“that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head –Christ- Ephesians 4:14 & 15 One of the primary responsibilities…
“Blessed is he who takes no offense of Me” (Luke 7:23). The offense that occurs among men is the contradistinction between His deity and His humanity. Some would view Him as not being human enough to understand man’s dilemma and the challenges that all men face, while others would reduce Him to being just a man, the son of a…
“And yet I show you a more excellent way” (1Corinthians 12:31). The order of the Church and our lives is to be arranged by the Holy Spirit. He guides us through the gifts that were given to the Church on the Day of Pentecost. Many gifted people have not fully understood what it would take in order to get the…
“May God, who puts all things together; makes all things whole, who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealedthe eternal covenant” (Hebrews 13:20 MSG). God is able to put broken pieces back together again. What great men only wish to happen, God is able to make happen. He is aware of where…
“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us” (2 Corinthians 1:20). God’s promises are fulfilled through Jesus Christ. This is the test as to whether they originated from God or from some other source. We are positioned in Christ in order to go where He is going…
Luke 8:16-18 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. 18 Therefore take…
As we enter this new year of 2025, God requests us to become willfully transparent before Him. Even though He sees and knows all things, it is another matter to request Him to search us and know us for who we are. This process occurs when we voluntarily open our hearts and give permission for God to explore our thoughts…
“Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year” (Exodus 40:2-3). The Tabernacle is the dwelling-place of God. What will be God’s position in your life this year? This is the time to consider what priority He is to occupy. Discard what would be distractions and replace them with reminders of who God is and what He…
“Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, ’Sir, we wish to see Jesus’ ” (John 12:20-21). Even though the pursuit of wisdom was common among the Greeks, the wisdom that they were attaining was not complete. The…
“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?” (Job 11:7). The deep things of God are baffling to the mind. It is impossible for any person to wrap their minds around the mysteries that are hidden from the exploration of an inquiring mind. The rhetorical question of Job was for…
“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above” (Isaiah 7:11). God extended an invitation to an evil king to request a sign. It was His challenge to reveal degrees of His authority either in heaven, the earth, or under the earth. The offer to the king was…
“Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). Our works or the lack thereof is a direct result of thoughts. The primary occupation is assigned to us by God in Christ. What we think of Christ will determine the degree of work we would freely engage. He wants us to see and understand that we…