Rom.6:22 – But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. This scripture causes me to think back to Rom.3:23 – “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. Man’s sin is his pursuit of pleasure in the …
1Cor.12:11 – NLT – It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are exactly that, they are gifts of grace that flow out of the anointing. The Lord intends for the gifts of the Spirit to …
Isa.10:27 – TPT – In that day the Lord will remove the heavy burden from your shoulders and break off the yoke of bondage from your necks because of the heavy anointing upon you! This passage gives us a glimpse into how Jesus and His apostles were able to bring deliverance to those who were …
1 Cor.14:1 – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. The Old Testament was characterized by the prophecies of the Hebrew prophets. In other words, the Spirit of prophesy was a major vehicle used by the Lord in early Israel. Apparently Paul believed it was to continue to play …
1 Cor.14:1 – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit during the first century of the church marked the end of a long drought in regard to the working of the Spirit in our world. Throughout the centuries the Lord had moved in …
Lk.9:32 -Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him. Over the last several years there has been a lot of talk about a third “great Awakening” in our country. Have you ever thought about …
Jn.14:20 – On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I in you. I know the Bible can only be understood by revelation, this verse makes that unmistakably clear. What could Jesus even mean here? He is in the Father, I am in Him, and …
Zech.4:6 – This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Recently I have been flooded with memories about my days in California at God’s Army and the swirl of the Jesus Movement that I found myself in. I …
Hab.3:2 – “O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy” Over the last twenty years or so it seems like Christians everywhere are calling for revival. They may use different phrases such as renewal, awakening, or outpouring but all …
Acts 1:14 – These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. Something happens when you pray together with other Christians; our individual hearts are changed, the church is transformed, the atmosphere is filled with His presence, and the world itself …
