(John 15:26)…..”But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. The Holy Spirit’s desire and purpose is to help you, not to hinder you. The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity of God. It is difficult for humans to understand how there can be only one God, as the Scriptures teach, and yet be three distinct persons of the Godhead. So do not let it be an obstacle for …
(Matthew 9:29)…..Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” God responds to faith. God blesses people who have faith. Don’t you appreciate people who have faith in you? Well, God appreciates people who have faith in Him. But His reason is not selfish, as ours may be. God knows His ways are right and bring blessing, while protecting people from harm. So, when we have faith in God, we will follow His instructions, and the world will be a better place.
When everyone has faith …
Like everyone else who followed Jesus, Judas was probably expecting Jesus Christ to overthrow Rome and break the yoke of Roman oppression and deliver Israel, establishing a restored kingdom, and richly reward His followers. But every day Judas and the other disciples witnessed the character and compassion of Christ, they heard His words and they saw His works. Every single day was a display of the grace of God for Judas and for the rest of the twelve.
A study of Judas’ life reveals that he enjoyed many of the same …
(2 Timothy 2:1-7)…..You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. 5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not …
The greatest event of history, is the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When the two women called Mary came to the tomb on the morning after Christ rose, they were greeted by an angel of the Lord with these words: “He is not here; for He is risen as He said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead …..” (Matthew 28:6-7). In this passage, we find four imperatives of the …
Compassionate Lord, Your mercies have brought me to the dawn of another day. Vain will be its gift unless I grow in grace, increase in knowledge, ripen for spiritual harvest. Let me this day know You as You are, love You supremely, serve You wholly, admire You fully. Through grace let my will respond to You, knowing that power to obey is not in me, but that Your free love alone enables me to serve You. Here then is my empty heart, overflow it with Your choicest gifts; here is my
(Psalm 16:1-2)…..Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. 2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.”
Why is it that David can trust God? Why can we trust Him? Because He is Lord (my Lord) – (Adonay; Ad-o-noy) – He has authority and power, and is matchless in His being. David wrote – “The LORD said to my Lord…” – (Psalm 110:1). Thomas said, “My Lord and my God!” – (John 20:27-28)…
(Romans 8:32)…..He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Most people approach prayer as an exercise in convincing God to help. They think they must twist God’s arm, or promise to do something, in order to get God to give them anything. The New Testament paints a different picture. God not only is a willing giver, but has already given! He is not holding back on us in any way! When He …
Look at the mess this world is in today. This is the result of generations of people rejecting the true God of heaven and worshiping the creature (His creation) more than it worships Him (Romans 1). Are you afraid of what you see? How do we act in this ungodly world as Christians?
(2 Timothy 1:6-8)…..6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, …
(Matthew 26:36-46)…..36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let …
