In the Old Testament, the Word of the Lord was given through the prophet Zechariah, to relay vital messages to God’s people. The temple had just begun to be rebuilt, but the Prophet was sent to warn God’s beloved and chosen people that they should hear and yield to the important message of maintaining a real and vital relationship with God, which would bring them desire to please and obey God. Then questions arose about outwardly observing the fast. Again,…..
Jehovah, the great I AM, brought the children of Israel out of bondage, by performing many mighty and wonderous acts! He parted the Red sea, and now God’s children were headed towards the Promised Land of milk and honey. They greatly rejoiced and sang unto the Lord for His triumphant victory over their oppressive enemies! But soon, they arrived at Mount Marah where they could not drink its waters because they were bitter. Dehydrated from thirst, the people murmured against…..
As children of Yahweh, who is the great I AM, and the Beloved Triune God, we are called to pray for one another! There will be times when other souls will desperately need and require you to intercede and stand in the gap for them, while your believing faith stands on the promises, while expecting God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Then there will be times during your trials that you will need and…..
Sometimes life is hard! Whether the trouble we are experiencing is an on-going challenge that we just can’t seem to work through, or a new problem or loss in our job, family, friendships, finances, health, or changing circumstances that discourages our soul, we then pray and attempt to fix what’s broken. While at the same time, Satan endeavors to bring us down and thwart us from leaning, relying and trusting in Jesus for strength and stability. Even though our struggles,…..
Jesus said, He that is willing to lose his life for my sake will discover his true life. That is, whoever comes to and continually surrenders to Jesus’ ways and is willing to share his cross, and experience it as his own will find life. If we choose self-sacrifice and lose our lives for His glory, we will continually discover true life. But if we choose to keep our lives for ourselves, we will inevitably lose what we are trying…..
When it is dark in the physical realm – we are unable to see. In the spiritual realm, ‘darkness,’ which is the opposite of ‘Light’, works towards blinding and deterring us from discovering that Jesus is the Light giver, who has the power to pierce and defeat the darkness in our lives. Jesus said, “I am light to the world and those who embrace me will experience life-giving light, and they will never, no never, walk in darkness” (John8:12tPt). Maybe…..
A lawyer asks of Jesus, which is the greatest and most powerful commandment? He replied, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important principal and first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself. These two commandments sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets” (Matt.22:37-40). It is love…..
The spiritually mature apostle Paul said, “For my determined purpose is that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection[ which it exerts over the believer], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in…..
Transforming Kingdom Power Jesus taught us to pray like this, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt6:10). As a child of God, this Kingdom is coming and developing within our hearts, souls, and minds every day. Jesus spoke this Truth to the Pharisees, who were looking to create an outward kingdom, through religious power and crooked politics, “The kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]”…..
When our faith in Jesus Christ is thriving, and our soul is feeling the power of the Holy Spirit pouring God’s amazing love, powerful joy, and the peace that passes understanding into our hearts and minds – LIFE IS GOOD! Our spiritual minds and hearts are renewed and we find ourselves walking, knowing, and experiencing Jesus Christ in the power of His resurrection- His glory is revealed to us and through us- we are hardened to difficulty, and nothing this…..