Category: Theology

“Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;” (John 13:3)   Immediately after we see that Yeshua knew what was about to happen, He gets ready and begins to wash the feet of the disciples. (John 13:4-5) The almighty… Continue reading Sovereign God →

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in… Continue reading A Mind Set on Things Above →

I have God’s love poured into my heart by the Holy Spirit. God gives me spiritual gifts as He determines. His love never fails. All things are possible with God. No weapon formed against me will prosper. He grants that I will do exploits in His name and by His power within me.  This world… Continue reading A Believer, Part 2 →

Yeshua, Messiah had a three year Ministry on earth in which He revealed Father God in human form, words of life, deeds, signs and wonders, miracles, sacrifice, submission, resurrection, faith, the Gospel, grace, forgiveness and the reunion and reconciliation of humanity with God. One of His final acts was to impart the Holy Spirit to… Continue reading Ministry of the Holy Spirit →

“Destroy completely all the places on the high mountains, on the hills and under every spreading tree, where the nations you are dispossessing worship their gods. Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and burn their Asherah poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names from… Continue reading Land Given by the Lord →

"Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works. Let your garments always be white, And let your head lack no oil. Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under… Continue reading A Merry Heart →

“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good… All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.” (1 Corinthians 12:7,11) The disciples of Yeshua were very different, even those that knew each other before knowing… Continue reading Forgiving Faith →

“But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)   The Holy Spirit is God’s presence on earth dwelling in every Believer. “…I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is… Continue reading Small Miracles →

"Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also… Continue reading Girding The Mind →

"Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things." Titus 2:9-11 "Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor,… Continue reading Slaves and Masters →

I am a child of God. I have faith in God. He has given me wonderful, amazing and previous gifts. He is my reward protector, savior, Lord, Father, brother, guide, teacher, friend, and God. He is everything to me. He created me and has known me before the world was created. He knows me intimately,… Continue reading A Believer Part I →

“but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:42)   When we see problems, troubles, difficulty, hardship, inequity and disparity, we naturally want to bring resolution and relief. In tragedy and situations calling for assistance and benevolence we should… Continue reading All Things Necessary →

“I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of… Continue reading Constructs and Destructs →

"For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with… Continue reading Dead to Sin →

Thank you Lord. Coming before you in the Holy Spirit we give you all honor and glory. May you be exalted in our lives from our innermost being to our daily activities. You are everything, our treasure, reward and life. Have your way with us and help us surrender to your leading and respond promptly… Continue reading Prayer Debriefing 15 →

“… Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.” (Exodus 20:24b)   Where is the name of the Lord honored? It could be anywhere, our workplace, home, or school. We are to take the word of God to heart and put it into practice, not like a… Continue reading Honor and Blessing →

"But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." James 1:25 "So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. James 2:12… Continue reading The Perfect Law of Liberty →

“…and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time….Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you… Continue reading Hidden Spirit Knowledge →

There are untold millions of stories, many that bring encouragement and touch our heart strings, but there is only one story that brings life, transformation and rebirth. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to… Continue reading Name Above All →

“for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” (1 John 5:4) There are many things in this world that are contradictory. Time itself is contradictory in that it had a beginning and will end, but not in the human mind, which imagines it… Continue reading Contradiction →

“In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly… Continue reading Satire in Scripture →

"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy." Jude 24 "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered… Continue reading Presented Faultless Before God →

As believers, we continually seek God—His presence, His insight, and His leading. Scripture assures us that He will never abandon us, and we are blessed with the indwelling Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we are promised that if we ask anything according to His will, we can be confident that He will answer. God’s relationship with us… Continue reading Seeking God →

There are various lists of churches in America based upon membership size, denomination, location/state, media representation, worship popularity, principle speaker’s fame and others factors. I find these interesting as comparative glimpses of “The American Church”. They all seem to be described and distinguished by secular characteristics and perhaps this is the easiest practical means of… Continue reading The Temporal Church →

“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”” (Revelation 21:4) Fear of loss came over me like a dark cloud, blocking the sunlight. It was accompanied by a lie that God allows tragedy to… Continue reading Your Conundrum →