Category: Theology

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." I John 4:18 "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba,… Continue reading Perfect Love →

“For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.” (Galatians 5:17) The Spirit is opposite from the fallen human nature, called “the Flesh” in scripture. The Flesh opposes… Continue reading Recognizing Worldly Thinking →

“But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.” (Malachi 4:2) I think back upon the Holy Spirt’s ministry during the Jesus movement revival, how much of the message was wrapped in positive goodness, delight in… Continue reading Impartation of Joy →

“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”— before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; when the keepers of the… Continue reading Being Left →

God will not let the enemy prevail over us, though he will test us in a process of refining, to draw the dross out from our heart. Holiness and purity are in His presence. We can find no place more secure than in His hands, the everlasting arms. As a parent and even as a… Continue reading Security vs Tension →

I am the Lord’s servant. (Luke 1:38) God’s will for the disciples life is written in the Book of Life. It may just be your name, but the eternal aspects are included by attribution. God is sovereign over all creation, which includes us. Life is God’s gift. First, comes birth into physical life followed by… Continue reading Spiritualization Realization →

“Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where… Continue reading Taking Offense →

"Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if… Continue reading Deny Yourself →

Adam and Eve are two actual people who are the ancestors of human kind, created and chosen by God for eternal life in heaven. Accordingly, they will be together with all of God’s children listed in the Lamb’s Book of Life and raised to eternal life in God’s family. Some people unknown in history to… Continue reading Heaven’s Population →

“…Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.” (John 8:20) Yeshua lived in synch with the Holy Spirit and Father God. As a man I think the Spirit lead Him, just as we are to be guided, instructed, and prompted. More than once Yeshua, walked through crowds ready and desiring to… Continue reading When Your Hour Comes →

“Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” (Ezekiel 33:32) Who is God and what place does He hold in your heart, mind and soul? I’m going through a… Continue reading Thinking and Doing →

“I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” (John 17:26) We know that Yeshua accomplished His mission in life, making atonement, redeeming a people for God, imparting the… Continue reading Two Thousand Years →

"Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him." Proverbs 24:17-18 "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be… Continue reading No Gloating Allowed →

“I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of… Continue reading Showers of Blessing →

“The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the… Continue reading Approaching God →

Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god. - Charles Spurgeon God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient. - Billy Graham “With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the… Continue reading Obedience to God →

"I returned and saw under the sun that—The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11 "So then it is not of him who… Continue reading Time and Chance →

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14) The Lord is Almighty God and we are as the grass… Continue reading Human Pride →

God gives us faith as we receive His word, revelation, presence or call. That faith can move us to take action based on our best understanding, advice, reason or from other motives, including leading of the Holy Spirit. An illustration is Abraham’s receipt of God’s promise that his descendants would be as numerable as the… Continue reading Faith, Failure and Fulfillment →

When we think of heaven and earth the separation seems paramount. Heaven is out of reach and many people do not even acknowledge it or eternity. Likewise, our temporal lives and accoutrements are consistently fading away, even as death comes to all earthly things. However, reality extends beyond our physical senses, just as we breath… Continue reading Eternal Among Temporal →

"I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me. And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and… Continue reading Sovereign Over the Nations →

When Believers encounter evidences of God it builds faith, but fully committed unbelievers deny all evidences of God whether miracles, testimonies, logic, or truth, and that produces a hostile response in them. We see this in Yeshua’s ministry and that of the Apostles, over and over. I think it is interesting that evidences of God… Continue reading Unbelief and Hostility →

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently… Continue reading Reorienting Time →

"When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul." Psalm 94:19 "Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24 We all face the worries and cares of… Continue reading Consolations That Cheer the Soul →

Hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure. It can lead to chronic and deadly problem, and some treatments bring negative symptoms. The causes are related to a genetic predisposition to tension, particularly among parents and children. Age causes the condition to worsen, for those over 60, they are 74% more likely to have high blood pressure.… Continue reading Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled →