There in the dark, late at night, it was midsummer and I was running for exercise, but really for much more. I was lonely in this small town in the middle of no where. I reached a small sign marking the city limits, exhausted, I paused and walked in a circle before returning. There I… Continue reading Searching For Love
Author: steve2525
I have been involved in a lot of church work my whole life, but I consider Yeshua to be everything and the hidden life in Him. I was part of the Jesus movement revival of the early 1970's and I have a heart for Israel.
Light and Sovereignty
Two things have been on my mind, 1) the presence of the Lord, and 2) God's Sovereignty over all, all things, all events, all creatures and all people, in heaven and on earth. These are related most definitely, the first assures us of the second. When Moses met with God in the tent of meeting,… Continue reading Light and Sovereignty
What God Desires
This is the thinking that fuels all religion, that personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices for a greater power to whom service and worship is made. With the knowledge of Creator God so obvious and instinctively known in every human heart, it evokes a response. Pagan religions were ancient practices… Continue reading What God Desires
Remembered By God
We were talking about vacations and someone remarked, "You weren't on that trip." They had forgotten that I was there. I made no reply, but it hurt to be forgotten, ignored or overlooked. All of us forget things, even important matters occasionally. It is a cliché for men who forget their wedding anniversary, to be… Continue reading Remembered By God
Sustained Forgiveness
There is much written on forgiveness, including my own references to the blessings that flow to us as we forgive those who mistreated us. One of the most astounding statements ever uttered and lived out by Yeshua was, "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything… Continue reading Sustained Forgiveness
The Defense of Marriage
Congress passed a law with this title and purpose. The Supreme Court set it aside, concluding Marriage between a man and a woman was not protected by the constitution. In the beginning God established marriage. "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one… Continue reading The Defense of Marriage
A Free Flowing Fountain
God the Lord is an unending source and flow of goodness to the righteous. We may go to the fountain of life and drink deeply to our hearts content. Every true believer is a child of God and has been reckoned righteous, granted righteousness as the direct result of Yeshua's substitutionary death on a Roman… Continue reading A Free Flowing Fountain
Maturity In Yeshua
The Apostle Paul went to Ephesus and started talking about Yeshua and the one true God. Ephesus was predominately pagan and their idol was called, Artemis. Paul found a few disciples of Yeshua and asked them, " 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' They answered, 'No, we have not even heard that… Continue reading Maturity In Yeshua
Be Ready
Time tricks us and confuses what is really important. We think our time is very valuable, but it is what we do that gives it worth. We consider God a subject of time as are we, but He moves with infinite speed, in the future and the past, a thousand years is as a blink… Continue reading Be Ready
Incomprehensible
It was asserted that Sigmund Freud didn't attempt to cure his neurotic patients through psychoanalysis, but merely help them to accept the world as it is. He was not a believer - an agnostic, but he properly assessed the capability of man. To heal is the work of God, which He accomplishes through doctors, right… Continue reading Incomprehensible
God’s Way of Peace
There are many who seek peace today, and peace is good, but at what cost and will the actions taken actually bring about peace? While we may not be in open war there is hostility on many levels. The major media corporations promote a secular humanistic world view that foments division in politics, ethnicity, religion,… Continue reading God’s Way of Peace
Blessings Flow
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen This hymn is well supported in scripture. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like… Continue reading Blessings Flow
A Plan For Man
Anyone would be wrong to think that he could comprehend God's full plan. (Ecclesiastes 3:11). However, we can see part of His purposes from what He tells us in scripture. We know that God placed two trees in the garden of Eden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and… Continue reading A Plan For Man
A Charge For Today
When younger men are given authority by their Fathers, Elders, and predecessors, it is right to charge them with the responsibility they are assuming together with such authority. It takes humility to advance in one's career and life calling, so Fathers should be called upon to join in this charge and properly establish a sound… Continue reading A Charge For Today
Does God Repeat Himself?
With all respect, I ask because it has a bearing on whether, or more specifically, to what extent we rely on Him. This is more than whether He says the same thing twice. I think the scripture repeats many essential themes numerous times in various ways in order to convey a more full and deep… Continue reading Does God Repeat Himself?
Resigning Self
Do you know right from wrong? Yes, instinctively, most would respond. As children of Adam, we have within us the knowledge of good and evil. It is evidenced by our conscience, which is an inner voice that creates remorse and convicts us with guilt when we do wrong. There are other voices as well, the… Continue reading Resigning Self
God’s Care
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob sees individuals. This is another distinction from the religions of the world that are dispassionate to the masses, even though a prophet or select person may have been specially acknowledged. Throughout the Bible we see accounts of God's dealings with individuals low-born, humble, Jew and gentile, weak and… Continue reading God’s Care
Haman, Enemy of the Jews
Haman was a noble in the Mead and Persian empire. The King, Xerxes, honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. Accordingly with this honor people at the kings gate bowed down to him, but a Jew named Mordecai… Continue reading Haman, Enemy of the Jews
Answers For Hope
The world is lost, just as we believers were at one time. The great news is that today is the day of salvation and the Lord is drawing men to Himself still. He said, "When I am lifted up I will draw all people to myself." (John 12: 32). This has at least two meanings,… Continue reading Answers For Hope
With All My Heart
There is a foundation in your faith that supports all the rest. This foundation was laid when you abandoned your self and accepted King Yeshua as Lord and Savior. It was as small and hidden as conception, like a seed germinating deep in the dark soil. Yet in this spark was life and power beyond… Continue reading With All My Heart
Deliver Us
What fellowship is there between light and darkness? The clear answer is nothing, as to being able to seeing. If you wish to see, full light is always best. If you desire to sleep or hide, the shadows or even total darkness will be your best choice. Twilight is not so much a mixture of… Continue reading Deliver Us
God of Love
There is a love story that will be completed in heaven. This story is an epic story that is as vast as time and deeper than human emotion can contain. It is a story worthy of Heaven and exalts the only true God who is love. It starts with the perfect love that exists between… Continue reading God of Love
Holy Spirit Light
I've noticed something about the Holy Spirit in believer's relationships. You may have observed this as well. When the Holy Spirit is given reign in the prayer gathering He brings a unity that can only be described as communion. One prays in the Spirit over a matter or word of God and another will have… Continue reading Holy Spirit Light
Your Cross to Bear
Everyone has a cross, the instrument of our own destruction. We were made to die as a result of our fallen human nature. We may live seventy years or so, maybe a little more, but our body and/or mind begins to breakdown. The stress of life finds the weakest and most vulnerable point and that… Continue reading Your Cross to Bear
Enjoy Life
Do you think Yeshua enjoyed life? The Bible said He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. It is indisputable that He suffered, was persecuted, was treated unjustly, and lived a very simple life with no possessions. Is a happy life dependent on possessions? Can a person suffer injustice and persecution, but still… Continue reading Enjoy Life
