And the Manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year (Joshua 5:12 KJV) Israel spent 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt to Read More
Spiritual Growth
How to build up your spiritual life
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit (Jude 20, ESV) As believers, the days are here that our spiritual lives need to be strong to make it through.The phrase “build-up” is figurative language that uses the idea of a house being built from the foundation Read More
Be transformed by the renewing of the mind
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2, KJV) Paul gives us the secret to enjoying the new life in Christ here and now: be transformed by the renewing Read More
Your heart can be trained spiritually to walk with the Holy Spirit
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil (Hebrews 5:14, ESV) Our hearts can be trained in spiritual matters to improve our walk and intimacy with the Holy Spirit. This is one of the truths I repeatedly emphasize in Read More
What comes after Christmas?
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him (Luke 2:40, KJV) What comes after Christmas day? In the UK and many other countries, the 26th of December is called Boxing Day. I learned some European nations celebrate it as a second Christmas! I Read More
Abounding in Christ
Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also (2 Corinthians 8:7, KJV) Paul exhorts us to “abound in everything.” He then moves on to enlist a few things we should abound in: Read More
I die daily
I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily (1 Corinthians 15:31 KJV) Paul told the corinthians that he died daily! What kind of death is this that occurs repeatedly and daily? It is obvious Paul is not talking about physical death, which normally occurs only once in Read More
Growing up to enjoy our inheritance
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby(1 Peter 2:2, KJV) When we received Christ, we were born into the kingdom of God like a newborn baby. We are complete, but just not mature. Like a baby, we have hands, but we cannot use them. We also have Read More