greater revelation. Some find greater provision. The idea that any of these differences in callings have a line drawn between them that could be called “clergy” on one side and “laity” on the other is quite different from any of the writings we […]
People we don’t really love offend us. People we really love hurt us. Both of these responses must come to be surrendered to the power of the cross. Jesus was paying for our offenses and our harm of Him when He took the position of Priest and Sacrifice on the cross. When we take up our crosses, we become worthy […]
The fruit of the Spirit Paul called “self-control” is not “will power.” The fruit of the Spirit called “peace” doesn’t make me able to find some source of peace. It is the power to be at peace. “Self-control” is the power to surrender your will and your desires and fears and angers and bitternesses to His control. Then, by His […]
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly […]
Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. And there are different activities, but the same God is active in everyone and everything. A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial: to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit,to another, a […]
Recently, Venus has been the brightest thing in the sky after the sun and the moon. The sun is so much brighter though, that when it rises, Venus becomes invisible. The brightness of the sun causes other lights to be like shadows. Loving Jesus will eclipse other objects of my love. The contrast is as if my love for other […]
Jairus’ daughter was sick. While he was believing that Jesus could heal his daughter, when worse news came to him – that his daughter was no longer sick because she was now dead – he was invited by Jesus to believe for something greater than healing. If you are believing for Jesus to heal, or save, or deliver, or bring […]
Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the Lord will inherit the land.A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for him, he will not be there.But the humble will inherit the land and will […]
The Scriptures we call the Old Testament are valuable and powerful. The people who became the followers of Jesus only had those Scriptures and a few scattered letters and a few written testimonies that not all of them had access to for hundreds of years. Centuries. Twice as many centuries as the United States have seen. Pharisees had memorized the […]
The steps in Moses’ life were to move from being a persecuted slave’s son to being prince, then from prince to sheep herder in Midian, then from shepherd to prophet, then from prophet to national leadership. Each step after the first was long and slow. It is easy to believe that time has stolen things from us. Nothing can snatch […]