Category: Faith

To See And To See Again

Thomas

February 26, 2018

Faith, Grace, Overcoming, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

Jesus made a statement to His disciples that puzzled them, and it’s a statement that speaks to and puzzles His bride today: John 16:16 “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” The key is found in the word… Read more
A Fishy Reminder

Thomas

February 19, 2018

Dying to Self, Faith, Fear, Grace, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

I have written and taught many times about the encounter that Peter and the other disciples had with Jesus after fishing all day and catching nothing. And one of the interesting parts of the meeting is when Jesus confronted Peter with those 3 famous questions… Peter, do you love me. The first two times Jesus uses the… Read more
There’s Life – And Then There’s LIFE

Thomas

February 12, 2018

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Jesus Rest, Obedience, Overcoming, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

Last time (Looking Ahead) I passed along some thoughts about the shortest verse in the Bible… Jesus wept (John 11:35). That sort of got me to thinking about what his resurrection means for us today, and so I began to reflect on what happened to him after the fact. So, first let’s look at what occurred immediately… Read more
Looking Ahead!

Thomas

February 5, 2018

Faith, Fear, Jesus Rest, Salvation, Sanctification, The Bride, The Holy Spirit

I was reading the account of the resurrection of Lazarus in John when I came to that familiar verse where John describes Jesus approaching the tome. I have always read these verses as a perfect example of Jesus’ humanity. John 11:33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping,… Read more
The Box

Thomas

January 29, 2018

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

Sometimes in our efforts to “work” on behalf of God, we forget that the bottom line is not “our efforts.” It’s those efforts that always seem to put us in a place of calculating what will happen as a result of what we are attempting to do. Now, mind you, more often than not those… Read more
Just Look!

Thomas

January 22, 2018

Doubt, Faith, God’s Will, Grace, Jesus Rest, Overcoming, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Trials and Tribulations

What Isaiah said under the power of the Holy Spirit carries a message for the bride of Christ; the saved and believing members of the body of His body, His church… Isa 45:22 “Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. Oswald Chambers… Read more
Dead Fish

Thomas

January 15, 2018

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

There is a mixed message (one of many) between the Old Testament and the New with respect to “doing what is right.” But the root of the messages point in the same direction; the desired result is not achieved. Prov 30:12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed… Read more
Whole?

Thomas

January 8, 2018

Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

Webster defines “whole” as free of defect or impairment or having all its proper parts or components; complete/unmodified. Kinda sounds like “perfect” to me. I wonder if that’s what happened at the the pool; Bethesda? If we look at what both Jesus and the lame man said it’s pretty clear. John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he… Read more
The Rest of the Story

Thomas

December 18, 2017

Faith, God’s Will, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

For years growing up and well into my adult years I loved hearing Paul Harvey’s stories on the radio. He had an incredible way of building up a true story by setting forth all of the circumstances and conditions without giving up the punch line. And when he finally delivered it, it was almost always… Read more
Which Comes First?

Thomas

December 11, 2017

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Obedience, Overcoming, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

This question has been asked by every kid at one time or another and the answer still illudes us all… well not the Creator. But it brings up a good question for us. Which comes first in our life and how do we answer the question? I think we get a pretty good clue if we take… Read more