Ephesians 3:17-19
A task that has been pressed upon me lately is making sure all those who seek to follow Christ understand the holy priesthood they are being called to. This priesthood is an election where GOD alone elects the priest. You will certainly be disqualified if you are seeking to please men because GOD alone is... Continue Reading →
Be Holy. That is the Lord's command, not merely something I am suggesting. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 20:7) There are no commands given to us by YAHWEH which He has not also provided the means for their fulfillment. Becoming holy is no exception. For holiness,... Continue Reading →
One of the most difficult things I have seen Christians struggle with is having a healthy level of detachment from this current world. When I say world, I am referring to “world” in the biblical sense of the following verse: 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world,... Continue Reading →
Christ is establishing a new order of royal priests. We have been called to offer holy and sweet sacrifices unto GOD (See 1 Peter 2:4-5). Before we can offer sacrifices unto GOD, we must first make right the altar. People often think that the sacrifice sanctifies the altar, but it is the altar that sanctifies... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was examining my heart to see how much of what I do is motivated from a desire for validation. As I meditated on this, I realized that people look for validation from things that they think will add value to them. I decided to look up the word “validate” to see if my... Continue Reading →
The Universal Church building in Brazil with an estimated cost of $300,000,000.00 We are called to be in the world but not of the world. The church is falling short of the glory of GOD not because it has been left in the world, but because it is mostly of the world. (For clarity when... Continue Reading →
I recently wrote that without judgement, there can be no justice, and without justice there can be no righteousness. Where there is no righteousness, death will reign. Here is my expanded edition of a statement written by James Baldwin which resonated with me regarding establishing justice and righteousness in our communities, “While you may not... Continue Reading →
There can be no justice with out truth, so lies are spread to restrain the establishment of righteousness. Where there is no light, the way is difficult to find, so all directions get honored the same. Christ came into the world with the light of truth and made the way plain. Now that which is... Continue Reading →
I have been thinking a lot about how important it is to stay connected to your heart. The importance of this is stated in Proverbs 4:23. After digging into the original Hebrew terms which comprise this verse, here is my magnified version of it. “Guard your heart by confining it to very close watch, for... Continue Reading →
There are properties of love which serve to filter our expressions. Two of the main filters at work to make sure our expressions are in compliance with love are humility and meekness. Let us take a closer look at these two properties of love by their definitions. Humility- In ethics, freedom from pride and arrogance;... Continue Reading →
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