Cease, Love, Confront

Many people argue fiercely about their theological debate points. Many people fiercely accuse others of breaking the religious laws they have adopted. Many people have greater love for their rules and doctrines than they have for Jesus, and far more than they have for each other. “I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved […]

Prayer and Praise From the Book

Yahweh, You are the God of Your people from eternity to eternity!Be praised forever by all voices! Greatness and power and glory and splendor and majesty are Yours,because everything in heaven and in earth is Yours. The Kingdom is Yours, and You are exalted as Ruler and Head over all things. Riches and honor can be given by You to […]

Every Day Newness

It would not be a waste of time if every day you made certain to ask the Spirit to renew your mind. Finding a discipline of memorizing certain Scriptures, praying certain Scriptures, and offering your body and life as a living sacrifice can put you in a position and/or condition in which the Holy Spirit can make your mind new […]

Important and Invisible

How difficult it can make our lives when our Best Friend and our greatest enemy are both beyond being visible. I can rarely see the traps set to ruin my life. I can rarely see the Help Who is reaching out to save me. How wonderful that I can draw near to my God and find that He is even […]

Removing the Annoying

Who would guess that Jesus thinks on days it is best for His people not to remove other people from their lives? He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left. […]

A Word From Wisdom

I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdnessand have knowledge and discretion.To fear the Lord is to hate evil.I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,and perverse speech.I possess good advice and competence;I have understanding and strength.It is by me that kings reignand rulers enact just law;by me, princes lead,as do nobles and all righteous judges.I love those who love me,and those who […]

Walking Like Enoch

Father, please lead me to walk with You like Enoch did. By faith, Enoch was taken away so that he did not experience death, and he was not to be found because God took him away. For prior to his transformation he was approved, having pleased God. Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who […]

Carrying Jesus – Part 2

Mary carried Jesus into the earth. We do, too. We have His life imparted to us by His Father, He becomes in us the hope of glory, and we present Him to those we encounter. The manifestation will be small and immature when we first share His presence in our lives. The Spirit will bring people to us who seem […]

Carrying Jesus – Part 1

Mary carried Jesus into the earth. We do, too. We have His life imparted to us by His Father, He becomes in us the hope of glory, and we present Him to those we encounter. The manifestation will be small and immature when we first share His presence in our lives. The Spirit will bring people to us who seem […]