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The Master Potter

The Hebrew word for clay is ā€˜chomerā€™ which means as bubbling up.  That is of water, a wave, of earth, mire, or clay, like cement or mortar. Moses wrote that God formed man out of the dust of the ground (Genesis 2.7) The Hebrew word for dust means clay, earth, mud, ashes, dust, ground, mortar, powder and, rubbish. Water is a factor since mud consists of water and clay. So even after God breathed life into Adam, he was and we are today, just living dirt and water. In Isaiah 64: 8 God … [Read more...] about The Master Potter

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A Spirit of Truth

What makes God's truth so powerful? In the Scriptures, God refers to Himself as the God of truth. Also, Christ says that He is the way...and the truth. And likewise, Godā€™s Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of truth! But what can the truth do for us? ā€œThen Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, 'If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free,ā€' (John 8:31-32). Godā€™s truth can set us freeā€”if we continue steadfastly in … [Read more...] about A Spirit of Truth

Garments, Wineskins and Fasting

Parading their self-righteousness, the Pharisees, the religious elite of Christā€™s time, and their followers fasted twice a week. Yet the disciples of Christ did not. The religious leaders demanded to know from Christ why his followers didnā€™t fast. Jesus answered with a parable about wineskins and garments. ā€œThen He spoke a parable to them: 'No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the … [Read more...] about Garments, Wineskins and Fasting

Perils Of Spiritual Denial

How does spiritual denial affect our preparation for Christā€™s return? The apostles Peter and Paul initially felt that Christ would return in their lifetime. Much later, realizing he would die before Christ returned, Peter worried that Godā€™s people would grow slack and forget the intensity needed to endure. We may know what is right, but do we act on it? Or do we justify our lack of energy for Godā€™s way of life? Once, while browsing a gift shop, I found a miniature baseball bat that had … [Read more...] about Perils Of Spiritual Denial

Self-Examination: Are We in the Faith

We are subjected to all kinds of tests throughout our lifetime. Some are routine, but others are unavoidable, deeply personal tests: peer pressure, emotional suffering, financial upheaval, and temptation. With a fear of failure, we usually donā€™t consider these as positive experiences. However, with good preparation we can face self-examination confidently. ā€œTest yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is … [Read more...] about Self-Examination: Are We in the Faith

Survivalism

Remember when it seemed as if everyone was planning for the coming zombie apocalypse? It highlighted for me the fascination people have with the collapse of society and prepping for survival. There are serious prophecies about the dark days ahead for the world, but should we be focused on preparing physically? Prepping has, for some, become a false religion called ā€œsurvivalismā€. Itā€™s fueled by apocalyptic movies, survivalist TV shows, and violent video games. These are especially … [Read more...] about Survivalism

Staying Awake

Are we awake spiritually? Or are we too caught up in our daily tasks? Letā€™s consider the periods of slumbering and awakening in our lives, and how we can learn to stay awake. Godā€™s Holy Spirit is active, but our human spirit, the ā€œspirit in manā€ (Job 32.8), which makes us each a unique individual, can slumber if we prevent Godā€™s Spirit from working in us. Just like when we are driving along, mind wandering, and find that weā€™ve lost track of how we got to where we are, so a slumbering spirit … [Read more...] about Staying Awake