Shema
Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and …
Abide in Me
While thinking through what it means to abide in Christ, here His words come through. So Jesus was saying to those […] who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are …
Listen to Me
“While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” – Matt 17:5 …
Christ Above All
I have often thought that to know Christ is to love Him. When I suppose it is possible to know about Him or of Him. To understand what He has done or to His status …
The Life of Belief
What does it mean to believe in Jesus, the Son of the living God? Believing in Jesus is more than believing facts about him. It is trusting him. For our own sake, He demands that …
Come to Me
Those who God the Father has given to Jesus will become His. A chosen people who are given faith to believe will hear His voice and will come to Him. From a state of spiritual …
Lose It All
Harsh, it seems. However, the warning is an act of enormous mercy during this time of grace. It is what we are called to do, both for believers and unbelievers alike. If we do not, …
Grave Condition
“Their throat is an open grave” Cited from Ps. 14:1-4 are the words that clearly spell out the condition of people who are separated from God. As again referenced by Rom. 3:11-18, the specifics are …
Trace of a Saint
Higher Calling Set apart and called for a purpose isolated, narrow, and exceedingly difficult to live. To press and to strive, to be willing to go and do. To produce and make certain the miracle …
276 Souls
On the verge of shipwreck, Paul the Apostle as a prisoner of Rome is with a crew of sailors, soldiers, and prisoners on a vessel bound for Italy. They were about 276 persons in all …
Forsaken King
The Lord Jesus, our King, once forsaken by not only God the Father in our atonement but by His apostles beforehand. First Judas, when Satan entered into him to betray the Lord. Then Peter, with …
The Gathering
The will of the living God sets in advance eternal outcomes. It is made sure through all of creation and through the faith of His people. More specifically, it is faith as a spiritual dimension …
Wandering Soul
“And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.” In sadness and darkness and terror did the unhappy wretch set out upon his wanderings. Yet not in solitude. Even in …
Face Like The Sun
In Matthew 17, an amazing thing happens. Centuries ago four men head up to a high mountain where they came upon a situation that brought about wonder, deep reverence, and distress. While three of them …
The Winnowing Fork
The winnowing fork in Matt 3:11-12 refers to the separation of both the repentant and the unrepentant. In my study today, it occurred to me that the chaff thrown into the unquenchable fire is the …
The Name Above All
The Lord (YHWH) is the name of elō·hîm (God). Elohim is plural for God; namely the Father, Son & Holy Spirit. YHWH is a Him who is three that bears one name elō·hîm among many …
Light Unto My Feet
There was a recent posting on a familiar blog site about how to know God’s will. It was in reference to George Mueller’s outline about how to understand, discern, or follow God’s will. In faith, …
Survived by Fire
According to the inerrant and inspired word of the Lord, there are specific rewards for accomplishments and work done through the faithfulness of His followers. There is a spectrum of reward at the judgment seat …
