Sons and daughters of Yahweh don’t wilt under criticism. We don’t become bitter when falsely accused. We respond to insults, threats and attacks with love and with intercession. We build and plant and harvest. We may only get one great thing astonishingly right in our lifetime. It might be the next thing we attempt, without regard for how the last […]
How willing are we to get in trouble over doing what’s righteous? Peter and John were both too full of fear to think when Jesus was arrested. After being filled with the Spirit of Jesus, however, they stood up to the thugs who had Jesus tortured and killed. They were being told to stop preaching about Jesus, and they refused. […]
Ask the Spirit what you are missing regarding this “command of Scripture,” written by Paul to the congregations at Colossae: “…and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.” (Colossians 4:16-17) And, get the concept that some things were written that ended up in the Bible that are not commands to you. Ask the Spirit about everything you read […]
And you, Philippians, know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone. For even in Thessalonica you sent gifts for my need several times. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that is increasing to your account. […]
We are all on a journey. Our lives are thrust into a flow of others’ lives and deaths. If we simply surrender to the current, we will end up somewhere. The destination will not be good if we are only under the influence of powers and purposes from the world. Bitterness, unforgiveness, mismatched partnerships – these can snag us and […]
Here are some things you can’t do: Fool Yahweh. Love someone too much. Forgive someone too many times. Waste anything by giving too much of it to Jesus. Grasp how much Jesus loves you. Memorize too much Scripture. Agree with a demon without losing something for having done it. Get sick in Heaven. Hide from Yahweh. Prosper by cheating. Fail […]
A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but the trustworthy keeps a confidence. A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates friends. The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth. Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down. As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a […]
Always, our communication with the Lord is a response. It is frequently a delayed response. He is the never-tiring Initiator, the Requestor, the Demander of attention and obedience and love. He works in us both to want righteousness and to walk in it. He stirs us to life and to light and to revelation, or we have no motivation toward […]
As a bit of encouragement regarding believing “In the beginning, God created…”, in terms of the odds of the universe having done it all by herself: There are 20 amino acids In a protein chain (basic data-holding entity for producing life), the acids are found in different combinations, and in different orders, for different proteins If the “list” ordering the […]
Delayed hope makes the heart sick, but fulfilled desire is a tree of life. (Proverbs 13:12 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©) The closer we are to the hour of meeting with a friend, or ending a troublesome project, the more our hearts are able to find joy or peace. The longer we must wait, the greater the pain or trouble. […]