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Four steps to consecrate yourself
After the Lord rescued the people of Israel from brutal slavery in Egypt and delivered them from the powerful hand of Pharaoh, He called them to consecrate their lives. The consecration was not a prerequisite of Israel’s salvation, but a commanded response to God’s faithful love for His people. The Lord commands the nation of Israel to “be My holy people” in Exodus 22:31, to set themselves apart for worship and devotion to God. The command has not changed now that we are under the blood of Christ. Our salvation is still a work of total grace, based on the…
The concept of sin from a Hebrew perspective
During a friendly “spiritual conversation” with another believer, he said, “I believe we can get to a place where we no longer sin.” While some of us in the modern-day age have become used to thinking of sin as bad practices or actions taken against God’s law, the concept of “sin” is a much more profound and deep for me, than wrong doing or good deeds. Sin is something which affects, influences and impacts way more than we sometimes superficially understand. Sin vs. SinWhen reading carefully through the bible, there seems to be many different ways in which the bible…
God, are you still listening?
Does God really listen to our prayers? Does he really hear us when we cry out to him? Sometimes we pray for a long time about big things, like a health issue or a prodigal child or a difficult work situation, and things don’t get better. We wonder if God’s been paying attention. I prayed for my wife regarding a life-threatening disease for 27 long years. We prayed and prayed, but her condition only worsened. Why aren’t you answering, God? How could it be true that you have “heard my voice and my pleas for mercy” (Psalm 116:1)? It doesn’t…
7 Every day habits for a healthy spiritual heart
I spend the majority of my investment helping people to live with an awakened and powerful heart. Unfortunately our busy and overloaded lives cause us to neglect the life of our spiritual hearts. We get so lost in “getting by” that we fail to keep in mind the most important aspect of life–the inner life of the heart. Quite often when people come to me for help, their heart is either deeply immersed in their personal woundedness or highly shut down emotionally. Both arenas can come as a result of neglecting the life of the heart. But I don’t want…
