This is taken from Knowing Jesus as His Bride ___________________________________________ Last time we talked about how Jesus is the perfect husband. He loves us and gave up His life to make us pure and holy—to bring us [His Bride] to … Continue reading →
Today I am dealing with my inadequacies as a husband. I stupidly did something [again] that hurt my wife. I can ask her to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me—but the fact remains that I hurt her … Continue reading →
Now we get to the core of things. We have arrived at God’s eternal purpose for us. The problem, of course, is that like many of the truly important things shown us by the Holy Spirit, scripture only points us … Continue reading →
Here we come to the core of Knowing Jesus as His Bride, the Bible, and our walk in the Spirit. My dad taught me this very early on, but I was not ready to understand it then. I barely understand … Continue reading →
Made in the image of God Now comes the wonderful part. We are made in Jesus’ image. Part of that is experienced as we grow up in the Lord and begin to be fruitful. The fruit of the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →
The thoughts & intentions of the heart One of the first places I began to have an inkling of these things was studying what was required to enter the rest of God. The rest of God was presented to me … Continue reading →
Though we believe it is true that you can be saved without what we now call the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, I’m not sure about that. It may well be true that this empowerment of the Holy Spirit is … Continue reading →
At this point in our Christian growth hopefully we begin to realize that though the Lord knows us entirely—we know Him relatively little. Our useful knowledge begins when we start asking, “How can I please the Lord?” Or better yet, … Continue reading →
Testing the spirits & reconnoitering the mindscape In a war you need to know what the enemy is doing. Not generally, as you know he is trying to damage, incapacitate, or kill you; but specifically, what is he doing in … Continue reading →
Thoughts and feelings from the enemy They demonstrate his character. He is a clever, cunning liar. He’s a liar, cheat, and thief come to kill & destroy [John 10:10]. …the devil… was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to … Continue reading →