The Bible speaks of the difference between natural abilities and supernatural abilities. Jeremiah said that blessed is the person who has put their trust in the Lord, who relies totally on the Lord for all they need. Whatever happens, they will be ready. Whatever is asked of them they will be equipped. Nothing will shake them off their foundation of faith in God. What is your source? What is my source? Where do we get our abilities to deal with…
Just As I Am 1. We all come to God in the same condition. We have nothing with which to gain His approval. There is nothing about us that would commend us to Him. Nothing to say we are good enough. Nothing. No one. There is none righteous. Romans 3:10 But, He says, “Come.” Even as believers, we have nothing to commend us to Him except the blood of Jesus , His precious son. Nothing. No one. So we come,…
God “indwells” our spirit if we have been born again. His goal is to make us one with Him. Remember what Jesus shared with His disciples? Both John and Paul give us the details. Here is a list of references: John 14:20, 23 John 15:4-5 1 Cor. 6:17, 19 Romans 8:9 Colossians 1:27 1 John 5:11-12 I wonder…do we allow Him to live in us and through us? Maybe we just see Him as our helper as if He is…
Sometimes, we have plans and dreams, but they might not be what God wants so they are our responsibility. Remember this, He loves you. He wants you to be His friend. Let’s let go of what we think we need or want, or what we think are His plans for us, and let Him lead us each day however He wants. Let’s not put Him in a box. Let’s put no restrictions on Him. We might think we know what…
God’s gift of love for each one is a gift of eternal life so that we could be saved from spiritual death. And not just saved to get to heaven someday, but saved to live a life of significance—a life following Jesus, a life abounding in joy and peace. Significance means we know we are loved, needed, important to someone, and are of value. As believers, we will not only live a born again person’s life with the goal of…
Have you received anything from God? Did you know that we are all spiritual paupers until we receive from God? Like what, you say? I searched to see what God offers. Have you received any of these gifts? Life is the big one because it includes so much. So I will start with that. Have you received life? The life that makes you complete? That makes you who you were created to be? Jesus came to give us life abundant….
I know this post is a little long, but will you have a conversation with me about life’s little irritations? I was just listening to a preacher, a well-known preacher, talking about standing firm. With the armor of God, on us— the whole armor of God. And to be able to stand and to fight the spiritual warfare. But it left me with some questions. What did he mean exactly by spiritual warfare in my daily life? I’m not in…
Have you read the Beatitudes in Matthew chapter 5 lately? It talks about being poor in spirit and pure in heart. Jesus said that it will be the pure in heart that sees God. And He says that the kingdom of God is for the poor in spirit. Pure in heart? Do you know anyone that is pure in heart? What about poor in spirit? What does that mean? What does that mean today? Are they just nice-sounding words that…
What does obedience have to do with a successful Christian journey? I was taking a walk and talking with God recently about this. Here is my side of our conversation. Lord, You have provided for us and encourage us to stand. To withstand the enemy. Stand in victory because we walk from the point of victory. We don’t fight for victory. You provide all we need for life and godliness. All we need. Nothing missing. Nothing lacking. To give us…
Valuable Have you ever lost something you considered very valuable, something precious to you? How did that make you feel? Did you know that is what happened to God? In the Garden of Eden, He lost His created beings to another. They were traitors. How did He feel? Did His lost people care that they were lost? Don’t know. But, He did. Before we came to Christ, did we care that we were lost? To the end of getting them…