But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:33 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) Yesterday my hope was to charge you with considering what the ideas “seeking His Kingdom,” and “seeking His Righteousness,” mean. Definitions for Kingdom and righteousness vary widely. I suggest that His Kingdom exists in […]
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:33 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) That sentence contains 5 ideas: seeking His Kingdom; seeking His Righteousness; doing those things before doing other things; you need things; they will be provided. It is in the context of instruction regarding things […]
The ideas that apostles stopped being needed after the first century, and that there were only 13 of them, and that the ministry frequently called “missionary” is the current ministry of apostles are mistakes that have caused much of the lack of influence the people of God have in the earth. Paul wrote to the believers in Ephesus that people […]
Your enemy said, “I will pursue; I will overtake; I will divide the spoil. My desire will be satisfied at their expense; I will draw my sword, my hands will destroy them.” But Yahweh blew with His breath, and the waters covered your enemies. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. Your God prepared a way to safety and […]
Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock […]
When things in our lives are best, we are balanced between the dynamic of simply being our selves, bearing fruit that is appropriate for our identities as if we are a plant that should bear apples or flowers, and the dynamic of being prepared, alert, and unfailing in our devotion to our King. A balance between working and not working. […]
When things in our lives are best, we are balanced between the dynamic of simply being our selves, bearing fruit that is appropriate for our identities as if we are a plant that should bear apples or flowers, and the dynamic of being prepared, alert, and unfailing in our devotion to our King. A balance between working and not working. […]
I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions. I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, […]
When I was baptized through death into Christ, I was put in Him in a way that transcends time and space. I am now seated with Him in Heavenly places. I was crucified with Him. I was chosen in Him before the foundation of the earth. When He baptized me through His Spirit, I was put in the earth in […]
Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men. (John 1:4 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) Jesus is the Lamb of God, Who came to take away the sin of the world (John 1:29). He didn’t come to take away sin by giving the world better rules. He came, instead, to invite us to Life. Life is […]