“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Eph. 2:10) God has a special purpose for every human being. Not every purpose is “grand” from a human perspective, but to God, each one is important. Otherwise, why would He prepare theseContinue reading “The Small Things”
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Serving With Your Gift
“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” (1Pe. 4:10) When we think of gifts, we often think of talents. There is a difference between natural talents and the gift of grace that Peter is referring to. Even as we all haveContinue reading “Serving With Your Gift”
A High Calling
There is only one calling for the Church; it is a high calling. The Apostle Peter said that we “as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1Pe. 2:5). We are God’s special people, a chosen generation, a royalContinue reading “A High Calling”
The Road to Zion
One of the passages in scripture that has been foundational to the message the Lord has given me is Isaiah Chapter 35. It speaks of a road in the wilderness, the Highway of Holiness, which allows the redeemed of the Lord to return to Zion (Isa. 8-10). The redeemed are those who have believed untoContinue reading “The Road to Zion”
Discerning the Body (Eight Steps – Part 11)
Another quality that is needed to help us mature in Christ is brotherly love. The Apostle John wrote about the type of love that God expects from us. We must love God, not the world (1Jn. 2:15); we must not walk in sin (1Jn. 3:9); we must love others in the Body of Christ (1Jn.Continue reading “Discerning the Body (Eight Steps – Part 11)”
Godliness (Eight Steps – Part 10)
What is the highest level of spiritual maturity that we seek to attain? How do we know when we have reached it? Is it a state of sinless perfection? You can walk in victory over sin and the devil. This stage of maturity is not the highest, it represents the “young man” stage. At thisContinue reading “Godliness (Eight Steps – Part 10)”
Highway in the Wilderness 