May 2012 Blog Posts (5)

“Remember the former things of old: for I am ELOHIM, and there is none else;

                            I am ELOHIM, and there is none like me,

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things

              that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand,

                             and I will do all my pleasure…”

                                                - Is 46:9-10…

“…the righteous will attain life through trusting faithfulness.”

-          Havakuk 2:4

Many church leaders are fond of quoting this verse especially as it was the very

verse that YHWH used to awaken Martin Luther.  The question is, do most of us really appreciate what YHWH is saying here?  What was the context of this message?

            Havakuk was a witness to the horrible murders,…

For the past 6 or 8 weeks, a number of us have felt an increased spiritual attack on the church. Over the years we’ve become more familiar with these attacks, and whenever this happens I always watch closely for the signs, the evidence, of what scheme the enemy may be employing to…

There is one discipline that you absolutely, positively, without a doubt, no excuses have to master as a follower of Christ.  That one discipline is daily Bible reading and prayer.  It is so simple yet so incredibly hard to master.  Here is how it goes:

1. Open your Bible
2. Read
3. Apply

Three EASY steps.  Seriously, it does not have to be complicated.  You do not have to get out your concordance, Confession or Systematic Theology…

Perseverance is one of those words that seems to spark fear, courage, anxiety and some mystery all at once. Most people want to know “how to” persevere.  Do I just suck it up and keep going?  Or is there something more to it than that?  I believe that “our perseverance” is built upon “God’s perseverance”.  I don’t believe we can do anything in and of ourselves, by our own power.  Anything we do must be done through the power of the Holy Spirit.  The following passages give us a Biblical…