God established His plan for His kingdom before the foundation of the world. His plan spans from there through eternity. God’s plan is manifested by His love, mercy and grace, which He extends to us through Messiah Jesus with the Holy Spirit. In his letter to the saints in Ephesus, Paul succinctly presented God’s plan … [Read more…]
Here we can see references to spiritual senses which correspond to our physical senses (seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling)
Paul’s prayer and blessing for the Thessalonians and for us shows us the power of grace and the love and eternal comfort and good hope through the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. By the grace of our God and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, God counts you worthy of your calling, … [Read more…]
Now that we have a great High Priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, God’s Son, let us cling to what we confess. We have a High Priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way just as we are, only without sin. So let us come boldly to God’s … [Read more…]
Jesus was and is full of grace and truth. Out of His fullness, we received grace in place of grace already given. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. … [Read more…]
God instills deep relationship with Himself in Christ by the Holy Spirit and gives us the perspective of eternity. He fits us together and we thrive in the environment of deep relationships with our brothers and sister in the Lord as God perfects us. Peter lays out the aspects of relating with eternal perspective in … [Read more…]
Shalom is the Hebrew word translated peace in English. Shalom is a word full of rich meaning that is lost in the New Testament translation of eirene. In the Old Testament KJV Hebrew, shalom is translated: peace (175x), well (14x), peaceably (9x), welfare (5x), salute (4x), prosperity (4x), did (3x), safe (3x), health (2x), peaceable (2x), miscellaneous (15x). In the New Testament KJV Greek, eirēnē … [Read more…]
I was considering the state of the church in America and I came to prophets. The word “perfidious” popped into my mind and I knew it pertained to false prophets in our midst. I don’t usually use $50.00 words, so it really got my attention. Then the Lord God gave me this word for them. … [Read more…]
Good News on Teens and the Bible Barna just released the Top 10 Findings on Teens and the Bible. The findings are very encouraging. For instance: 9. The Bible Should Have More Influence on Society If teens believe the Bible is sacred, a source of hope and instruction, and the inspired (or actual) Word of … [Read more…]
Prophetic evaluation If you have a gut feeling something is off at a prophetic gathering or with something prophetic on the internet, stop and consider what your gut is saying. If you have a twinge in your spirit, pay attention to it. Jesus warned, “Beware of false prophets. They come to you dressed like sheep, … [Read more…]