Gift of God

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you BELIEVED, you were MARKED in HIM with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 1:13 — The eternal gift of God includes the mark of God, the filling of the Holy Spirit. The Jewish…

Royal Privilege

As our heavenly Father’s own adopted Kings kids, we are all privileged to bear the name of Christ, and to represent the House of God as His servants. Jesus gave us His name so that we could represent the House of God, His Kingdom, His Way, His purpose, His Church, for His glory. Ephesians 1:14…

Stride Abiding

To walk in the Spirit, let us first drench our mind, and saturate our heart, as we savor all of John 15. Slowly we digest and assimilate the heavenly food our Father has given us. Learning to abide in Jesus, just like any other skill, takes effort and concentrated time each day. We read, and…

Gift of Faith

Jesus speaks to His disciples about the relationship between BELIEF in HIM and the WORKS that His followers will perform. “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” Jesus, John…

Character is Built

To build our character our heavenly Father allows hardship. We learn the most from hard knocks that chisel away any weakness while the disappointment builds perseverance, strength, faith, and the purpose that comes from serving God and others. The most satisfying of all life’s blessings are truly forged through personal effort, struggle, and selfless serving.…

Surprised by Joy

The glow of genuine joy is an effective shield against any scheme of darkness. Praising Jesus all day long definitely defeats evil! Our Father is all about restoring relationships. He sent His Son on a worldwide mission of reconciliation. Get excited about your royal adoption! “I am radiant with joy over the goodness of the…

Talents Invested

The Parable of the Talents was never about each of the entrusted servants individual performance. As we dig deep, we discover that it was about the amount of respect and gratitude for the lavish gift, that each servant had been given. Before the Master left, He had divided His entire estate, all that He possessed, plus…

Satisfaction

The world keeps changing the names of the treasures, but the pursuit remains the same. People still chase laughter to escape sorrow. We seek entertainment to escape silence. We desire more possessions to escape insecurity. We strive to accomplish to escape insignificance. We seek social status to escape being forgotten. Ecclesiastes demonstrates the ultimate futility…

Blessed Assurance

Jesus is our Promise Keeper and God’s Word never fails. His grace lifts us up and delivers us from all the daily evil plots. Yes, as the devil prowls around in sheep’s clothing, we are wisely led by the Spirit of God. Our Father never expected us to save ourselves. By grace alone we are saved…

Glory in a Twinkling

This divine declaration makes our aching heart tremble with hope as our spines stiffen with courage. Philippians 3:21 “He will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.” One day we will live in a body like His resurrected, glorified radiant body. Our Promise Keeper told us to hold on…