Category: Obedience

Birds, Flowers and Grass

Thomas

March 12, 2018

Dying to Self, Faith, Fear, God’s Will, Jesus Rest, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Trials and Tribulations, Walk The Walk

Every time I sit down to meditate on the Word of God the Holy Spirit always seems to tie it back to Rom 8:29. But sometimes He links my study back to what has become my most important life verse. It is always found in connection with my walk through this life beside Jesus. And… Read more
Be Watchful – Be Prayerful

Thomas

March 5, 2018

Dying to Self, Faith, Hearing God, Obedience, Prayer, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Walk The Walk

I have often thought about that night in the garden when Jesus asked His disciples to “watch and pray,” and they did neither… they fell asleep. Perhaps that’s part of the reason that Paul made that same statement in his letter to the Colossians: Col 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant (watching) in it with thanksgiving;… 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
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
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
What Comes First?

Thomas

December 5, 2017

Dying to Self, Fear, Obedience, Salvation, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

2 Cor 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved… As Paul penned a key part of his second letter to the Corinthians (the 7th chapter) he extended a call to sanctification with a reminder of the promises we have been given. They are like checks drawn on a bank (the First Bank of Heaven) that are made… Read more