March 2012 Blog Posts (5)

“For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”

-         2 Tim 1:7

Since the garden of Eden, Adam hid himself from the presence of YHWH after he sinned because he was afraid, being naked (Gen 3:10).  He was naked of the glory that YHWH clothe him with from the beginning.  Sin does that to anyone.  The fruit of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil was deadly when ingested because it opened the eyes of Adam to the ways of…

A confession:

I've tried the whole spiritual discipline spiel before.  I've decided I was going to get up earlier to study harder and pray longer.  I've decided I was going to practice fasting and remembered my vow as I scarfed down breakfast the morning said fast was to begin.  I've never attempted a Sabbath because, like everybody else, there's just too much to do to stop for a day.

Recently the Lord has placed the disciplines on my heart again.  This time…

The Name of the only GOD

       And Moses said unto ELOHIM, “Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel,

       and shall say unto them, ‘The ELOHIM of your fathers hath sent me unto you’;

       and they shall say to me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say unto them?

       And ELOHIM said unto Moses, “I AM THAT I AM”: and he said, Thus shalt thou

       say unto the children of Israel, “I AM hath sent me unto you.” And God…

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.