*1.* “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” *2* “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with…
Servant leadership takes spiritual maturity for leadership assertiveness. Jacob was ninety-seven years old when he finally recognised the truth that spiritual maturity takes a lifetime encounter. What? But only after the Angel of the Lord had dislocated his hip joint! Only after a lifetime of trying to do it himself did Jacob cease his struggle. And until Jacob ‘slept with his fathers’, his expensive limp was an ever-present reminder in his flesh. Jacob found no shortcuts to maturity, no shortcuts…
Have you not heard that there are no shortcuts to sanctification? Sanctification is a lifetime advancement and growth in trusting God. Seeking a shortcut through spiritual experience will lead to a spiritual cul-de-sac. Attempting to please God in the courage of the old sin nature will meet with a deadlock. Searching deep for blessings in the wrong cisterns will lead to sacred dryness. There are no shortcuts to maturity, a lifetime growth in trusting God. Here it is: “Being confident…
*1.* “It changes direction, turning around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it on the face of the inhabited earth.” *2* “Jerusalem sinned greatly, Therefore she has become an unclean thing. All who honored her despise her Because they have seen her nakedness; Even she herself groans and turns away.” *3* “Therefore, thus says the Lord, “If you return, then I will restore you—Before Me you will stand; And if you extract the precious from the…
Someone once asked a question, “why the need for the supernatural turn around? Another asked, “Why would humans not be satisfied with today’s natural blessing?” An upward response provokes another, “is a natural blessing not good enough to sustain humans?” And more! Have you not heard that in a man’s journey of progress, there are obstacles retarding, discouraging, and stopping him finally? There are obstacles on the way, then, the need for supernatural attainment! God is saying, “I’ve paid the…
You can only do your best! You must receive God’s blessing and cooperate with Him to bless the gifts He gave you. Sustainability is of the Lord, and He will make it happens for you. When you’ve done all that you can-you’ve implored, accepted, and remained in confidence, there comes when you need to deliver it. Stop attempting to drive it to end up working, quit losing rest, and delivery control. God won’t take you somewhere where He will not…
*1.* “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit…
For you and I, it is ‘just as you are’: “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” (Galatians 4:6, NKJV). As God’s children, we have been accepted to God’s family, born in the Beloved, never to be rejected, just as we are, because in Christ Jesus, God chose us for Himself before the foundation of the world. You are adopted as God’s beloved child and sealed…
Yes, God has removed our transgressions! Have you not heard that as God’s children, we are no longer have to fear anything? As His children by our faith in Christ Jesus, we are no longer to fear the consequences of our past: “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:12, KJV). As a child of God, you no longer have to fear the consequences of your past! Christ…
*1.* “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.” *2* “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” *3* “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies…