Reflections
Greetings and blessings to all of you. It’s all about Christ. We are God’s children in Christ Jesus. We have been baptized into Christ. We are clothed with Christ. All believers are one in Christ Jesus. We belong to Christ and thanks to Him we are spiritual descendants of Abraham and heirs of the King. How do we know all of this? The Holy Spirit of course. The Holy Spirit works not only to give us awareness of the truth; He works to convince us of the truth. He convicts us of sin and of righteousness. I may think or realize, for example that it is wrong to steal. Yet if that realiz...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. When Jesus was no longer to be present on earth physically, He promised the Holy Spirit to be sent as God’s own presence within us. And because we have this divine presence in us, we are never abandoned. There were times that Jesus let us know about the Holy Spirit. Recall the Spirit that had descended as a dove to Jesus at His baptism (John 1:32). Remember Nicodemus. He had been told of the need to be born of water and the Spirit. (John 3:5). Then we have the woman at the well in Samaria. She was told that those who would worship God acceptably mus...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. We saints do not speak of the Holy Spirit much. We speak about God; about Jesus. But for whatever reason we do not speak on the Holy Spirit. We cannot live the Christian life without the Holy Spirit. “For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God” (I Cor. 2:11) The Holy Spirit is a person (not a force) who knows the things of God and reveals to us what he Himself knows. Countless sincere believers are going astray by trying to ge...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. The filling or controlling of the Holy Spirit is a profound reality in the believers. Scripture teaches that the Holy Spirit is a Person. He is not an “it” -He is God. He is the essence of Jesus imparted to believers. It can be difficult to fully explain the Trinity. How can our finite minds take in God who is expressed in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit? It is also difficult to explain the Holy Spirit; however, He can be explained by some of His attributes. The Bible teaches us that the Holy Spirit is all power...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. The Word of God says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” (Ex. 20:3) What does that mean for us in this day and age? Violating that commandment today for us is worshipping me, myself and I, other people, materialistic possessions such as your retirement home to come or your family or your car. In the OT they worshipped golden calves, they worshipped Molech; which included the murder of infants as a pagan sacrifice. They worshipped Dagon who was associated with farming, harvesting, and the anointing of kings. Did you know that God has ma...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Scripture teaches us about wisdom. The Word speaks of “the value of wisdom”. In Proverbs 2 it says, “If you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding... yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding; if you seek it like silver and search for it as hidden treasures then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding; He stores up...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. For such a time as this. It is a time when we as believers must begin to shine a bright light in our dark world. We are called to Holiness; to begin to live out our new nature in our secular- pluralistic culture. In Psalm 119:10 it says, “I seek you with all my heart do not let me stray from your commands.” We need to stop making excuses for our living in sin or spiritual immaturity like the carnality that was found in the Corinthian’s church. Stop saying and acting on thoughts such as… I’m only human. God knows my heart&hel...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Why does the church exist? As you know a lot of people have found it a non-essential? They believe Zoom is good enough. But have you really probed the Scriptures to see what is said about the purpose of the Church? Here are some reasons. You may think of others. (A) is it to present the gospel to the lost? (B) is it to bring hope to the hurting? (C) is it to provide a place for worship and instruction? (D) is it to equip saints for the work of the ministry? (E) Is it to support family values? (F) to prepare children for life? (G) to provide for the needy?...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Times are changing. Are they changing toward the best or the worst? If you listen to some of the prosperity preachers you will believe that you can live “your best life now”. As Christians we live a life that a follower of Christ lives. Talk with Paul about that. He gave his testimony after he was beaten and thrown in prisoner for preaching the gospel. Talk with Peter who said, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil (as a roaring lion) walketh about seeking whom he may devour”. (1 Peter 5:8) In 2 Tim.3:13 it says,...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Are you content with your lifestyle? Are you experiencing a life of satisfaction? In John 4:1-26 the woman at the well was looking for something. Five husbands and the one she was currently with was not her husband. A song by the late Otis Redding said, “I can’t get no satisfaction (2x) but I tried (3x) but I can’t get no satisfaction.” What did she need? A personal vital relationship with Jesus Christ. This lady had a spiritual need even though she thought she had a physical/emotional need. It is amazing how many people today are ...
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