I discover when our hearts are filled with the work of the Spirit and Word then to be grateful and joyful is not a difficult thing to do. It is like “flowing water” that just radiates within us that is expressed from our words and body language. The eyes of our hearts become easy to…
In my mind there are many verses that appear and provide deep understanding. I also became aware that this condition is called living in the Spirit. Romans 8:5 (NKJV) For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the…
Isaiah 40:3-5 (TLB) Listen! I hear the voice of someone shouting, “Make a road for the Lord through the wilderness; make him a straight, smooth road through the desert. Fill the valleys; level the hills; straighten out the crooked paths, and smooth off the rough spots in the road. The glory of the Lord will…
Beware the spirit of familiarity that makes our inners ‘cold, dismayed, and lukewarm’ when interacting with divine things. Be alert! When we hear the same things over and over again, read the same verses of Scripture, and do the same things, we may start to feel dull and think it’s normal. It’s precarious! Take immediate…
Weddings are filled with ideas, and lots of them include the guest list. Right from who will get a plus someone whether or not you need to have a B-List, it can be hard to know where you should draw the queue with people that feel entitled to a chair at your big working day….
Acts 1:8 (NIV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The phrase “comes on you” (Acts 1:8) is written in the Greek word “Eperchomai” which can be translated as:…
Isaiah 40:3-5 (NIV): “A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the…
The explosive power of spiritual awakening is largely determined by the focusing power that we have: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV) Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that…