Posts with the tag “easter”

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.      Romans 8:11 We can have resurrection life now, not just after we pass from this life. His Spirit dwells in us now, and gives us the power to change our lives. We can move from a life of dead works, we all th...  Read More

We all know it. Life is hard. We suffer loss of all kinds. Terrible things happen to us, to our loved ones, and in the world around us. Sin and death create pain that can be overwhelming, and for these things the world has no sufficient answers    But consider the following verses that speak of suffering and difficulty:                  Romans 8:18-27                               For I consider t...  Read More

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.Galatians 5:22-23            As a Christian, the fruit of the spirit as described here in Galatians is something we should all want. If you're like me, it can also be quite difficult at times to attain, or if we do attain it, something happens a...  Read More

John 1:14“14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”John 9:31-32“31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”In a world where the truth seems to be both increasingly avail...  Read More

“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.”Romans 11:33-36 ESVYou can never overestimate God. His ...  Read More

Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."                The words of this verse are from Jesus as he spoke to His disciples right before He was taken into Heaven. In context, this verse is speaking of being witnesses for Christ, but it's clear that we will only ...  Read More

Matthew 9:36“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”Compassion is an emotion that moves us toward others. The word comes from the Latin compati, meaning “to suffer with.” True compassion does not remain distant or detached. It draws us near to those who are hurting and stirs us to care for them.Jesus is compassion...  Read More

Everlasting to everlasting. The thought of the being with no beginning and no end spirals our minds doesn’t it? Yet this is the very nature of God.  Read More

Being led by the Spirit is similar to "walking with God," which is an active participation. Being led is more of a passive action, a submissive dependence on the Holy Spirit.  Read More

Ultimately, obedience depends on who is being obeyed. For the Christian, our highest concern is obedience to God (Acts 5:29). And if we want to see perfect obedience, we look to Christ — who submitted His will, His life, and His death to the Father.   Read More

True sovereignty involves both the right or authority to rule and the power to exercise that right. When we proclaim God to be sovereign over all, we are proclaiming these two things simultaneously!   Read More

Have you ever felt guilty for doing or saying something wrong? I know I have. That prick of your conscience comes from the Holy Spirit, which was sent into the world on the day of Pentecost, and is quite capable of letting us know that we're on a path that is not in alignment with God's will for us. The Spirit "convicts" us, then we have a choice to make. Do we repent (change direction), or do we continue on a path of sin?   Read More

Biblical humility is not self-deprecation or weakness. It is a truthful, sober understanding of oneself before the Lord. For Christ—who is the Lord—humility meant the voluntary veiling of His divine glory (not the surrender of His divinity) in the weakness of human flesh. If anyone could claim visible glory, it was Him. Yet He “did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.”   Read More