"Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish." (Psalm 25:17) A troubled heart is not from the Lord, but from the world and our fallen human nature. We should guard our hearts because everything we do proceeds from it. (Proverbs 4:23) The enemy would fill your heart with regret, if he can… Continue reading Heart of Peace
Category: Theology
Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
It often seems that justice is denied, in crime, murder, tyranny, oppression in all corners of this fallen world. In America we boast of a hope where there is "Liberty and Justice for all". Evil was set loose among men and it feeds upon hate, greed, envy, pride, licentiousness, perversion and lust. However, light has… Continue reading Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
A Term For God’s Work
I want to describe the work of God's Holy Spirit upon His people who follow Him devoutly over a lifetime. There seem to be no words that accurately describe this state as those available are inadequate, for example, devotee, expert, aficionado, disciple, partisan, evangelist, professor, and elder fail to describe more than one aspect or… Continue reading A Term For God’s Work
Your Marked Seal
Every product has a trademark, brand, or seal certifying the nature of its contents. So too are people, first by God with respect to His Children. "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a… Continue reading Your Marked Seal
Your Prayer Ministry
Any Believer can serve God and his fellow man through prayer ministry. This ministry is fully in the service of God and provided for in scripture. Moreover, the anointing of the Holy Spirit is provided to those with faith. All things pertaining to God require faith. There is no requirement that others participate together, but… Continue reading Your Prayer Ministry
Stand Firm Against the Wicked
"Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear… Continue reading Stand Firm Against the Wicked
The Spirit Led Congregation
I believe a change is coming to the body of Messiah. It’s a move toward God away from man; Spirit initiated rather than temporal. This enhanced Spiritual relationship will come with change from a physical focused and designed production to an organic submissive receptive approach. Holy Spirit control and influence in the congregation must be… Continue reading The Spirit Led Congregation
Death to Self
There are many means of death. Most of us experience a slow process that takes seventy or so years, where we gradually lose our skills, facilities, abilities, and eventually life functions. Others are cutoff in mid-stride from numerous afflictions, accidents or even crime. What does your life consist of? Perhaps it is your pursuit of… Continue reading Death to Self
Alone With Yeshua
The Lord is our shepherd, David knew this as a shepherd himself. He had times in quietness, solitude, where he had communion with God in praise and worship. It was these unrecorded private times that laid a foundation for hearing and awareness when the presence of God was near, working, building greater relationship. David shared… Continue reading Alone With Yeshua
A View of Death
I experienced a dream of dying which was filled with emotion and questioning. Each of us will face, whether consciously or not, a point where we breath our last breath. Breathing is an involuntary action, but when air is denied we become desperate to have the life giving element. Frantic though we may be, there… Continue reading A View of Death
Conversations on the Trail
My Son, his two daughters and I, went on a backpacking hike over the weekend. My ten year old granddaughter and I were discussing our salvation experiences and I mentioned that after I was baptized as a child, I was not taught about the Holy Spirit in our church. My granddaughter interrupted asking, "How is… Continue reading Conversations on the Trail
The Perfect Judgment of God
“For as the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain. From new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, declares the Lord. 'And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies… Continue reading The Perfect Judgment of God
Reason Supporting Faith
I have observed often that mental reasoning and a reliance thereon can thwart our response in faith. The entire Humanist religion is founded in reason over faith. Even flimsy ideas like evolution must be continually propped up with twisted reason as new scientific evidence and observations add to the collective error of this theory opposed… Continue reading Reason Supporting Faith
The Only Refuge
"Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea...." Yeshua was not afraid of death and was willing to be tortured and abused for you, I and the entire congregation of Believers. Shall we lose hope in God's victory over evil, the enemy, even… Continue reading The Only Refuge
The Firm Unknown
Think of it this way, the sea is vast and filled with unseen currents that move like mighty rivers across the oceans depths. The winds swirl and move about raising the waves and driving across the surface, then subside in stillness and quiet. We can not determine where the wind is from or where it… Continue reading The Firm Unknown
One Promise to Hold
The Almighty God of all is loving, so much so that we are told He is love. In His unfathomable love He chooses to impart blessings and make promises to assure us of the good things He has in store for us. As Moses was addressing the nation of Israel he said, "Praise be to… Continue reading One Promise to Hold
Times of Refreshing
You can call on the Lord Yeshua now, nothing can stop you or separate you from God's love in Yeshua Messiah. (Rom. 8:38-39). Exalt Him above all; in surrender cast yourself into His hands. Accept everything He is giving, say, Yes, to Him and receive His love which is poured into your heart. (Rom. 5:5).… Continue reading Times of Refreshing
Applicable History
Things seems really bad in America, but we should keep things in perspective. "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down. They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the… Continue reading Applicable History
Carrying Our Rocks
"In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source… Continue reading Carrying Our Rocks
Which One Are You
In the Bible we see many people who rejected Yeshua (Jesus' Hebrew name). They usually had a reason, for example, some read the prophetic scriptures and concluded Yeshua was not the promised Messiah. They assumed they knew where He was from and therefore, He couldn't be from God. In Nazareth they knew Yeshua and His… Continue reading Which One Are You
Efforts and Grace
I was reminded of several interrelated things today. First, I was sad that an irresistible swarm of cabbage leave worms attacked and consumed every leaf of Kale and Turnip greens in my garden. I have bees, so I could not fight them with insecticide and organic methods were useless against such a horde. Then I considered… Continue reading Efforts and Grace
Our God
"Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared the Lord. Then Haggai, the messenger of… Continue reading Our God
A Day as a Thousand Years
Scripture says, "By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." (2… Continue reading A Day as a Thousand Years
Anger Rising
We are made in the image of God; not that we are equal or just like God, but we favor him. One aspect we share is the emotion of anger. God was angry with Israel. "Remember this and never forget how you aroused the anger of the Lord your God in the wilderness. From the… Continue reading Anger Rising
Yeshua’s Church
This is a sad truth, in history there have been churches that accepted tyranny, evil, and wickedness in opposition to Yeshua. Apostate refers to a person or group who renounces a religious belief. The teaching of Yeshua should be accepted by His followers, to side with the world's beliefs rather than God's word is to… Continue reading Yeshua’s Church
