Category: Theology

“… 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 →

"For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope… Continue reading Groanings →

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” (1 Peter 3:3-4) This world is full of… Continue reading Beautiful Women →

“So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there… Continue reading Spiritual Reality →

There is an awakening to God’s Holy Spirit rising today. There is also resistance from the usual sources and even religious men, some of whom are believers. (Gal. 2:3-6) The same rebellious fallen human nature exists in everyone, but Yeshua has and continues to overcome. (Rom. 8:7) Are we willing to turn away from our… Continue reading Awakening →

“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 seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.”… Continue reading Divine Relationship →

“Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.” (Luke 6:22-23) It seemed to… Continue reading The Landscape of Blessing →

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” For from him and through him and… Continue reading The Believer’s Riches →

The past is replete with bad thoughts, memories of failures, unjust acts, attacks, lies, betrayal, false accusation, and both physical and emotional pain. These memories we bury in forgetfulness, if possible, because we can not resolve them in our conscience and rational mind and they are too unpleasant to carry about or even recall. When,… Continue reading Bad Memories →

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.” (Psalms 84:5-7) We are surrounded… Continue reading Strength to Strength →

"So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’ And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. But when the first came, they supposed that they would… Continue reading The Potter and the Clay →

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.” (Psalms 32:8-9)   Even… Continue reading Look at the Animals →

““I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick [Firebrand] snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord. “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your… Continue reading Firebrand →

“In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.” (Ephesians 3:12-15)… Continue reading Family of God →

“Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” (Revelation… Continue reading King Yeshua →