God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets (1 Corinthians 2:10, NLT). The opposite of deep would be shallow. In Corinthians, the Apostle Paul explains that the Spirit reveals to us the deep secrets of God – not the shallow or the superficial. What …
Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching (2 Timothy 4:2, NLT). Something unique and supernatural occurs when I preach a sermon. When we listen to a speech, it’s words to brain. When I preach, something else happens. Instead …
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” (Luke 11:13, NASB1995) In Luke 11:1, the disciples ask Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Jesus then instructs them in prayer. Jesus first gives a shortened version …
It is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent (Philippians 1:9-10, ESV). The evil spirits of this age specialize in confusion and distraction. Guaranteed, if you have something important to do today, even knowing that you have a task assigned by …
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God are children of God (Romans 8:14). The Spirit softly nudges you daily. Are you aware of this leading? I grew up in a church with an inadequate theology of the Spirit. Yes, we believed in the Spirit of God, but He existed in the …
Jesus said, “If anyone drinks the living water I give them, they will never be thirsty again. For when you drink the water I give you, it becomes a gushing fountain of the Holy Spirit, flooding you with endless life!” John 4:14 Happiness isn’t about God’s Spirit directed toward you. It isn’t about you as a …
Someone says, “The Spirit just told me.” How do you sense, “Is this the Spirit?” I knew nothing of art until I married my wife. Then I learned primary colors, perspective, and the rule of thirds. I learned that Picasso was a genius and that the crayon drawings of my children were not, even though …
A friend of mine wrote a song, “Somebody’s Prayin’.” Somebody’s prayin’, I can feel it. Somebody’s prayin’ for me. Mighty hands are guiding me, to protect me from what I can’t see. Lord, I believe, Lord I believe, somebody’s prayin’ for me. John G. Elliott You might be surprised by who is praying for you …
Then on the most important day of the feast, the last day, Jesus stood and shouted out to the crowds – “All you thirsty ones, come to me! Come to me and drink! Believe in me so that rivers of living water will burst out from within you, flowing from your innermost being, just like the …
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 To walk in the peace, power, and provision of God, you must make the correct theological acquisition of the Spirit. Theologies can both grieve or quench the Spirit – by explaining to God what He can’t do or telling …