For those with well trained dogs, a simple command brings forth instant obedience. Dogs can understand verbal commands, hand signals and even body language and inflections in the voice. The owner of a well-trained dog has faith that his commands will be obeyed. In many cases he doesn’t even have to see the obedience. He knows the dog will carry out the command.
Most of us are all too familiar with working for a paycheck. We invest 40 hours a week into someone’s business or endeavor in order to be compensated. What we do with that money is really a reflection of what we think of ourselves and our families.
Speaking in a general sense, our Lord is that which we continually and faithfully submit to. We may say that Jesus is our Lord, but if we are faithfully submitting to other things, the other things are really our lord.
How often have we felt under resourced, out of energy, lacking in talent and with nothing left to give? The truth is that those ‘feelings’ represent our flesh and natural thinking, not our spirit man.
Revive me according to Your word.
Strengthen me according to Your word.
Your word has given me life.
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
What is the root of failure or discouragement? Wrong thinking. Wrong thinking can be divided into three categories. If our minds are not renewed to the truth in any one of these categories, failure and discouragement have a place to grow...
Did you know that more of God’s grace is available to you than you may be walking in now? Grace, like faith, can be ever increasing in our lives. There are keys to seeing grace multiplied unto us.
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, (2 Pet. 1:2)
The gospel of grace is the revelation of the abundant provision of God in order that you might have all sufficiency in all things (spirit, soul and body), that you may abound unto good works, that you would be enriched in everything for all liberality.
We live in a culture that revolves around feelings and emotions. The popular interview question of the day is ‘how did that make you feel?’ It is as if our feelings have become more important than the revealed truth of God’s Word. “Follow your heart,” is a frequent admonition. And yet, Jesus said..
There is a growing movement in some Christian circles to establish the Bible as fallible and only an imperfect guide to knowing God and Jesus. The reasons are clear. The Bible gets in the way of the Jesus they have imagined. Nevertheless, Jesus had complete confidence and faith in the Old Testament and made sure that the minds of the disciples were opened to understand it.
What are God’s desires for you? When we understand His nature we can understand His desires. Consider the following...
As we preach and teach the wonderful truths of God’s grace and love, there are those whose current circumstances do not reflect the message that is being shared. For some, the blessings of the gospel seem far away and out of reach. As they compare their lives...
It is important that we remember the message of the cross. In all of our explorations of the ‘manifold grace of God,’ we should never lose sight of the message that sets men free and releases them from the grip of death.
In Mark 16:15-18, the command is to go into all the world and preach the gospel. Immediately we see that this command is not just for the original apostles of the Lord since it was physically impossible for them to accomplish this commission.
In every heart there exists a ‘treasure.’ This treasure can consist of good or evil. Proverbs 4:23 tells us; ‘Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.’ Why is the heart so important? Because the heart is the true source of man’s life and future.
The subject of God's sovereignty can be confusing for some. The problem begins with the definition of the word 'sovereign.' A dictionary definition includes the words; supreme, superlative in quality, undisputed ascendancy, unlimited, enjoying autonomy, freedom from external control. In this definition there is no implication of sovereign meaning ‘active control over all events.
Why does a young woman die from brain damage after having a successful surgery to remove a tumor? Why does a husband and father have to die so young leaving his wife to be a widowed mother of three at age 40? Why do children suffer and die from cancer?
1. Attend to the Word: My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. (Prov. 4:20-22)
What separates us from the animals? Words. Words are an expression of the spirit of man. All men are spiritual beings who can reason, choose and speak words that can kill or make alive.
God has revealed the secrets of increase and abundance in His Word. “Seek first the kingdom and things shall be added,” “give and it shall be given unto you,” “be faithful in that which is least,” etc. God desires our prosperity on every level.
