Air and spirit and breath are all referred to in Hebrew with one word. The same is true of one Greek word that speaks of all three. Air has varying “thickness.” At sea level, it has a greater thickness than at 5,000’ above sea level. It is, therefore, easier to fly a kite with a 100’ string than it is […]
You are the workmanship of Yahweh (Ephesians 2:10). He created you in Christ to further His workmanship, by preparing work for you to walk into and accomplish. David laid out the material and the plans for Solomon to build a temple to Yahweh. We call it Solomon’s temple, but it was prepared for Solomon to do. He just stepped into […]
For the kingdom of God is not in talk but in power. (1 Corinthians 4:20 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) We use it as an insult to say that someone is “all talk.” What do we declare regarding the Kingdom of Heaven, and how do we declare it? What should we be praying would change?
How do you expect carnal, immature believers and unbelievers to treat you? Should they be nice and generous and forgiving and tolerant and happy to see you? Will they? If you have discovered that you don’t like a certain beverage, like mineral water, or buttermilk, you are not likely to drink it if you see it coming. Interacting with humans […]
I have noticed lately that I am more likely to get headaches when my attitude toward projects or people includes dread. Dread is a soup made from various portions of fear, anger, laziness, unforgiveness, and more. Sometimes it is heavier with one ingredient or another. In contrast, thankfulness, joy, peace, patience, love are sources of life to me, and make […]
Yahweh likes it when we build and create. We were born of the Spirit in the image of Jesus, and everything that has been created in the universe was created by Him, through Him, and for Him. Creating is the Family business. Be creative!
Jesus died to give you the life you are living. What are the goals you have for it? Do you hope to overcome sin? To become free of fear? Are pride, stinginess, offendability the hurdles you hope to jump past before you die? What impact do you hope to leave in the earth by your hours, days, years? Frequently, the […]
Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:56-58 Holman Christian Standard […]
My strength cannot find its source in my self. It has to find strength that is like gravity or light or heat. If my ability to stand or to be settled or be committed is from within me, it will be relative in its ability to be maintained. It will be questionable in its ability to discern truth. It will […]
One of the most powerful hindrances to our ability to hear the Spirit speaking to us and to our strength to thereafter obey what He says is our religious heritage. We are programmed to believe certain religious practices and objects and designs have spiritual value. Some of what we value is actually very costly liability. We are taught by our […]