Being abused and accused and insulted is normal if you are doing what you should. Jesus warned: Woe to you when all people speak well of you, because this is the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets. (Luke 6:26 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©) When the Spirit is trying to convict you of some error, He will […]
Paul was comparing himself to other apostles in 1 Corinthians 15:9-11. There, he said that the grace of God that was with him gave him the strength to work harder than any of them. In his letter to Titus (Titus 2:9-14), he stated that grace has brought us salvation and is instructing us regarding how to live. “And now I […]
He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then He gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Your clothing did not wear out, and your feet did not swell […]
This is a list of tools and what they are good for: BIBLE STUDY TOOLS. They can help with the part of your preparation that includes learning what the Scriptures say. Most of them are available online freely. I have all of them on my phone. If you need help finding any of them let me know.
The processes by which we receive things from the Spirit seem to be a little different, depending on the gift: we gain knowledge, but we discover truth. We obtain abundant life. I think that there may be an indication there of which things come by standing in the right place at the right time, compared to which ones must be […]
You don’t have to always reap what you sow, even though that is the normal state of things. One day, Father sowed His Son. You can reap What He sowed. There is probably more fruit from that available than you have harvested, no matter how much you have found so far. Look for more.
The Bible doesn’t change us. It reveals Christ to us. It reveals to us what we really look like – like a mirror (James 1:22-25). When we memorize it, and meditate on it, when we use it as a map instead of a rule book, the Holy Spirit will use it to lead us into our destinies of leading the […]
James advised some people in his letter not to presume what their tomorrows would bring to them (James 4:13-15). If we don’t base our decisions about what we do in our todays on what we hope will be tomorrow’s fruit from today’s labor, how can we make wise choices about what we do? I find that a very different way […]
Knowing Jesus in the “fellowship of His sufferings” (Philippians 3:7-11) was a goal that Paul had in his heart at one point in his life. A lime has a much greater impact on the aroma in a room if you scrape its skin or cut it open. Being bruised by serving Jesus causes us to have the power to change […]
The laws that Yahweh gave Israel through Moses included many activities that had to happen outside of their camp. Anyone who became unclean had to spend time outside the camp. Activities that were unclean had to be conducted outside the camp, from disposing of trash and excrement to stoning someone to death. Being dismissed even temporarily to life outside of […]