DWELL DEEP Psa. 95:4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also. One of the tendencies of the natural man is to separate our so called spiritual life from our everyday life. Many of us operate as if our lives are in categories; our work …
REVIVAL, NOT AS EASY AS WE THINK MERRY WEDNESDAY– Parris Bailey “And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.” Neh.12;27 There is …
IS THIS REALLY GOD? 1John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. I remember the night I first prayed to the receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. As I suddenly became aware of God’s power …
BLASPHEMY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Matt. 12:31-32 ¶ “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it …
ACTIVE, OPERATIVE, ENERGIZING, AND EFFECTIVE Heb.4:12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest …
AFFECTIONS AND THOUGHTS Col. 3:1-3 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. This scripture has …
WHAT WE SHALL BE “Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been manifested, but we know that, when he is manifested, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as his is” 1 John 3:2 If you really think about it, this is quite a shocking promise. …
LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER Heb. 4:13 And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do. Years ago, Parris and I visited and ministered in a gypsy village in eastern Bulgaria. During our …
STUNTED AND DWARFED Grow up into him in all things. Ephesians 4:15 Christianity is never meant to be stagnant. We are intended to be ever changing, always growing, being transformed into the image of God’s beloved Son. We are like the rest of God’s creation. We respond to spiritual nutrients just like the plants respond …
NAKED AND DEFENSELESS Heb. 4:13 And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do. When I was reading this verse I was reminded of a movie called Gravity that Parris and I …
