God’s plan for His kingdom was established before the foundation of the world. His plan spans 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 in Ephesians 1:3-14. … [Read more…]
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…]
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 relationships 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 sisters 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…]
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…]
We look for the permanent city You see, we don’t have a permanent city here but look for the one that’s coming. Heb 13:14 AAT The theme, look for the city to come begins in Hebrews 11 and continues through Revelation 22. There we see the city is the new Jerusalem to be located in … [Read more…]
The Jerusalem above is the heavenly Jerusalem, heaven. It is where our heavenly Father dwells. Jesus is seated at His right and we are seated in Christ. In that, we are spiritually connected with God and His people. The new covenant spiritual connections God has blessed us with under gird our face to face one … [Read more…]
This warning to the nations is straight from the Bible. “Why are the nations getting together so noisily and the people plotting so uselessly? The kings of the earth are taking their stand, and the rulers are planning together against the LORD and His Anointed/Christ saying: “Let us tear their ropes in pieces and throw … [Read more…]