Much sadness and hurt in this world derives from the belief that we are not loved. I say "belief" because the facts are often uncertain and our beliefs usually overrule the evidence, facts, and truth. As little children we became afraid of things, for example, a monster under our bed. This was supported by nothing… Continue reading Believing Truth
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.
One Solitary Life
Nearly two thousand years ago in an obscure village, a child was born of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village where He worked as a carpenter until he was thirty. Then for three years He became an itinerant preacher. This Man never went to college or seminary. He never wrote a book.… Continue reading One Solitary Life
God’s Heart
We may not think of God having a heart like we do, but the Bible tells us He does. Just as we feel things deeply in our heart, so does God. After the creation we see that His heart was troubled with regret. "The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had… Continue reading God’s Heart
Rend Your Heart
" 'Even now,' declares the Lord, 'return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.' Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity." (Joel 2:12-13) This is… Continue reading Rend Your Heart
Preaching Reason
I have heard it said, "I don't like baths, who wants to sit in a tub in dirty water." This is one of those statements that sounds right and makes the speaker seem witty. I think a comedian may have popularized it. In fact, this statement is inaccurate. Have you ever rinsed a bowl or… Continue reading Preaching Reason
A Word of Encouragement
This was shared at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting, author unknown. I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed". I have Holy Spirit Power. he dye has been cast. I've stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down,… Continue reading A Word of Encouragement
Sitting on a Cloud
The world mocks God by suggesting that everyone in Heaven sits around on clouds playing harps. Their suggestion is that it is more fun to carouse, get drunk and participate in sexual debauchery. In the movie, "Monty Pythons Search For the Holy Grail", they depict a very silly and impotent God situated in the clouds.… Continue reading Sitting on a Cloud
Do I Harbor Anger
God chose Jonah to carry His message to a particular people. Jonah ran from God. Today the proper technique is to ignore God and keep right on with what you are doing. God was merciful to Jonah and got his attention and surrender to God's will, but it took a giant fish/whale and three days… Continue reading Do I Harbor Anger
A Prayer From/To God
God is beyond our understanding in what He does. He accomplishes the impossible. What is more unfathomable and impossible than taking a killer who is opposed to God and making a devout believer of him. It requires transformation, making a new creation. This is part of the reason that we do not judge others. It… Continue reading A Prayer From/To God
Dilemma Solved
God demands perfection. There is little dispute with this premise, it seems to be self-validated. It is certainly taught by all major religions, apparently a God with lower standards would simply not be worthy of any religious service. This brings us to a human response - reject God altogether, promote existentialism, science, and equate theory… Continue reading Dilemma Solved
Speaking By Holy Spirit
What language does God speak? You may say that of the hearer, but what many bystanders heard as God spoke to Yeshua and Paul was thunder or unintelligible sound. (John 12:29; Acts 9:7). What language do we speak to God? Our own, you may say, but scriptures says God knows want we will say before… Continue reading Speaking By Holy Spirit
Leaders Good and Evil
Real leaders have insight, they stand up for the right and they can discern right from wrong. They are passionate and maintain self-control, which means they show emotion, but they are not controlled by it. They demonstrate humility and wisdom, without guile, real leaders need no politics. They have convictions and a foundation of faith… Continue reading Leaders Good and Evil
Everyday With Yeshua
The Holy Spirit is with us, but what does that mean in the natural and in the Spirit. God is Spirit and those who worship Him must do so in Spirit and truth. Praising God is right. God is worthy of all praise, therefore, praising Him is entirely appropriate.( Ps. 33:1). All creation praises Him.… Continue reading Everyday With Yeshua
A Balanced Position
I just started reading a book and it opened with a topic that I have heard many sermons on. The author describes one group of people who ignore the Holy Spirit and are focused on doctrine, proclaiming their interpretation on all points as correct. He characterizes the other group as people who ignore the Word… Continue reading A Balanced Position
Draw of the Law
If you get interested in Israel, what God is doing there today, and have a love for Israel, be careful that you don't go overboard. We all have practiced the saying, "If a little is good, a lot must be better." I've seen this in regard to Israel where people can't get enough Judaica and… Continue reading Draw of the Law
Waiting on the Lord
"I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning." (Ps. 130: 5-6). Americans don't want to wait, we want it now, generally. Fast food is not very good,… Continue reading Waiting on the Lord
Fear Not
Last night I could not sleep and I realized that I was fearful. It was a subtle fear of uncertainty and anxiousness, a foreboding dread of something bad. I recalled Psalms 23, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,… Continue reading Fear Not
A Prophets Call
"Prepare the way for the Lord." To this day the cry of the prophet rings clear and loud in the wilderness of this world. "Make straight paths for Him". Calling for repentance and pointing the direct way to Messiah Yeshua and the salvation He brings. Those to whom this message is sent are wandering in… Continue reading A Prophets Call
Instruction in Sovereignty
God raises people to authority for His purposes. He works His will through them. He grants riches to some that they may know that He is the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name, for His good purposes toward Israel, His people, even though they don't acknowledge Him. He is God and… Continue reading Instruction in Sovereignty
Now and Later Part 3
Many drastic events can be projected with the acceleration of change. For example, a one world government, world War III and IV, break-through in energy storage and production, currency redesignation, catastrophic earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, weather events, etc. However, the greatest event in the world's future will be the return of Messiah Yeshua to earth. His… Continue reading Now and Later Part 3
Now and Later Part 2
The emergence of the state of Israel once again after almost two thousand years in exile, yet remaining an identifiable and distinct people, is a remarkable physical achievement, as well as the fulfillment of ancient Biblical prophecy with many spiritual connotations. In these most recent years the Church has become a great supporter of Israel… Continue reading Now and Later Part 2
Now and Later Part I
There are two realms in reality, the physical and the Spiritual, the temporal and the eternal, the secular world and the Church. God is Lord of all. We have a physical body and a spirit. This is simple, but also complex in all its ramifications. The physical does not comprehend the spiritual with its senses,… Continue reading Now and Later Part I
Spiritual Acts
Why do I have this yearning to serve the Lord? "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do… Continue reading Spiritual Acts
The Sum of All Things
The Apostle John said, "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written." (John 21:25). Many may consider this a figurative exaggeration by John. However, consider the depth of meaning that… Continue reading The Sum of All Things
The Table of the Lord
God made us so that we eat to live, so He made a world of food for us. Yet, we are not like cattle or horses that graze the grass upon which they walk. We eat at a table, generally and usually. When Yeshua fed the multitudes in the wilderness there were no tables, so… Continue reading The Table of the Lord
