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the Spirit gives life….

When the Holy Spirit brings us into the presence of God He becomes real, and everything we have "learned" takes on a new dimension. Jesus is not a doctrine! He’s a person! The Holy Spirit is not a teaching, He’s a person! Its not a law, It is a Life. The Life of The Lord Jesus...

Rev 2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 　 Please take some time to let everyone know what you hear the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart. It can be a song, a verse, a sentence, a prayer, a praise. Let everything be for the purpose of building...

“Tell me oh you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that turns aside by the flocks of your companions?” Song of Solomon 1:7 In effect, she is saying, “I can no longer be satisfied to simply go to church on Sunday morning...

In His ascension, the blood of Jesus became the “power of an endless life.” “Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.” Hebrews 7:16 As we partake of His life in intimate fellowship, and through communion, we are receiving the “power of...

“And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking... in the cool of the evening….” Genesis 3:8 During the day, Adam rearranged or improved the Garden of Eden. Then in the evening, the Lord, the creator of the universe, came to see what Adam had accomplished during the day. As they walked...

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus."　 Galatians 3:28 In the Church, "under the anointing," there is neither male nor female.　 We can all function as we are enabled by the Lord...

“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:3 Being “poor in spirit” means that I have set aside all of my own ways, and have unconditionally submitted myself to the kingdom - the governmental rule of my life experience. Now, whatever He may choose to do...

After eating a good meal, food no longer seems appealing. When we fill ourselves with the things of this world, we will lack in our desire for spiritual things. When we are hungry, we become much less choosy as to what we will eat. The law of self-preservation is stronger than any thought...

Our spiritual life is far more than the sum of the spiritual information we have gathered, or of any collection of our spiritual experiences. The foundation of our spiritual life (or lack of it) is the accumulative result of the decisions and choices we have made on our spiritual journey. The...

God in the Person of the Holy Spirit 1. Teaches (Jn. 14:26) John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you. 2. Testifies (Jn. 15:26) John 15:26 When the Advocate comes...

Just a brief devotional version of a word study I am currently doing. Heart Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. The Bible reveals to us just how important the heart is to God.. Mat_6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. So we know the...

“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25 To “live in the Spirit” is a state of being in which we have died to our self-life and have yielded the totality of all that we are and have to Jesus, so He can live His life through us as a present day witness. “I am...

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 This does not say that all things are good, but that even terrible things (all things – without qualification) can work together to produce “good.” This...

It is the issue of "Relationship" that is of primary importance to our heavenly Father. It is the highest purpose for the creation of man that He might have fellowship with those who will freely yield their will to the will of the Father. It was from the place of intimate fellowship with the...

“And preaching the gospel to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch, confirming the souls of the disciples, calling on them to continue in the faith, and that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God.” Acts 14:21-22 It...

What is this cross, and how do we take it up? “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary (cross) the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that you would.” Galatians 5:17 There is an ongoing warfare, a struggle between our...

“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.” Matthew...

“See you how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?” James 2:22 There is a means provided in the gifts and plan of God for purging out the old leaven, for cleansing away the weakness and faults of our nature (soul), and perfecting holiness. “Having therefore these...

“Then shall the Kingdom of Heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the Bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.” Matthew 25:1-2 There is the same number (five) in each of these groups. The wise entered into the Marriage...