Obedience is the key to blessing
God wants to bless us. That is God’s heart towards us. Belonging to God should bring blessing on our lives. The blessing that God wants us to experience is really God’s favour towards us. You and I were meant to share in the blessings that God planned for His people. But is there something that…
Let the Spirit of the Lord come upon you
Samson was one of the unusual characters of the Bible. He seemed to make lots of mistakes. But God used him in many ways. Even though he may have made his fair share of mistakes, when the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, awesome things happened. Judges 15:14 The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully…
God has green pastures for us
Psalm 23:2 ‘He makes me lie down in green pastures.’ God wants to do something fresh and give us a fresh start. 3 ASPECTS TO TAKE NOTE OF: 1. ‘Green pastures.’ This speaks of something fresh, rich, nourishing and definitely something to thrive on. 2. ‘HE’ You don’t have to rely on your nourishment to…
Make a decision to engage
This is not a time to disengage. It is time to make a decision to engage. I was recently standing in the waves on the beach, enjoying the cool refreshing water, when I noticed a helicopter flying down the beach, just above the surf in my direction. I stopped and stood in the waves watching and…
We all need a fresh start
How true it is that we all need a new start. Somehow life forces us into a rut. Somehow the rut eventually dictates the direction of our lives. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. God has more for each of us! God has got more for you, not just more of…
How to reach spiritual maturity
Let me turn your attention to a section of the Bible where the apostle Paul express his desire and concern to see all come to maturity in Christ! Colossians 2:2 “[For my concern is] That their hearts may be braced (comforted, cheered and encouraged) as they are knit together in love, that they may come to…
Important steps to take toward spiritual maturity
Many of us are involved in the following: We regularly meet for worship and fellowship! We regularly open ourselves to receive input from God’s Word through, listening to the Word being preached and through private Bible reading and study. We regularly pray and take opportunities to praise the Lord. We take advantage of opportunities to break…
Taking your journey towards spiritual maturity
The trip towards physical and mental maturity is a long and up-hill trip. No one matures physically in a week or two and no one completes their education in a short period of time. It takes at least twenty to twenty five years of constant effort and action to reach a reasonable level of maturity….
The key is obedience
Acts 16:10 ‘Well, that settled it. We would go to Macedonia, for we could only conclude that God was sending us to preach the Good News there.’ (Living Bible) So we see how Paul gets this leading and direction from God and then he acts on it. Often we will hear the word of God, or…
God leads us in many ways
We must never limit the way in which God can lead and guide us. There are many ways in which God can and will lead us. Sometimes it is through the inner sense or witness, as the Bible calls it. It is a sense of knowing deep within ourselves. Sometimes He can lead us through…