The word of God will make us free because it brings us to Jesus. Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, “If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:31, 32). That’s how powerful...
Eyes have not seen. Father raised Jesus from the dead by His Spirit. Now, His Spirit dwells in us. Prayer opens the eyes of our understanding to see. “What is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power...
The Lord told Joshua to be strong and courageous and then He told him how. Strength and courage are required today in the face of so many uncertainties. God’s ability to perform His promises is ours to expect. But, when fear and dismay take over through our senses and...
Are we taking advantage of our inheritance given? Born from Above Our new birth in Christ, through faith in our Father’s resurrection of Christ, has made all things new. We are a new creation in Christ. All the “in Christ” truths are ours to receive. This week, before...
Scripture reading is the only way into the fullness of God. Without God’s word, we are powerless against the devil and subject to the world. Jesus said, in His prayer to the Father, before being offered up as our sacrifice: “I do not pray that You should take them out...
What it might have been like to lose Jesus into the clouds. This Friday will mark the Ascension of our Lord Jesus into the clouds, followed by ten days of prayer in the upper room to the coming of the Holy Spirit. I wonder what that might have felt like. To begin...
Pentecost, where we celebrate the giving of the Law through the Spirit and not the letter. We are in or near Pentecost Sunday (depending on the year you use this reading schedule). Pentecost is the day Israel celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments through Moses...
All the blessings of the Lord are in our Lord Jesus Christ. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 Here, “Peace” in the Greek means “to join peace”, to...
All Scripture is given by the inspiration of God. As we read the Scriptures given this week, we can expect that they will profit us for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, so that we—as matured sons and daughters of God—may be...
The Kingdom of God is not, “What if?”, but “God is!” Sunday morning early, while praying, the Lord spoke this phrase into my heart, “The Kingdom of God is not, ‘What if?’, but ‘God is!’” Immediately, I knew the Lord was expanding my heart by restricting my mind from...
