When Scripture says the fasting had ended, it uses the Greek world synteléō, which means “to end together or at the same time.” The Spirit did not leave Him or forsake Him during those forty days. It sustained Him until the day of completion, until the day when He fulfilled the pu...
“But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” (Mt. 6:6) Prayer: Father, give us the grace to lay low, so that we can see you lifted high. Give us the power to set ...
The big picture of the covenant of grace, which structures the history of redemption, always maintains the focus on God’s desire to relate to His people, and ultimately to dwell among them and in them. He does this preeminently by His Spirit through His Son, Jesus Christ (Eph. 3:17)....
Scripture presents a number of principles that contribute to our fullness of joy, including: POSITIVITY(Philippians 4:4) GRATITUDE(Psalm 126:3) It’s not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy. –Brother David Steindl-Rast We just have to turn up our joy d...
it is true that religions carry good aspects of spirituality but I have found that you must sample as many religions as you can to get the most out of what spirituality represents, in addition to seeking and practicing there will be some testing of your meddle, ...
Scripture does say “the prayers of a righteous man accomplishes much” but we need to understand what that means. Proverbs says to “delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” When our will aligns with God’s will for us, our prayers will be gran...
Kate:I can see why scripture or philosophy would be kind of the two ways in for you. I mean, one frames the, the large “whys” and then the other is…I mean, I suppose by the time you get to Scripture, you have to be looking for an answer to something. You can’t just wonde...
It is the same with us, but on a grander scale. God can see farther down the road. In fact He is the only one who can see the big picture. We only see little snap shots of days. God sees the entire masterpiece that is our eternity. God can see how one small decision would be...
But despite the challenges, scripture presents God as more powerful the any adversary we may face, and on our side when we face adverse situations. We are encouraged and urged to put our faith and trust in him: Mark 4:35-51 describes Jesus standing up in the boat and commanding the stor...
7:1. Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit; and as God sees them, so he greatly abhors them, as sins that defile the noblest part of man, on which he stamped his own image. Q. 8. What also may be inferred from hence? A. Hence we learn, that ...