When things are going wrong by earthly standards, it is time to take account of them from an eternal standard. When we seem to be losing, it is time to ask Jesus if He is losing. I would expect Him to always have the same answer. When Judas was at the table with Jesus and the disciples, Jesus sent him […]
Finding a burden can lead you to powerful prayer. Praying with the burden can lead you to effective prayer, because you are asking Yahweh to do what He wants done. Finding yourself as the answer to your prayer is discovering your calling – the matching of a yoke to the burden you have already accepted. What troubles you the most […]
It is true that when we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, we will find all provision. It is not true that we will be free from conflict or accusation or assault. It is through hardships that we must enter the Kingdom. Be awesome. Romans 5:1-5 John 16:33 Acts 14:21-22
Congregations in the United States gather in meetings and form their leadership under the influence of a pattern that was imposed on the Church by Constantine and the culture of Greek and Roman temples and priests. One person is the priest, who is responsible for all the spiritual work and leadership. In the styles of government in which a board […]
In chapter 9 of Matthew, a woman who had been bleeding for years touched Jesus’ clothing and was healed. The word she declared would happen to her and the word that Jesus confirmed had happened to her was “sozo” (Strongs Dictionary word #G4982). Translators sometimes convert it to English sometimes as “saved,” sometimes as “healed,” sometimes as “made whole.” Most […]
We should never grow bored with the astounding Love that has invaded our lives and called us to His presence and to His ways. Our song should never be, “Look what the world has come to…” Our song is, “Look what has come to the world!” Lord, continue to cause Your will to be done in us and around us […]
Should it ever happen that on some day you do something that the Holy Spirit convicts you of as sin, you should repent of it with depth of heart and permanent change. “Repent” means a responsive change of mind: you thought a certain way or believed a certain thing, then something happened, and now you think a different way or […]
If my answer to excuse my failure is ever, “Well, I am only human,” should I feel less than human when I walk righteously? If it is my nature to do stupid things, am I not living up to my real nature when I walk in wisdom? Would such unnatural behavior be failure to be honest to my identity? Jesus […]
When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. (Exodus 31:19 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©) If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul. And if I drive out demons […]
Maturity, in my estimation, is measurable by how quickly a person responds to a situation (without regard for whether the situation is opportunity or danger), with a response that has been birthed in the Fruit of the Spirit listed by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23. A further, more refined look at the issue becomes, in my estimation, how quickly a person’s […]