Father, please teach us to live in the amazing freedom You led Abraham into – where he had all things, but nothing had him. He had access to all things, but he was only satisfied by having You. He left everything in Ur, and found everything in Your reign over his life. Thank You.
May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we […]
Most of our difficult situations in life have similarities to the Israeli escape from Egypt, at the point in time when the two options they thought they had were either drowning in the Gulf of Aqaba and being slaughtered by the Egyptians who were pursuing them down the wadi behind them. Frequently we seem to think we only have two […]
The word “escatology” is built from “eschata” and “logos” and means words about, or study of, the farthest or last of something. Popularly, it is teaching about “end times” of the earth. Eschata was a form of the word Jesus used to say the first would be last and the last would be first. In its “last days” form of […]
There are many hindrances to entering the Kingdom of Heaven. Hindrances can hinder, but don’t have to prevent. At this moment in time, the Kingdom of Heaven is the reign of Jesus on the earth. When Jesus is obeyed, His Kingdom has become manifest: visible. Where He is obeyed, His Kingdom has taken territory. Good works can even make submitting […]
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity. In those days she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged […]
When Rome initially wanted to sift Christians out of any group, it was not done by making them recite creeds or answer catechism quizzes. It was by commanding them to worship the emperor. That was a pretty genuine test. Unbelievers can memorize the answers. Suffering persecution for loving Jesus takes a real relationship with the King Who was raised from […]
Your flesh would like for the Spirit of Jesus to pity you and comfort you and baby you when you are afraid or tired or embarrassed or attacked. That is because your flesh is at odds with Jesus. Paul said “For those whose lives are according to the flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those whose lives […]
Make Your ways known to me, Lord;teach me Your paths.Guide me in Your truth and teach me,for You are the God of my salvation;I wait for You all day long.Remember, Lord, Your compassionand Your faithful love,for they have existed from antiquity.Do not remember the sins of my youthor my acts of rebellion;in keeping with Your faithful love, remember mebecause of […]
After they were released, they went to their own fellowship and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices to God unanimously and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them. You said through the Holy […]