Holy Spirit
Talent vs. Character
Don’t shoot me down in flames! The role of character is one of the most difficult areas to discuss regarding spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:4–11) and the revelatory gifts (prophecy, word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discerning of spirits). Our character needs to be in a place to uphold these gifts! Although, you may want…
Spark a Wildfire
But how can people call on him for help if they’ve not yet believed? And how can they believe in one they’ve not yet heard of? And how can they hear the message of life if there is no one there to proclaim it? Romans 10:14, The Passion Translation God asked me to picture a wildfire….
Is It the Nature and Character of God?
Through the years, I have learned to apply a simple test that has kept me from falling into traps of deception. There are a lot of theories and predictions circulating right now. I desire to receive the things that are true and right and dismiss the deception and misleading information. Discerning the chaff from the…
A Look at the Life of Noah
Developing our heart and life to walk with God is the only solution for facing the future with any real hope of overcoming. What if we made all of our decisions with intentions to yield to the Spirit, no matter how He is guiding us? Reflecting on the life of Noah from the book of…
Mind Your Head
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and…
Shake Off the Beast
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand…And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. Acts 28: 3, 5 Paul had been through a lot in the days preceding this…