In Life on the Highest Plane Pt.5, Ruth Paxson goes on the explain this life is dependent on being full of the Holy Spirit. It is the divine life in the believer that produces spiritual fruit. His life in us has everything that life demands of us. He lives through us. His life can meet anything life throws at us. To deny the Holy Spirit freedom in our life is denying Christ in us, something we don’t want to be…
Limiting God’s Power in our LIves Are we limiting God’s power with our excuses like, “I can’t do that? I’m not that kind of person.” Do we hide behind who we are, or how we see ourselves? Do we realize that we are limiting God’s power in our lives? Recently, I was asked to speak on a Sunday morning at my church. Me? Yes, me. My first thought was God was changing me so I could do this. Then, the…
One simple, but subtle danger in the Christian walk, is not seeing God in the ordinary. In our everyday, often mundane life it might not seem important to know God is very much involved in our life minute by minute. It is obvious that His presence is needed in a preaching, teaching, or singing ministry. But, His presence is just as essential in our daily life, whether we are changing a flat tire, washing dishes, doing our job, or simply…
Jesus says in John 15:5, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him bears much fruit; for without Me, you can do nothing.” NKJV Abiding in Christ How serious is He? Is it really all that important to live in Him? Jesus is our example, right? So what does He tell us? How does He demonstrate that concept by His life? He tells us in John 5:19, and 30 NKJV, “the…
My New Year’s wish for my friends is that each of you would be enriched spiritually. How can you be enriched? Read God’s word. Join me every day in reading the Bible, our source for our spiritual enrichment. If you aren’t a regular Bible reader, you are starving yourself. It feeds our spirit and provides an unshakeable foundation to build our lives on. It is part of our spiritual armor – the sword of the Spirit which is the word…
Allowing default requires no effort on our part. Choice requires thought and purpose. Choose to allow Christ to live through you. Don’t let your default setting, your old nature, rule your life. It may lead you away from your savior. When we choose not to choose our choice is made by default. As believers, our natural self is constantly warring against the life of God in our spirit. If we make no choice – we choose. Natural self by default wins….
I would like to share with you the importance of the Bible, the scriptures, Bible study. How important it is to study it, to search it for wisdom, to feed our souls. It is complete. Lacking nothing. God has provided all we need for life and godliness. If I need wisdom or advice for any area of my life I can find what I need in the scriptures. It is truth. It is reliable. For relationships, family, children, anxiety, addictions,…
Branch believers think independently of the vine. Jesus said in John chapter 15, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” Individually and corporately believers are part of the vine that is Jesus. As individuals, we make a decision to abide in Christ. This affects the whole body of believers for we are all part of the same vine. We all make…
Supernatural World God exists in a supernatural world with supernatural power and supernatural sense. We live in a natural world with limited power and common sense. It can be difficult to imagine or believe in the supernatural. We try to do better, be better when what we need is a fresh start, a new life. A supernatural life. We might find it within our abilities to worship God. That is because God placed within us the need to worship a…
God is the only one that can bring freedom from spiritual darkness completely. The darkness of untruths, such as, the untruth that we are responsible for living the Christian life the best we can. My Spiritual Darkness Why did God touch my heart? I don’t know, but when I was wandering in my dark world attempting to live this Christian life, He reached across the vastness of space, across our solar system, and around the world to touch my heart….
