Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. (John 20:15 KJV) When Mary Magdalene and the others did not find Jesus’s body Read More
Spiritual maturity
Samuel did not yet know the LORD
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him (1 Samuel 3:7 KJV) Hannah brought Samuel to live permanently in the Temple with Eli, the High Priest. He grew up in the house of God, helping Eli and serving in the Temple. The LORD knew Read More
From Manna to the fruit of the land
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
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
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
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof (Romans 13:14, KJV) The Apostle Paul gives us an interesting exhortation in the verse above, where he says, “put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” The phrase “put on” is one word in the Greek, which Read More
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
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