Outposts

Stand UP Church, we've got to get to our feet! The word for “standing up” and “standing” was used extensively in the O.T., over 1000 times this expression is used in one capacity or another…. many times the entire nation of Israel was called to “stand before the Lord” in solemn assemblies…. The phrase “stand before Him” is an expression of dedication, allegiance, and service. Joseph stood before P...

Eye Level “Eye level” means getting next to people where your eyes and their eyes are on the same level, physically, metaphorically, and spiritually…. just like the Lord did with mankind through Jesus Christ…He got eye level with us. Up until the advent of Jesus Christ, the Lord was not “eye level” with us, but when Jesus came to town, God got right where He could look straight in the eyes of mank...

And So It Goes - Even So Even so, we go on... and so it goes... on and on...   - - -    Related: https://livinginhisname.org/and-so-it-goes-even-so/   Support: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

Faith Despite Dark Clouds - All other ground is sinking sand.   - - -   Related: https://livinginhisname.org/meanderings/   Support: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

The clock is ticking, where are you? Jesus is coming back, and when the righteous are removed… the world will be left with nothing but the sound of their own breath and what remains of the world around them… how will it all look if there are no God-infused people around?   - - -   Related: https://livinginhisname.org/tick-tock/   Support: Venmo | Living In His Name Ministries PayPal. Me

The Strugglers - Da' Struggle Be Real! The topic is struggling and those in the Kingdom of God who struggle forward, whom i’ve dubbed “The Strugglers” for their valiance and passion to find some way to wrap their fingers and hands in the robes of God Himself.  We struggle to get up a hill and not fall backward, and then we struggle to get down the same hill trying to not fall forward.  Even so, th...

The Name above all names - Jesus! God has given Jesus a crown of glory and honor and a good name, and having put everything under the feet of the Son, Jesus has dominion over all the works of His hands, including all animals, creatures, all birds and insects, all things which travel the pathways of the sea, in the earth, under the earth, and all the Heavens above. The name of Jesus is excellent in...

Poem of The Evening The summer evening seems like a conclusion to something somehow…the air is thick over the pavement and steadily cooling under the trees…there are car washers, hedge trimmers, lawn mowers, plan makers, and lawn rakers, twittering birds in trees settling in for the coming night… occasionally there are echoes of laughing children as moms urge them toward their evening chores.  The...

Fruit of the Spirit - Love …is it really a secondhand emotion, and more importantly… is it just an emotion?  How can something which is sometimes considered “second hand” according to worldly standards, be a top priority with God and necessary for the repair of the universe? The three fountains of God’s heart are love, joy, and peace… He oozes all three at a steady rate throughout the universe; co...

Fruit of the Spirit - Joy Joy is associated with gladness, which can be a wonderful habit-forming inclination of the heart…it’s just downright contagious. How many of us see the Lord as a grouchy, unspoken, judgmental, person who seems to thrill at taunting us with silence and faintness? C’mon, be honest, you know who you are that thinks that stuff, i know i sure have. i think it’s a great questio...

Fruit of the Spirit - Longsuffering Longsuffering – patiently enduring while diligently clinging to the promise that God will do what He said He would do, and when He does, it will be a testimony to all who see. In the meantime, we develop an understanding of the Lord, coming to a better perception of what is in our hearts along with knowing God’s details.   - - -   Related: https://livinginhisnam...

Fruit of the Spirit - Kindness It is a kindness to keep our word…not keeping our word is a subtle betrayal, which isn’t something only common to enemies….it happens with the greatest frequency and impact with those closest to us.  It is kind to be loyal, and kind to be honest, yet still practicing kindness in our being honest.   - - -    Related: https://livinginhisname.org/fots-extended-hands-of-...

Fruit of the Spirit - Goodness Goodness is intrinsic and essential to good works. From God’s perspective, doing good things is not His definition of “good works”.  In order to have “good works”, the foundational element of our character must be “goodness”… ”good” being born of God, because the Lord our God is the sole possessor of “good” in the universe… He is the standard of goodness.  From God’s...

Fruit of the Spirit - Faithfulness Faithfulness is the concept of unfailingly remaining loyal to someone or something and putting that loyalty into consistent practice, regardless of extenuating circumstances.  If we’ve promised someone to be somewhere at a certain time, regardless of if something better comes along, we do what we’ve said.  If we’ve given our word to our kids to do something and t...

Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness Gentleness and humility … humility being the driving motivation behind gentleness…. they are two important words representing character attributes, typically, only obtained thru the school of affliction. i believe, one of the outcomes of affliction…IS humility. None of us, wholeheartedly, go there, but, you know, there are some things which are only gotten by going...

Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control Proverbs 1:1-3, “These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.” The word “discipline” there is the English transliterat...

Ultimate Words “Always“, and “Never” are, what i call, ultimate words. There are very few things in this life we live which are “always“, and “never“, but yet in the Bible there are ultimate words used, and i believe the Lord wants us to be involved with His ultimate intent and purpose, thus He uses ultimate words for us to ultimately trust Him and ultimately believe Him. Ultimate – to the utter m...

Good Leadership I think servants make great leaders! If we are sitting at home studying our scripture, not moving out to where we can give away what we’ve got, what good is the work God does in our heart?  What good are our doctrines of faith if we aren’t exercising those doctrines we’ve secured from scripture beyond the church, our safe place to operate?  Jesus made Himself of no reputation, He w...