Romans 6:11 – Be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Our contentment is linked to our treasure. The things that we treasure are a key to our contentment. The world tells us that our contentment is linked to how much we have. As a result people collect, gather, hoard and amass as much as possible and then all their focus and attention is focused on…
Contentment starts when we begin to realize that God has a plan and a purpose for each one of us. His plan and purpose for each one of us is unique to us. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for…
Discontentment is never fully satisfied. If we are fundamentally dissatisfied and discontent, this will grow and we will become even more dissatisfied. To be content is a skill, an art and something that we need to learn and acquire for ourselves. In the Bible we see how contentment is something we have to learn, a…
Contentment is one of the most illusive qualities. Most people are not content and society tells us that we should never become content. We are restlessly dissatisfied and we have an ever-growing desire for more and better. But God has a better plan for each one of us! OUR NATURAL TENDENCY Our natural tendency is…
This was one of my own earthly Father’s quotes: ‘It will be worth it all when we see Jesus’ – Pastor Ed Roebert, 17 November 1991 You may be hesitant to let God use you, BUT it will all be worth it when you see Jesus. Perhaps you have been used by God, but now you are…
In Psalm 74 we read how destruction came to Israel. God appeared to be doing nothing to stop the onslaught. The Psalmist writes in Psalm 74:11 ‘Why do You hold back Your hand, Your right hand? Take it from the folds of Your garment and destroy them!’ God, of course, had not dropped them. But this scripture…
God has unusual qualifications for people who He uses. What may be the requirements that the world has, often times means little to God. God is in the business of using those people who are unlikely candidates. I am so glad about this, because this means that God can use me. 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God…
Gideon was a man in the Bible who did not believe much in himself. He was an insignificant man and he knew it. There was a patheticness about him. Judges 6:14-16 The LORD turned to him (Gideon) and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending…
Jesus, the baptiser in the Holy Spirit gives us the answer in John 7:37-38 “In the last day, that great day of the feast, JESUS stood and cried out saying, if any man THIRST, let him COME UNTO ME, and DRINK. He that BELIEVETH on ME, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall…
What does it mean to be baptized in the Holy Spirit? It is the FIRST infilling of the Holy Spirit Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.…