Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving (Colossians 2:7, KJV) The Lord’s desire is for us to be rooted and built up in Christ. As always, locating figurative language in scripture as discussed in recent devotionals is critical to appreciate the meaning Read More
Spiritual Growth
Travailing in Birth Again Until Christ be Formed in You
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you (Galatians 4:19, KJV ) The Apostle Paul uses a remarkable analogy to describe the labor of ministers and the maturity of the believer. He compares the struggles and toils of the minister to labor pains and the “baby” that Read More
The Renewal of the New Man
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him (Colossians 3:10 KJV) The new man or the new creation spirit inside of us is being renewed every single day. The term “renewed” in the verse above is remarkable. It indeed means re-new, that is, Read More
Thou are no more a Servant, but a Son
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ (Galatians 4:7, KJV) We have been in the book of Galatians for the past three days, looking at different snippets of our identity in Christ. The Apostle Paul speaking to the Galatians told them Read More
Under Tutors and Governors Until the Time Set by the Father
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father (Galatians 4:2, KJV) A child who is the heir of the father owns everything that belongs to the father Read More
Wherefore Henceforth Know We No Man After the Flesh
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more (2 Corinthians 5:16 KJV) The Apostle Paul says they had come to the point of no longer seeing people from a purely outward perspective. He continued stating that they Read More
Strengthened with Might by His Spirit in the Inner Man
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man (Eph. 3:16 KJV) The Spirit’s desire is for you to be strengthened with might in your inner man( the spirit man). I will briefly look at three key phrases from this Read More
If these Things be in You
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 1:8 KJV) The Apostle Peter through the Spirit tells us if “these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither Read More