As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away. Therefore He said: “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return. He called 10 of his slaves, gave them […]
How much of what you do today will be any different from what you did the same day last week? How much will really require that you have to reason through an issue? Even deeper – how much will you feel that you need to pray for direction in if you expect to get it right? Most of what we […]
The practice of seeking the leadership of the Holy Spirit at every decision and turn and stop and start is the path to walking in righteousness. If we listen to the Spirit, He will always lead us away from error and sin and failure and into life and righteousness and freedom and success. Now we know that whatever the law […]
Some good advice from your brother Paul of Tarsus: Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. Share with […]
Failure should provoke us to learn something and move on. Guilt should uncover issues that we need to change and move on from. If the weight of guilt lingers after we repent, and if we feel condemned, some influence other than the Holy Spirit is the source of the weight. Our score on a “good and evil” report is “righteous.” […]
Pause and ask the Spirit of Jesus to answer my quote of Paul as a prayer over you and your day: Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(Romans 15:13 HCSB ©®) Be filled! Be awesome.
Here in the earth it is possible to be imprisoned in foolishness. It is difficult to be imprisoned in ignorance unless you want to stay ignorant, but foolishness can be such a trap that it resembles a dog returning to its vomit. When we want to become free from a habit or misbelief, grace becomes available for the deliverance. If […]
They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia. When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, bypassing Mysia, they came down to Troas. During the night a vision appeared to […]
Jesus did not voice any intention of the continuation of temple-based worship or synagogue-centered teaching and government. He did voice His intention of building ekklesia, and expecting it to be a form of government. When He used the word in Matthew 16 and 18, and in the Revelation given to John, the term was used to refer to a group […]
But if, while seeking to be justified by Christ, we ourselves are also found to be sinners, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not! If I rebuild those things that I tore down, I show myself to be a lawbreaker. For through the law I have died to the law, that I might live to God. I have […]