Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy (Colossians 1:11, ESV) The Lord wants you to be strengthened with all power. I have discussed in a recent devotional the meaning of power—God’s power. If you have not yet read this devotional, please do so here “Understanding God’s Power.” It Read More
The Holy Spirit
Understanding the Power of God
Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy (Colossians 1:11, ESV) What is the power of God? What does it do in our lives? These are very basic but fundamental questions that dig deep into the very core of our Christian faith and walk. The power of Read More
Understanding the Holy Spirit
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17, ESV) An understanding of the Holy Spirit is critical for an intimate fellowship and walk with the Lord. If we know who He is and how He operates in our lives, we can fully cooperate with Read More
There is An Anointing in You
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things…(1 John 2:27, KJV) God has anointed us in Christ. The first deposit of that anointed was made at salvation, when Jesus came into our Read More
The Higher Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2 KJV) The verse above establishes our victory in Christ over the circumstances of this present life. The law of the Spirit of life that is operational in Christ has lifted us Read More
The Gift of Discerning of Spirits
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10, KJV) Discerning of spirits is one of the nine gifts of the Spirits mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. It is a critical gift of the Spirit to enable us to function in the spirit with accuracy. What is Read More
Three Dimensions of Being in the Spirit
I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet (Revelation 1:10, KJV) The Apostle John says in the verse above that he was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day. As a believer, there are at least three dimensions of being “in the Spirit” that we can operate Read More
Full of the Holy Spirit —what does it mean?
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost…. (Acts 6:5, KJV) What does it mean to be “full of the Holy Spirit?” It will be a difficult task to explain what this means fully in a very brief devotional. However, I will Read More