Category: Spiritual Maturity

The 7:14 Promise

Thomas

May 8, 2017

Covenant, Faith, God’s Will, Grace, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride

I spent some time reflecting on my journey through this world the other morning in light of the wanderings of Israel on its way to founding Jerusalem. It was interesting that the nation was never referred to as “aliens.” It was the Gentiles that were called “resident aliens,” the Hebrews were always called “sojourners.” In… Read more
Up The Down Staircase

Thomas

May 1, 2017

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

Do you ever feel like you’re just marking time in life? How about in your spiritual development? I got to thinking about that this morning as I continued my journey through 1 and 2 Chronicles. 2 Chron 24:4 Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord. As… Read more
I Do!

Thomas

April 24, 2017

Dying to Self, Grace, Hearing God, Jesus Rest, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Walk The Walk

We’ve entered into a marriage contract, a covenant, with the creator of the universe, but how many of us really know who He is? Have we made the commitment and spent time with Him to learn who He is and what He says? I suspect if you’re like I was, you have spent entirely too… Read more
The Old Testament…Really?

Thomas

April 17, 2017

Covenant, Faith, Hearing God, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

Sometimes I get the question… Why should we study the Old Testament now that we are in the church age? And I used to voice the same question as the OT just seemed to be a “history book” containing the records of Israel’s story… the people that set the stage for Jesus. In other words, I didn’t… Read more
Good Intentions!

Thomas

April 10, 2017

Faith, God’s Will, Hearing God, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word

I think the statement that “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” misses the mark for the bride of Christ. “Good Intentions” are not alien to our walk with the Lord and certainly He views them in a different light! Last week as the Lord continued His current path of revealing the truth of… Read more
Buds, Blossoms and Ripe Almonds

Thomas

March 27, 2017

Dying to Self, Faith, God’s Will, Obedience, Spiritual Authority, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, Walk The Walk

In reading through Jude once again I was reminded of the issues of rebellion that Moses and Aaron had to endure from a rebellious, murmuring people that were led to come against God by men from both a religious and worldly rebellion. Jude’s warning against apostates took me back to Numbers and the challenges to God brought against Moses and… Read more
Elementary My Dear Watson!

Thomas

March 20, 2017

Jesus Rest, Obedience, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

I remember the day I bought the book. It was the biggest book I had ever added to my then infant library; The Complete Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had a fan for life and that book followed me over many ensuing years until – alas – it disappeared. I never ceased to be amazed… Read more
The Inward Look – Not Outward

Thomas

March 13, 2017

Dying to Self, Faith, Hearing God, Obedience, Overcoming, Prayer, Sanctification, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, Walk The Walk

The Lord changed things up for me this past week and He led me from my study of the Book of Esther in the Old Testament to the Book of Jude. I wasn’t quite sure why after just spending some time digesting the message of Esther. Just as an aside, the book is all about… Read more
A Tickle

Thomas

March 6, 2017

Hearing God, Obedience, Prayer, Spiritual Maturity, The Bride, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk The Walk

“Always” is a word that I have used sparingly in my business writing as it connotes a certainty; without exception. But in studying and teaching the Word of God just the opposite is true. What God has said is “always” true and there are “no” exceptions. That was brought home to me once again the… Read more
Integer

Thomas

February 20, 2017

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

The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah can be read as one book as they both focus on the rebuilding of the Temple and the wall around Jerusalem. But they also both speak to a challenge that is facing the bride of Christ today.., Consistent Christian Living. What caught my attention was chapter 8 of Ezra, which… Read more