When we are born again, we are accepted in the Beloved. Another way of saying this is we are graced in the Graced One. In other words, we are completely and totally inside of Christ and inside His place as Son before the Father. We are holy and without blame before...
The law was given to Moses inside the glory of God. There in God’s glory God gave Moses the most perfect law that man would ever receive, until Christ. Christ eradicated sin and gave the Spirit for the ministry of the new covenant. Moses gave the law; Jesus gave...
Imagine yourself a young Moabite woman living amongst your own people, in your own land, when this strange family moves into your village. They are from the land of Israel, from a small village called Bethlehem. They have strange customs and beliefs. You feel...
Imagine a late night—strangers have been brought home by your father as you and your sister listen to the mob outside your house. The strangers disperse the mob. But now, they are telling your father he must get all his family and leave immediately for God was going...
Mansion Dwellers sounds regal. Not homeless or wanderers, not servants—but SONS living inside Christ! Our mansion is in Christ—Inside His inheritance, in His resurrection. He prepared this place for each of us, unique for each member of His body. It was prepared for...
“By grace we are saved through faith and that not of ourselves” the scriptures teach us. It is how we live, are healed and delivered and prosper. By grace through faith… Living by grace is the fruit of our faith. Grace comes through faith. Salvation, healing,...
Jesus was able to endure through joy. Joy is our strength in testings; and Jesus joy is ours to keep. When Jesus was preparing His disciples for His departure, He told of His leaving as a cause of sorrow, but that their sorrow would be turned into joy. He then made a...
Joy is powerful! The joy of the Lord is our strength. We are charged to rejoice always, and if so charged, we must be able to rejoice always. If God was to ask us to do what we cannot access on command, that would be cruel. But, we can access joy because joy is in His...
Fifty years ago the “Summer of Love” invaded the world as a generation who was told to “tune in, turn on, and drop out.” It was a turbulent time of internal unrest and civil disobedience. There was a war no one could relate to and drugs...
When Jesus was imparting to His disciples, with His final words, on the night of His betrayal, He told of the day of His resurrection. This would be when we would all know that He is in the Father and we are in Him and He is in us. He began to encourage His disciples...
