Featured Blog Posts – October 2010 Archive (19)

Philippians 3:12 -- But I keep going on, trying to grasp that purpose for which Christ Jesus grasped me.



Psalm 63:1 -- O God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You: my inner self thirsts for you, in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.

OBSERVATIONS



I do not want to just give mental assent to Christian doctrine.



I want to see,…

Philippians 3:20 -- For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.



Paul spoke not about going to heaven someday, but about living as citizens of heaven today....specifically "from" heaven toward earth.



We have the privilege of representing heaven "in this world" so that we might bring a manifestation of heaven "to this…

Hebrews 11:1 -- Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.



As a deed enables me to lay claim to property that belongs to me, so my faith enables me to lay claim to God's promises that belong to me.



Observation



If I build my faith -- my title deed -- on God's word, it won't matter if the devil hits my body,…

Hebrews 4:12 -- For the word of God is living and powerful............



For one who has faith in the word of God, there is nothing impossible. There are no impossibilities when there is faith....and there are no exceptions.....



Observation



My faith in God's word is not just an abiding faith; it is active -- it is aggressive by nature.…

2 Corinthians 4:13 -- We have the same spirit of faith as he (the psalmist) who wrote, 'I have believed and therefore have spoken.' We too believe, and therefore we speak.



To speak by faith is simply to speak words that agree with the word of God instead of the circumstances around you.... It's speaking from your spirit instead of from your mind.



The Bible tells us that God uses words…

1 Corinthians 2:16 -- For who has know or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ, the Messiah, and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. (AMP)



First Corinthians 6:17 says that when you were joined to the Lord you became one spirit with Him. He came into union with you so that He can talk to your heart to heart -- His…

1 Corinthians 15:4,6 -- And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures. After that, He was seen of above five hundred brethern at once.



Before you can receive the fire of the Spirit, you must want it. Perhaps that is why only 120 appeared out of 500 brethern in the upper room.





Into Action



Name 3 things that you do daily to…

Major Benefits Of Receiving Jesus Christ as Your Lord and Savior

Mark 9:23 -- "What do you mean, 'If you can'? said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes.

Hebrews 5:11 -- Concerning this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull in your (spiritual) hearing and sluggish (even slothful in achieving spiritual insight).



They were not in need of hearing aids; rather their inward man had digressed to become insensitive to spiritual things.



The Holy Spirit does not communicate to our head but to our spirit. You can be a believer for…

John 15:7,8 -- "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."



Some are willing to spend hours in prayer asking for a miracle instead of planting the word of God in their hearts, which in time would produce the miracle. Prayer is what water and fertilizer are to a seed. They help the word release it's…

Acts 3:6,7 -- But Peter said, silver and gold I do not have; but what I do have, that I give to you: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk! Then he took hold of the man's right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankle bones became strong and steady.



Part of the problem is this: we are accustomed only to doing things for God that are not impossible. If God doesn't show up and help us, we can still succeed.…

Faith is the confident speaking of God’s word:

Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit. He said, "There was once a judge in some city who never gave God a thought and cared nothing for people. A widow in that city kept…

Matthew 6:33 -- "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things whall be added to you."

We all have things that we perceive that we need. What does God have to say to us about these concerns?

According to Matthew 6:31, He tells us, "Do not worry." God cares about us having these things. He wants us to have all these things. In fact, He wants all these things added to…