Posts Tagged ‘Discipleship’
Increase My Capacity
“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8 (NLT) Paul’s comparison of physical versus spiritual training is fascinating. While conceding that exercise has value, he finds that it is minimal when viewed in the light of training for…
Read MoreCome to Me
“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28–30 (CSB)…
Read MoreBe Accountable
The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions. Deuteronomy 29:29 (NLT) What is accountability, and why are people averse to…
Read MoreI Will Not Be Moved
And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that…
Read MoreFully Equipped
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16–17 (NIV) The car salesman exclaims, “This car is fully equipped. It has every option.” The car may have features you never thought you…
Read MoreSwim in the River of God
He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.…
Read MoreThe Greatest Privilege of All
“But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God…” (John 1:12, AMP) These days, many people are talking about privilege. We hear people railing against ‘white privilege’ or ‘economic privilege,’ but they are overlooking the greatest privilege of all. ‘White privilege,’…
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