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“Giving all diligence add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge” 2 Peter 1:5 This little nugget of truth tucked away in the progressive path of growth is a command to be fully committed to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; for without faith, it is impossible to please God. Once our faith is established the first attribute is to add Virtue, even before knowledge. Now, why should we acquire the qu...

“As a prisoner of the Lord, I beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.” Ephesians 4:1 Many have read this scripture numerous times not taking into consideration that a calling is a part of your job, perhaps in ministry, or perhaps in different areas but it is what you do. The request is to know what your calling is and then how to perform with lowliness and gentleness....

“I, therefore, a prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.” Ephesians 4:1 Life is not to be lived in a sloppy casual indifference of selfish indulgence. This approach is not limited to any age group. We do expect, as growth and training take place, to see a maturity in thinking and knowing how to make good decisions. The calling is already given to...

“If anyone does not come to ME and does not hate this father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26 Now that is really a hard saying about what love is all about. Words have meanings and without hearing the heart of the speaker we can certainly come to the wrong conclusions. We all like to hear soft sayings that bring...

“The sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:3 The Shepherd’s Voice brings assurance and security when we hear Him speak. There are times in our walk where certain unknowns produce uncertain emotions that confuse hearing. Fear will slip in and replace the sheep’s ability to listen to the Shepherd. Fear has many entanglements, and we get caught up in co...

“With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” Psalms 119: 10-11 How do you hide God's word in the heart? Romans 12 gives us a clue – Renew your mind in the mind of God – His word. Why is it important to renew our minds? Because only there can we find our purpose in life. Only in God's wo...

“If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 In the season we are living, having a powerful authority you can depend on for wisdom, in walking through the waters of uncertainty every day, is a tremendous gift to each one who wants to be a part of God’s family. God is love and wants those desiring to accept His gift to also accept His purpose in offering — “all...

“If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the Truth is in Jesus.” Ephesians 4:21 How we live is determined by what we believe. If Truth is in Jesus, then why do we have such corruption in our lives? Why do the daily struggles far out way the confident victories that are said to be ours?” There is a saying, “There must be a cross before there can be a crown.” The cross we need t...

“Believe in your heart that God has raised Him (Jesus) from the dead and you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 Beliefs are vital to a person in establishing who they are and this passage deals with the belief of WHO God is. We have blended our beliefs with the cultural and secular world mixing percepts and concepts that will never work together. It is like oil and water. Oil is lighter and floats to the...

“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5 We know out of the heart proceed all the issues of life, but how does that relate to a heart purpose? Does the heart plan on good or evil? What influences the heart in revealing what is the priority on which the heart thinks? In the physical world a heart not working right brings trouble to al...

“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits.” Proverbs 16:2 We think we have our lives under control from our perspective and need no other help. A few bumps here and there, coping but never soaring, and often wanting to hibernate to escape living with everyday life. Whether it is relationships of being ignored, hassled, or living with the results of our own po...

When you meet someone there is usually an introduction of your name and then something about what you do. It takes a name to make what you do important. Telling someone what you do without a name is incomplete to our identity. Likewise, part of our identity as members of God’s family is our being an ambassador to show people what the family of God should look like in today’s world. Many times, we...

“The spirit of a man will be his support and sustain him when he is ill, but a broken and crushed spirit, who can bear.” Proverbs 18:14 How do you handle and react to frustration and troubling conflicts? Some explode, some turn their backs and ignore the hurt and pain, others carry it inside and have unusual Defense Mechanisms that are hard to recognize. When we want to be strong in spirit we must...

"Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things" Romans 2:1. Defense mechanisms are ways that we react to conflict in order to maintain our self-esteem and avoid anxiety. They are used when we need to reduce emotional conflict or soften feelings of failure or disappointment. However...

“Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be healthy to your flesh, and strength to your bones.” Proverbs 3:7-8 Denial and Rationalization are two defenses we run to when we believe our own wisdom is the best choice for making decisions. This may not be a deliberate but a place to run to in need to survive and not wanting to work through the difficult discipline...

“The wisdom of the prudent (sensible) is to understand his way but the folly (foolishness) of fools is deceit.” Proverbs 14:8   Christianity has cracked the door open to ways of the world becoming acceptable in the life of the Church, and we don’t even recognize the tangle web that has been woven into our thinking. Rather than accepting the fact that we are called to lay down our lives for others...

  “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4   Modern psychology is the perfect substitute for God playing in our lives with our own intellect an...

  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6   What is a simple definition of secular Psychology? A study of the natural, our natures, how they function, and how to fix what is wrong.  Sounds like a good idea except they want to solve all our problems with man’s solution...

“Don’t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men’s thoughts and ideas, instead of on what Christ has said. For in Christ there is all of God in a human body; so you have everything when you know Christ and you are filled with God through your union with Christ. He is the highest Ruler, with authority over every other power.” Colossian...

  “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10   One of the beliefs we entertain and promote is the religious lie that to be spiritual and useful in our walk with the Lord as believers, w...

“Do not lie one to another since you have put off the old man with his deeds.” Colossians 3:9 How many of us have experienced, The Blame Game: “It’s your fault”, “You made me so mad” ”You hurt my feelings or you don’t meet my needs” Have these thoughts ever crossed your mind and you used the silent treatment to make someone feel guilty?” How about lashing out in a verbal frenzy assuring the other...

“Do not lie to each other. You have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.” Colossians 3:9 Biblical meaning of a lie: To practice deceit, falsehood, and treachery either by word or action. It is the exact opposite of the truth. The sanctity of truth is fundamental in biblical teaching since it is based on the nature and character of God. Therefore, to despise truth is to despise...

“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ” Colossians 2:8 What comprises vain philosophy and empty deceit? At the entry-level is Humanism – traditions having basic concepts that make man a law unto himself.  He can solve all problems and there is no need of God....

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 Our world in general has lost or denied the fear of the Lord. Without that wisdom, we are opened to man’s wisdom and the most common definition is “Humanism: faith in man, in science, in education.” Man will use reason, not divine revelation, as the guide for moral action and education;...

In John 1:1 The Word of God is declared to be GOD - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:14 The Word became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ - "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 14:6 Confirms life that lasts comes through Jesus...