Have Faith

My child, don’t shrink back. Have faith! Faith that I will bring to pass what I have spoken to you in My Word. Now is not the time to waver. Hold fast. Stand firm in your faith. You will see My Mighty Hand moving. You will experience My plan and purpose unfolding. Watch with a holy expectation and see My goodness and faithfulness come on earth as it is in heaven.

Prize It Above All Else

Our freedom in Christ is described in the Bible as a prize—a gift to be cherished. The Apostle Paul fought hard to make sure God’s people would not be fraudulently stripped of their prize of freedom. But free for what? Not free to continue in sin, but free to enjoy unbroken relationship with God without having to work for it. Satan himself is behind this fraud—a deception which runs rampant throughout the church today.
      Don’t be fooled into believing you’re not good enough to enjoy God’s goodness—that you must always do better to earn His love. It’s simply not true. “As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,” Colossians 2:6 says. Which of us was worthy of Him, in and of ourselves, when He first saved us? Yet God counted us worthy. And if worthy then, let’s live in Him as worthy now.

The Kindness Of God

“But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”  Titus 3:4-7

Spiritual Gifts

My child, do not neglect the spiritual gift within you. The gift I have given you does not look like someone else’s gift. It’s unique to you and your purpose. Do not compare yourself with anyone. Focus on and be absorbed in what I have called YOU to do, so that your progress will be evident to all. 1 Timothy 4:14-15

In Christ!

In Jesus Christ, God’s word is taught, yet Jesus is much more—He is the embodiment of God’s Word itself. He is the cradle and splendor of all beauty, but He is more—He is beauty itself. He is the fount of all truth, yet He is more—He is truth itself. He is the source of all wisdom, but still He is more—He is wisdom itself. Colossians 2:3 says, “in Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,”

Jesus our Lord is the giver of all grace. From Him all life springs forth and has meaning, but still He is more—He proclaims, “I AM the life!” He is the fountain of love, but again, He is far more than that—He is love! “In Him!” the Apostle Paul writes over and over again. Without even a hint of apology Paul insists that “Christ is all, and in all.” Col. 3:11. (Inspired by A.W. Tozer)