First Sin
Humanity’s first failure was not eating the fruit of the tree of death. Eve sinned when she doubted Yahweh. She didn’t even really submit to the deceiver – she simply removed her submission to Yahweh.
Costly Devotion
It is a serious insult to our “good news” that members of ISIS or the Taliban are more devoted to a demon they call “Allah” (“god”) than we are to the Creator of all that is and the Redeemer of all that has been reclaimed through His blood. Repeatedly, we are called to the level of devotion to Jesus that […]
Storing a Foundation
I have a friend who is struggling with a new business because he is having trouble gaining capital. There is a proverb, “You have to have money to make money.” The investment of money as a beginning of a business can be considered a “foundation,” on which the business is built. Paul could see that what we build as spiritual […]
Diving in the Desert
Two things happened before Jesus started public ministry. The Holy Spirit descended on Him, and the Holy Spirit drove Him into the desert to be tempted by satan. These two things must happen in our lives before we are useful in His Kingdom. We must be in submission to His Spirit. The event or events that we could point to […]
No One is Excused
If you study any science to its limits, you are at that point confronted with a philosophy. If you study any philosophy to its limits, you are at that point confronted with theology. If you study theology honestly and without prejudice, the Holy Spirit will point you to the Source of all things, because that is what He loves to […]
Don’t Worry
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 […]
Advice or Agreement
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 […]
Roman Mythology
Some readers of this blog have begun reading since the last time I defined what I reference when I use the term “Roman mythology.” Sometimes I am more specific and call it “Roman Catholic mythology.” A few centuries after the resurrection of Jesus, Constantine, emperor over a quarter of the Empire of Rome at the time, decided to make an […]
Stones in the Way
When the girls went to prepare the body of Jesus with spices, they wondered along the way, “Who will roll away the stone?” When they arrived, it was already rolled away, and a messenger from Yahweh was waiting to give them information. We should expect that kind of preparation to be ahead of our steps more often.
Where’s That Treasure?
Where your treasure is, your heart will be. If your treasure is different from Yahweh’s treasure, your heart will cause your life to be very difficult with regard to its effectiveness in the Kingdom of Heaven.