Let your character sustain your calling
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. (Exodus 31:2) Your calling, gifts, abilities, and opportunities are valuable, but your character is what determines how you will carry them. A person can have great potential and still […]
Excellence requires stability
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. (Genesis 49:3–4) Reuben had great potential. He was Jacob’s firstborn, the beginning of his father’s strength, and he carried the excellency of dignity and power. Yet […]
Live in the supernatural
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. (Acts 1:8) The Christian life is not a powerless life. We have received the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead lives in us, and He enables us to live beyond the limitations of human ability. This […]
Live Beyond the senses
For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7) The Christian life is a life of faith. This does not mean that we deny reality or pretend that difficulties do not exist. It means that we refuse to allow what we see, hear, feel, or experience in the natural realm to become greater […]
Cross your Jordan
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. (2 Kings 2:9) The story of Elijah and Elisha gives us a powerful picture of spiritual transition. Elisha had followed Elijah through different places, but there […]
Leave the old life behind
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) There comes a time in your walk with God when you must stop allowing your past to dictate your present. The old life has no authority over the new […]
Don’t let people-pleasing rule your life
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10) One of the things that can quietly control a person’s life is the desire to please everybody. You can spend so much energy trying […]
Your focus matters
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. (2 Corinthians 4:18) What you continually focus on will influence how you experience life. If all you see are your problems, your problems will become larger in your mind than they actually are. If all you talk […]
Trust and Obey
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: (Isaiah 1:19) Spiritual excellence is not only seen in what we know, but in how accurately we respond to the instructions of the Spirit. There will be moments when the Holy Spirit prompts you to pray, to wait, to move, to […]
Grow in the House of God
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 3:18) The house of God is a place of spiritual training. When you come to the church, don’t come merely to occupy a seat. Come ready to learn. Come ready to participate. Come ready to receive the Word […]