Seems Ridiculous
Does the world appear hopeless and desperate? Do God’s promises for remedy seem ridiculous?
The world is hopeless and desperate because it is ruled by demonic powers. But that is not the whole picture. If God’s word seems ridiculous to you it is because your perception has been shaped by the current world’s point of view. The . . .
Will I Believe?
When Jesus spoke by the Spirit saying, Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; . . . because I go to the father, he spoke the words of the sovereign God to us. The same kind of words as those spoken by the Ancient of Days when he set the foundations of the earth; when He established the motions of . . .
Oh, Looky There!
Changing the Subject
The giant's taunts made the army of the Lord change the subject. They sat cowering around their fires talking food, weather, and the scandals in King Saul's court. They wondered, "When, how will our God come to deliver us from our foes?" They forgot that they were His army, the commissioned defense of God's people - the . . .
What to Live On
The new creation man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
The natural man, living from his darkened intellect and perceptions, converts or translates God's communication into (vain) images, idols and symbols - worshiping and satisfying himself with forms.
To the newly created man Spirit is substance. . . .
Adornments
In pursuit of your paramount desire - to enter and abide in the living God and Jesus Christ - all worthless things will necessarily fall off. All vain adornments, all riches, prestige and earthly honors will seem as dung.
You will stand immovable, having apprehended your Apprehender; having attained the want of your soul. . . .
The Good that Happens
Because God is so good at reclamation when bad things happen to people, is no proof that He’s the perpetrator of those things, or that He’s OK with them.
His preference instead is that we be the good that happens to people. We show and tell of the Savior’s compassionate heart and empowering grace.
We’re set as the head and . . .
