Trying to Understand Jesus

What Happens When You Draw Near to God?

Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.James 4:8 What happens when you draw near to God?You realize Who God isHis power, His might, His HolinessYour fear of God increasesYour knowledge of the Truth expandsYou become less important in your own eyes, more humble Your sin is revealed […]

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People as Idols

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; Exodus 20:5 For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24 That is even one of

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Continuous Prayer

Paul wrote, as inspired by the Holy Spirit: Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 How does one pray without ceasing?Of course it doesn’t mean when you’re talking to others, or does it?When you’re driving?While you’re watching movies?While you’re on social media?Maybe it does mean that. Keeping in communication with Jesus all the time. Speaking in

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Patiently Waiting and Listening

God says what He wants when He wants to say it. No one can make Him talk. No one can force His hand. He speaks in many different ways. Sometimes in circumstances, others in natural occurrences, there is really no way to know when or how God will make His thoughts be known. The key

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Keep Your Focus on Jesus

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 I’ve been in two separate conversations last night and this morning on Social Media about demons and fallen angels and Nephilim. People have built big theories which seem to be leading towards doctrines. Really? People want

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When You Are Feeling Insignificant

We all feel that way from time to timeInsignificantNot important to this person or thatSometimes feeling not so important to GodIt’s a big world and He’s a big GodHe has a lot of things on His mindEven though He says in His word:He loves us, He created us and has a purpose for our livesEven

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Focusing on Oneself During Prayer

Sometimes, in fact in all honesty, many times, I focus on myself when I pray.I try to focus on Jesus, on others and their needs and it all comes back to myself. If I divided the time into percentages, many days, I would take the biggest percentage. Ideally, our vain imaginations should be cast down.Casting

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Do you ever consider how God might be doing?

It’s very important to consider God and His feelings. How things might be affecting Him. How can we know, well, one thing at a time: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? Ezekiel 18:23So, that means, when someone

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