Self-Discipline and Discipline within God’s Family
The Lord entrusts His discipline of us to three different parties: The Holy Spirit Before He went to the cross, Jesus told his disciples that it’s for their benefit that He should go. He told them that another would be sent on His behalf to teach them. John 14:25-26 [NIV] 25″All this I have spoken […]
Sanctification and Discipline
In the last few posts, we began a discussion about the work of sanctification: The Holy Spirit given to us by God will initiate and carry out a process to sanctify our spirit, soul and body, making us perfect in the day of the Lord, and suitable to be His Bride. But there is another […]
Spiritual Fruits
In our last series, we mentioned spiritual growth and maturity as the process and end of the spiritual life God gives to us. Just like a tree, it takes time for spiritual growth to develop from being merely a seed into a full grown tree and bear fruit. But to a farmer, the most pleasant […]
The Father’s Business
As we are first adopted back into the Family of God, we begin to fellowship with Him as a son with his father. We will live in His love, security and provision. But more than this, the Father will begin to teach us and impart His Likeness to us. The Father’s heart is to have […]
How the Enemy Helped Eve Doubt God
In the Garden, Satan tempted Eve to mistrust God’s good judgment: “You will surely die,” he said. Oh, how subtle is the devil! He challenged the judgment of God by pointing to an immediate consequence (death or no death) when the main issue was obeying God. He wedged himself between Man and God by getting […]
The Fall
God gave Man everything, but we chose to live this life without His guidance. This has led us to misery, pain, and death. God desires that we be His children, that we grow into His Likeness, in perfect fellowship and community, governing His creations on earth. After choosing our own way, natural Man is now […]
Back to Glory
We’ve been discussing how God created us in both His image and His likeness. And how we subsequently feel from that likeness, yet how daily, we are transformed more and more back into the glory and likeness of God – a process which will not be perfected until the end of time. God created you […]
The Old Testament Explains Prosperity
Yesterday we discussed a prosperity which is attained by wisdom and insight into the secrets of God. Such prosperity can only be obtained with a pure and devout heart. Let us look at a Psalm to see how clearly this is taught in the OT. Ps 1:1-3 [NASB95] 1How blessed is the man who does […]
Wisdom is the Key to Prosperity
Yesterday we discussed Adam and Eve. The Garden that Adam and Eve walked in was very different from our backyard garden and very different from the state of this fallen world today. It is imperative for us to know that the Kingdom is not of this world. So the essence of prosperity is not about […]
God’s Original Plan to Prosper Man
About 500 years later, after the Israelites were delivered out of Egypt led by Moses, God brought them into the wilderness at Mount Sinai. There He gave them the Law through Moses and He laid out peculiar terms about how He will prosper and curse them on condition of their obedience to the Law He […]