“If therefore the Son shall set you free, you shall be free indeed.” (Jn. 8:36 NAS) For anything that God wants to give us, the devil will offer a counterfeit. How can we avoid deception and walk in true freedom of the soul? We have all struggled with habits or character flaws that leave usContinue reading “Free and Not Deceived!”
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Understanding Grace
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” (2Pe. 1:2 NAS) I like to give special attention to the blessings we find in scripture. In both of his epistles, the Apostle Peter prays for grace and peace to be multiplied to believers. The modern-day church hasContinue reading “Understanding Grace”
Releasing The Spirit
“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (Jn. 7:38 NKJV) Releasing the river of life through our lives is an important way to extend the Kingdom of God. There are times that I do this purposefully in prayer and worship. When JesusContinue reading “Releasing The Spirit”
From Glory to Glory
We must maintain a focus of mercy.
The Mysteries of Man
“What is man that You think of him? Or the son of man that you are concerned about him? You have made him for a little while lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor; You have put everything in subjection under his feet.” (Heb. 2:6-8 NAS). This scripture speaks ofContinue reading “The Mysteries of Man”
The Main Thing
“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:13,14) I have never forgotten the instruction theContinue reading “The Main Thing”
Stumbling Stones
“Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway! Take out the stones, lift up a banner for the people!” (Isa. 62:10) John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way for the Lord’s first coming by removing the stones in the hearts of God’s people.Continue reading “Stumbling Stones”
The Missing Step
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him…” (Col. 2:6). The way to live in the kingdom of God is the same as the way we enter it. We did this by responding to the preaching of the gospel with repentance and faith (Mark 1:14,15). It is not enough toContinue reading “The Missing Step”
The Fruit of Self-Control
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” (Prov. 16:32). Every Christian believer goes through the experience Paul described in his epistle to the Romans, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evilContinue reading “The Fruit of Self-Control”
Words
“If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body.” (Jas. 3:2). As much as I would like to, this is a measuring standard I cannot argue with, nor can I replace with any other. I have recently had to repent for using words that are hurtfulContinue reading “Words”
Highway in the Wilderness 