Jesus taught that we enter the Kingdom of God through much tribulation, so the portal to the kingdom of God is suffering and hardship. Upon hearing this, the fleshly nature goes right into survival mode and starts searching for ways to disqualify the statement. However, someone with a great deal more knowledge, wisdom,...Hold on, correction...He... Continue Reading →
The truth that only God is good does not disqualify the goodness we could have inside as some purport. The truth that God is good defines the source of all goodness. We don't have to be bread in order to share bread with someone who is hungry, we just need to have bread. We don't... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to watch as the Lord commands in Matthew 24:42? "Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." We are cautioned to watch so that the coming of the Lord does not take us as a thief in the night. It says in scripture that no man knows... Continue Reading →
Have you ever picked petals from a flower and did the "love me-love me not" silly ritual? Though that is a silly game played as children it is a reflection of an actual question we carry in our hearts that requires serious attention. I am convinced that in many ways this question governs our life... Continue Reading →
When you think of an instrument maker and how he crafts different instruments you will realize there are vastly different processes employed to produce each instrument. Take brass instruments, first the brass has to be extracted from the ground and then fired to extreme heat to be formed. Now look at wood winds, they have... Continue Reading →
What do you think of when you think of your first love? Do you think of your first serious crush or perhaps the first person you gave yourself to. Now think…does that love still inspire you, fulfill you, strengthen you, protect you, give you peace, give you joy, give you life. YESHUA says, if you... Continue Reading →
I wait for you at the well of my love but you will not come and drink. I call for you to come and you seem bothered by the invitation. I think maybe the drawing of the bucket is too much, so I make the well to run over. Yet you still will not come.... Continue Reading →
The assaults on our heart are pretty relentless. When we are not being attacked from the outside, we still have to contend with the occasional utterances of our own wounded heart, questioning our well-being. The wounded heart can be a fifth column, an enemy within. This is why God is creating in us a... Continue Reading →
The greatest gift you can receive from God is simply His love, via an intimate relationship. God can shower us with miracles and provisions for living but none of these things alone can satisfy the truest craving of our heart. The truest craving of our heart is to know God intimately, to love Him... Continue Reading →
It is natural to experience disappointment when our hopes are crushed. Even when we have understood all along from past experience that it was likely we would be let down. The next thing we realize is that our hearts are heavy and our joy is diminished. This is why the word of God instructs us... Continue Reading →
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