It is not a matter of if but when disappointment will happen. How do you handle disappointment? Maybe you have experienced some disappointments that took the wind out of your sails. It is not uncommon for people to be disappointed in a relationship, their station in life, or the loss of a loved one. Perhaps …
Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is God. God is three persons in one, which is difficult for us to get our minds around. There is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. As the angel Gabriel visited Mary, …
Have you considered how the Holy Spirit helps carry out God’s plan? The Lord has a plan for each of our lives. Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we …
It makes you feel good inside when you realize Jesus chose you. Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.[1] For the Lord to choose us says something about the Lord’s mercy and grace. If there is one team …
As believers in Jesus, we experience the battle of wills in this earthly life. On one side of the struggle is our new spiritual life in Christ; on the other is our old sinful nature. Luke 9:23 Then he (Jesus) said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give …
Speaking in tongues is a controversial subject. Some streams of Christianity will declare that you don’t have the Holy Spirit unless you speak in tongues. Other groups claim that tongues are of the enemy and we should have nothing to do with it. What does the Bible have to say about speaking in tongues? …
God gives spiritual gifts to help you fulfill the plans and purpose the Lord has for you. We don’t deserve spiritual gifts, but God, in His grace, bestows them upon His children. Spiritual gifts given by the Lord are special abilities the Holy Spirit gives to every person of faith to minister to people. The …
What does Paul mean by the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Different streams of Christianity hotly debate this issue. 1 Corinthians 12: 13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same …
Each person is valuable to the Lord, and when the Gospel is presented, even a few are worth the effort. I met an older lady who had been in an orphanage as a child, and when she was ten years old, God intervened in her life. As a child, she felt unloved until she met …
Turning to God is the Lord’s desire for every person. Some people turn to the Lord with the slightest whisper by the Holy Spirit, and others in desperation. Our sinful nature is not to turn to God but to pursue a selfish course in life. Like sheep, we need a Shepherd to care for, guide, …