My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 KJV That short verse helps us see how Jesus leads. From His parable of the Good Shepherd, Jesus reveals much about His relationship with us and our relationship with Him. My sheep Jesus calling us My sheep reveals we are … [Read more…]
Walking worthy of God in good works is what God created us to do. “For we are his workmanship, created in Messiah Yeshua for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them” (Eph 2:10). Anything we do that is motivated by the love God pours into our hearts by His Spirit … [Read more…]
Stand up for Jesus! and against the Left’s worldview. The Lefts worldview is big enough to accommodate all of the works of the flesh (Gal 5:19-21), declare them right according to their worldview and demand the right to practice them with impunity. The Left obviously considers the works of the flesh to be politically correct … [Read more…]
Godly family and work relationships reflect and are a major part of body of Christ relationships in which we are built up together. When family relationships are harmonious, they bring glory to God. Our heavenly Father, from whom every group in heaven and on earth gets the name of family, has blessed us with the … [Read more…]
We who believe the gospel can expect retaliation from the worldly. That statement is illustrated by the experience of the Bereans and our own with the worldly. The brothers [and sisters] immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were … [Read more…]
Grace is relational. Truth is relational. Grace and truth come from God our Father and His Son, our Savior, Lord and King, building us together in close relationships in Christ. The grace of God our Father IV. The higher Christian signification, based on the emphasis of freeness in the gift or favor, and, as commonly … [Read more…]
Abide in Me Jesus calls. We abide in Messiah Jesus in the deep, enduring and fruitful relationship He instills within us by His Spirit through His grace and love. Jesus conveys what the abide relationship encompasses by His illustration of the Vine and the branches. 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the … [Read more…]
Bless one another with the following Word of God and receive these blessings in your spirit. Gal 6:18 The grace/charis of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit, brothers [and sisters]. Amen. Romans 15:1-6 1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let … [Read more…]
The kingdom of God is … peace in the Holy Spirit. “Then don’t let your good be slandered, for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who serves Messiah in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.” Romans 14:16-18WMB Peace in … [Read more…]
James declares “friendship with the world is hostility toward God” in context of the previous chapter. He concludes: 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, … [Read more…]