We can’t follow our heart because it can distract and deceive us so we have desires that are contrary to God. Our heart is our whole being, our mind, our thoughts, and our spiritual intentions. Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there […]
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” II Corinthians 10:5
There are two women listed as ones who lived by faith in the heroes of faith chapter Hebrews 11, Rahab and Tamar. Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
How are your ears connected to your heart? If we don’t have our ears connected to God through our heart, we won’t hear him when he talks to us. Proverbs 15:31-33 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth […]
What are we impatient about? What does impatience mean? Impatience is annoyance because of delay or opposition, to bother, restless eagerness to go somewhere or to do something. Patience in doing the will of God is not an optional Christian virtue, because faith is not optional and impatience is a fruit of unbelief. Two primary […]
Song of Solomon is about the close love between the bridegroom and the bride. It is a parallel to the love of Jesus for his bride (the church). We must forsake all to have the closeness to Jesus that is described here. Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil […]
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” II Corinthians 10:5
“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” Isa 48:10
Every one of us has been chosen in the furnace of affliction. We will suffer in the flesh. When we are in the furnace of affliction, we have a lot of choices. We can choose to do the right and suffer, or go the way of the world.
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Luke 22:41-44
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Revelations 12:11
