You have to turn off your “hairy reasoner” in order to hear clearly from God. Get your focus from your understanding down into your spirit man who lives in your innermost being. Center your thoughts down in your belly, in your guts, in your “reigns” as the Bible calls it (perhaps because you reign yourself, or lead or guide yourself from this place). Be led by the Spirit, who lives in you and is with you. Out of your belly…..
More than any enemy, fear is our foe. The inhabitants of the earth are full of fear, but believers in the Lord Jesus have nothing to fear. “God spoke through David in the 23rd Psalm, verse 4: “I will fear no evil for you are with me.” A realization of the presence of the Lord Holy Spirit in and with you at all times will keep you from fear. You can choose to acknowledge and think about Him all the…..
Peter denied the Lord three times because he was afraid of men. When he realized what he had done, he wept bitterly (Luke 22:62). He abandoned the one that he had vowed to never leave in the hour of of his Savior’s greatest need. Yet he was forgiven and restored and became a great preacher and defender of His Words. He worked mighty miracles and tradition tells us that he himself was crucified upside down to honor his King. We…..
In 1 Kings 16:30, we begin to see the story of Ahab and Jezebel. This woman Jezebel caused Ahab to sin above all other kings. In 1 Kings 19, we read of Jezebel’s attack on Elijah, God’s prophet. In 2 Kings, 9:22, we see the root of Jezebel’s power: whoredom and witchcraft. Since any true believer of God who is willing to live for Him and His Son will encounter this spiritual force named Jezebel, we need to know what…..
What does the word willingly mean? It means you use your will; you determine, you decide, you recognize, and you assent to something. 1 Chronicles 29:9 describes a time when the Israelites were willing to give to build the temple with their whole hearts. Jesus willingly went to the cross. We have to be willing to lay down our life and follow Him. We can choose by an act of our will to obey Him and receive from Him. Why…..
The Lord always gives you a choice. You can obey Him, or obey your fleshly desires. It is always easier to follow the flesh, than to deny your flesh and do the supernatural thing that God is asking. Sometimes it hurts, but it doesn’t hurt as much as what Jesus went through on the cross. Sometimes it seems impossible, or too big to accomplish, but just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and you will see the…..
One key to opening up the spirit world is to WORSHIP! When you worship God, He draws you nearer to Him even though you are in the natural world in a natural body. How do we know this is true? Psalm 100:4 states, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: give thanks unto him, and bless his name (KJV).” We no longer have the Old Testament Temple to go to in order to sacrifice for…..
In our society, there are many who do not have any respect for authority. Is there anyone who you can look up to, want to be like, and fear to not obey? Policemen, military, pastors, teachers, and parents are some we should honor, but they are just human and often fail us. BUT, there is ONE who is always honorable, always just, always fair, always true. There is ONE who always has your best at heart, who loves you through…..
Do you wanna know how God operates? Read His Word. Isaiah 46:9-11 says this: “Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is none like me. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:… I have spoken it. I will also bring it to pass: I have purposed it, I will also do it.” (KJV)……
Judges 21:25 says this: “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Herein lies the problem. When people each have their own idea of what is good and what is right, there is total chaos and great fear. BUT, if we build on the foundation stone: JESUS, and go to Him and His written words for our answers and the direction for our lives, He tell us this:…..