When a messenger from Yahweh spoke to Cornelius (Acts 10:1-8), there is no indication that he had experienced anything like it previously. Still, he received and obeyed the instructions he was given by the angel, sending to Joppa for Peter to come to his home. As part of the same event being set up, Peter saw a vision of a […]
Psalm 37 is a wealth of proverbs contrasting evil behavior to righteousness. Several times it promises that patient humility will cause land and wealth to be handed over to a servant of Yahweh. The first benefit, though, is that we possess our own souls. Our minds and hearts become ours, freed to be gifted to our Lord. By your patience […]
Be ready on any day to throw away all that has been valuable when He shows you something that can take you into a new level of life and power and manifestation of His presence. Paul was ready for that. That’s how he could write: But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss […]
“I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. […]
Jesus is an example for us in many ways regarding how we should live. Some things He did are finished works now, so not everything He did is included in the list of things I need to do, but much of His attitude and values system and purpose should be influencing my life and my work. One part of the […]
What are the most valuable benefits you have received in meetings of believers? Imagine having those benefits available at family gatherings. Or imagine inviting people to your home for a meal or party and having those things happen. Imagine who you could invite to an event like that. They would not have to be members of the congregation where your […]
And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.(2 Corinthians 5:15 HCSB ©®) One reason Jesus was tortured to death was so that I would not live for me anymore, but for Him. That should impose drastic changes on my to-do lists. […]
I can’t measure my week or my years or my life by what I have accomplished. I can only honestly measure the value of my times based on the answer to the question, “Did I do what I was told to do?” That means that if I can’t really list much that I have succeeded in, but can truly say […]
Where was the failure in the picture of the descendants of Israel being brought from lives of slavery in Egypt to being laid in sandy graves on the trip to Palestine? Should Moses have done a better job communicating the vision Yahweh had for His People? Should the people have spent more time studying the Scriptures? Can’t be that – […]
Hey, awesome! Accept the words that Yahweh speaks. Make notes about things He has given you as instruction and command, and memorize them. His wisdom wants to speak to you through your heart, directing you to be able to understand life. If you invite His Spirit to give you insight, and cry out to Him to become understanding in your […]