While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation (Hebrews 3:15, KJV) Responding to God’s Word is a pivotal element of how God deals with us. It is a crucial element that determines what happens to us. God is sovereign, and forever will be. Read More
Doing the Word
The human response to the Word of God:the mystery of inactivating the Word
For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it (Hebrews 4:2, KJV) I began the mini-series on responding to the Word of God yesterday. I will review one important aspect I already mentioned before Read More
The necessity of responding to the Word of God
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm (Mark 4:39, KJV) Jesus was in a boat one faithful day when strong winds and waves of the sea threatened to drown the entire crew. Jesus rebuked the wind, and Read More
My son attend unto my words
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings (Proverbs 4:20, KJV) Solomon was speaking as a father to a son. This piece of counsel applies to every one of us today, whether a daughter or a son. Solomon’s counsel was not mere human advice to listen to the wise instructions he Read More
Be Careful not to Resist the Holy Ghost Like this People Did
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye (Acts 7:51, KJV) Stephen spoke the penetrating words above as he addressed his audience of Jewish leaders who had arrested him for preaching about Jesus. He told them their fathers had done the Read More
Abiding in the Word
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you (John 15:7, KJV) Jesus spoke the words of John 15 above, commanding us to abide in Him and have His words abide in us. How do we abide in Jesus? First, Read More
The Full Ministry of the Scriptures
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16, ESV) The scripture is God’s breath in writing to us. God, in His infinite wisdom, has carefully preserved His words to us. He goes on to give us the practical utility of Read More
Do not Repeat King Rehoboam’s Costly Mistake!
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men (2 Chr. 10:13 KJV) King Rehoboam was the son of King Solomon who took over the kingdom of Israel. He began his reign with an error that he could never recover from. After the Death of Solomon, the Israelites Read More