What’s in a name? Everything if you ask God. On their way out of Egypt with Moses as their leader, the Israelites got a taste of authentic freedom. They soon discovered that liberty had more to do with their mindset than their physical condition. God miraculously parted the Red Sea delivering them from certain death, but afterward, troubled waters faced them again. Tired and thirsty they came to the springs of Marah and seeing their reflection therein they found it too bitter to drink. The Sea of Bitterness has no bounds, but neither does the love of God. It was at Marah that God first called Himself Jehovah Rapha revealing Himself as the God who heals, more precisely as “healing is wha
“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out (Proverbs 25:2)”. Jesus Christ gives us opportunities to receive revelation that can and will enrich our lives as we act upon it. God reveals the secrets of his Kingdom to his sons and daughters. Knowledge alone has no power to set us free, but the truth we understand does. Jesus stated that by abiding in His word His disciples would know the truth and that the truth would set them free. The truth that you need to know remains hidden until you are ready to receive and act on it. We must desire to search for it if we are ever to find it. We must ask for it, seek it, and knock on the door for it. It is
“My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ's power will live in me. 10 Therefore, I accept weakness, mistreatment, hardship, persecution, and difficulties suffered for Christ. It's clear that when I'm weak, I'm strong (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 GW). Apostle Paul said, “ There is no good thing in my flesh.” He wasn’t talking about his body or his skin. The flesh is our ego. In Christ, we must let go of our ego. Why? We must let it go because it's hostile to the Lord’s way of seeing and doing things. Ego opposes the Holy Spirit. As long as we follow our egos instead of our shepherd we shoot ourselv
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech (1 Tim. 4:12). Our words flow out of our heart. Sometimes we get it right, and other times we fail miserably. Of all my failures what I regret the most are the words, I spoke from a place of hurt and anger. A mature believer learns through many trials and errors that only the Holy Spirit can restrain his tongue. We must practice the King’s speech. Jesus’ words though powerful and at times forceful never broke a person’s spirit. He knew when to speak and when not to say a word. As we enter this season of renewal may we begin again to consider what we say and how we say it. Timothy as a
