If we didn’t have the Scriptures, we would still have the Spirit Who inSpired the people who wrote what became the Scriptures. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob each lived their entire life with no Scripture. Joseph had no Scriptures. For several hundred years after the resurrection of Jesus, no one had a “New Testament.” Now, however, we do have the Scriptures. So read them. Study them. Memorize some of them. Meditate […]
Category Archives: Discipleship
Right Works
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. The demons also believe—and they shudder. Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless? Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? […]
Access
Some days, whatever I post will have value to some people and not for others, based on what each person’s circumstance or attitude or energy level is that day. On those days when what I say doesn’t seem to hit either a target or a nerve, I give you access to much more anyway: at the bottom of each email is an image of a plumbline, the temple, and a […]
Being Humble
You cannot afford the cost of humility if you don’t know the fruit of the Spirit. Only His budget can support the kind of expenditures required by humble responses to accusations and suspicions and insults and theft.
Romance / Agape
Please think back to the first few months after you became a believer. How many things did the Lord do to confirm to you His presence, His love, and your transformation? How much of that has been replaced on your side of the relationship with coolness, or how much is taken for granted now, that inspired awe in those first days? Making a decision to return to that excitement and […]
For Him, Against Him
Why is it that most days we are more likely to argue with the Spirit of God than we are to argue with devils? Submitting ourselves to God, we can resist the devil. It should then be easier to tell which direction Life is coming from.
What we Give
In a sense, we are not required to give anything to Jesus in this life. We are called to give everything, but not required to give anything. Pretending to give all when we are not is dangerous, though. Give all, give none, do something half-way; whatever you do, though, be honest: with yourself, your neighbor, and with Jesus. This includes your time, your attention, your stuff, and your relationships. But […]
Clear Truth
One day, every veil currently covering Truth will be removed. Every word from Jesus will be so empowered by His Holy Spirit and so unrestricted by rebellious and sinful flesh, which won’t be present, that each word will have absolute power over every heart and every mind. It is not true that there will be no weeping in Heaven after our flesh is dead. It is true, though, that He […]
The 120 Clerks
Is it possible that the 120 believers who were gathered on Pentecost as described in Acts 2 were all clergy? At least 11 were apostles. If the Holy Spirit was OK with an apostle being chosen by means of winning a game of dice, there were at least 12 apostles (Matthias: Acts1:15-26). What about the rest of them? How many were leaders? How many were simply people who loved Jesus […]
Feeling Blue
Sadness, loneliness, discouragement – these come from the pain of feeling that things are not right in us or not right around us. Joy, peace, faith, courage, love – these come from observing the character of Yahweh and His power and His intent regarding the things that are not right in us or around us, and seeing His will coming to pass in our imagination and in our spirits so […]