My hero E. Stanley Jones said once that he could see three types of Christians: the rowboat type, the sailboat type, and the steamboat type. He explained that the rowboat type does everything out of his/her own strength, which dissipates quickly. Rough water or contrary wind would describe real life circumstances that would easily prevent progress in this Christian’s life. […]
Jesus taught in parables so that people wouldn’t understand what He was teaching unless the Holy Spirit was drawing them to. Many times, His disciples didn’t understand, but were too afraid or too proud or too stupid to ask Him what He meant. Worse, on days they just asked each other. When they did ask, He explained Himself. There are […]
I had the sad fortune Sunday of listening to a sermon on worry. The preacher stated that the only people who don’t worry were in one of three categories: mental incapacity, being sufficiently drugged, or being a psychopath. I thought of a shirt I bought on sale from Target. The sleeves had cuff buttons, and a little further up had […]
Frequently we ask for advice when all we are wanting is agreement with decisions we have already made. Some human advice is deadly, and some is the undiluted living word of Yahweh. On days, the only way we can tell the difference is by being able to examine our hearts to discern how influence-able we might be. Until we are […]
Most people connected to the church seem to be mad or sad or both most of the time. Especially the groups who are focused on what they call “holiness,” because most of the people who focus on that are equating it with the following of behavioral rules. Holiness is not good or evil, but relationship or ownership. It means “having […]
When his master heard the story his wife told him—”These are the things your slave did to me”—he was furious and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison. But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him. He granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. […]
Unless you are a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, you are not a person to whom Yahweh gave the covenant you can read about in Exodus. That covenant made the descendants of Jacob a nation, ruled over by Yahweh. The covenant was basically law, given to the new nation through Moses. Perhaps He gave you a special revelation regarding […]
If you are not looking to be insulted, its harder to notice it if it happens. If you are looking to be blessed no matter what happens, it is easier to notice it when it happens. What gets your attention can easily get the rest of you.
The only place of freedom we may find in the earth is the place of becoming a slave to righteousness. The tracks of Yahweh’s railway are the place where we become strong and beneficial and have access to abundance of life.
The next time you are feeling that Yahweh is not speaking to you because He is angry with you, or has condemned you for some mistake, remember that He spoke to / influenced Pharaoh, Balaam, Nebuchadnezzar, Paul when he was on his way to murder believers, and many other people who were not seeking His will or His instruction. Ask […]