Matthew 15:19amp For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming). You might be thinking “I only say negative things about really bad stuff” or “I don’t have strife in any of my relationships except this one” or any number of other ‘compartmentalizing’ …
Category: The Word
Words
Words have power. But until you use them, they are just words. We’ve all heard sayings like, ‘it’s only the words you believe that have power.” This is the truth! Whether those words are on a page, thoughts in your head, or even those spoken-none of them have power alone. We recognize this in the …
Staying Strong in the Lord
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Have you ever gotten up in the morning determined to stand in faith for something? Maybe for a physical healing, or a determined attitude about your work day or even your commitment to be spiritually minded and not …
What is truth?
Today, many in the world have latched on to the phrase “personal truth.” When I hear someone say, this is my truth, or for me, this is what’s true. It immediately takes me to Pilate’s response to Jesus in the book of John in which Jesus says, John 18:37 “For this cause I was born, …
Meditating on the Word of God
The easiest way to lose what you know in your heart is to neglect what you know in your mind. What does that mean? Many times Christians receive revelation, or understanding of the will of God. A promise will come alive in their heart, wisdom for a situation; faith for a need is born. Then …
God’s Word – Our Spiritual Mirror
James 1:22-25 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; or he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect …