The last words of Jesus (Part 1 of 7 Jesus prays)
WHEN DID HE PRAY? When Jesus could do nothing more what did He do – He prayed. His hands were nailed down, His feet where nailed down, His disciples had deserted Him, what could He still do – PRAY! WHAT DID HE PRAY? In the heat of the pain and the suffering if is a…
God can lead 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 His Word,…
The Lord wants to lead you and use you
Acts 16 records a story of two main characters, Paul and Silas. They were travelling around the then known world bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to people of different groupings. They would go from place to place as the Holy Spirit led and guided them. Wherever they went people’s lives were touched and…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Believe in God (Part 6)
BELIEVING GOD BRINGS RESULTS! As we trust God and believe, even though we may be facing impossible, unlikely or changeless situations, God is still in control. He is able to do the impossible, perform the unlikely, change the situations that never seem to change and make dreams reality. Imagine if Joseph had given up somewhere…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Believe in God (Part 5)
BELIEVING IN GOD WHEN YOUR DREAMS ARE NOT REALISED! This is just one more of those areas in which we need to believe God. Many people battle because of unrealized dreams. Death of a dream is one of the greatest hurdles to cross. Again Joseph is a prime example. Joseph had dramatic dreams that gave…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Believe in God (Part 4)
BELIEVING IN GOD WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGE! This is also one of those great challenges that we face from time to time. Think for a moment about Joseph. He was facing the impossible, the unlikely and a situation that seemed to have no end in sight. In the end he ends up in jail…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Believe in God (Part 3)
BELIEVING GOD WHEN IT SEEMS UNLIKELY! This is perhaps the most difficult aspect to handle. It is one thing to trust and believe in God when things seem impossible because in the impossible you know you need an outright miracle. Trusting when things seem unlikely may imply that there is something you need to do….
Keys to spiritual maturity: Believe in God (Part 2)
BELIEVING GOD WHEN THINGS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE! There comes to each one of us those situations that seem impossible. Situations that cannot be resolved by human means. Imagine a person has contracted severe and aggressive cancer. As they get to the point where there is no human solution, they get to the place of impossibility, humanly…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Believe in God (Part 1)
Sometimes life throws us some curve balls. Sometimes we face things that we thought we would never need to face. Sometimes we may wonder where God is and question if He is still around or if He has abandoned us. We can never afford to lose our belief, faith and confidence in God. Believing God…
Keys to spiritual maturity: A forward approach (Part 8)
THE GOAL God is not looking for ‘rear view mirror’ focused people. God is looking for those who will step forward, confident that God is already there. We need to fight the good fight and win. 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith….