The Gift of Servanthood
Every man, woman, and child was created and designed to be a servant, either to sin or to righteousness.
Devotions
No Staggering
If anything would make a man stagger, it would be the third word uttered by God: “Be blameless!”
God Alone
Turn your eyes toward God and God alone; lose yourself in His glory!
Wholly Holy
The fire on the altar did not destroy the offering; it transformed it into total surrender, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.
The Other Side of Surrender
Purpose is not discovered — it is entered through submission. God consistently ties purpose or destiny to obedience before explanation.
Connected to the Source
The Spirit at work flows outward through those who believe in Jesus, to those who are connected to the Source.
Love
It is God's will that the Body of Christ molds its love for others into the shape of His divine love. Pure love. Selfless love. Blameless love. Cross-shaped love.
The God of Amen
Jesus invokes divine authority before speaking. In ancient Israel's legal culture, “Amen” seals truth. Jesus puts the seal on His own words. He speaks as the source of truth!
Cause and Effect
The cause of Hannah's shame and grief was the curse of barrenness. The effect was a glorious prayer offered to the Lord for her miracle child.
No One
NO ONE can stand in the way of God's plans, His purposes, His callings, His schedule, His direction, His programs, His timing ... nothing in the mind of God can be thwarted.
Active Faith
Four things that we should employ as our dynamic and participatory responsibility as disciples of Christ.
The Agape Feast
The early Christian meals (Agape Feasts) included communion within the full meals. It echoed the ancient covenant banquets and was in anticipation of the Messiah Banquet
WORD-MINDED PEOPLE
Concentrating on the negatives in this world will eventually blind us to the faithfulness of God. We may soon become so aware of the evil surrounding us that we cannot see the goodness of God ...
Stay Connected
Abiding not only keeps us spiritually healthy, but abiding also impacts others as we live connected to the life-giving, life-sustaining nourishment that comes from the Vine.
YHWH is ...
In Christ, we are different, set apart, unique. We become "other" as we bear the image of our Father, who is "completely other".
"I AM" No Coincidence
The Gospel of John records seven times Jesus described Himself as "I am..." and not by coincidence.
The Sacred Name
The Name of the Lord is hallowed, holy, sacred, and should be honored, revered, and carefully guarded from misuse or abuse.
Spirit-Empowered Skill
Bezalel was the FIRST person in Scripture recorded as being filled with the Holy Spirit. Bezalel functioned as a Spirit-filled "creator" called and anointed by YHWH.