Confessions

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 25, 2025

“The flow of divine power is limited only by the measure of the vessel that is being filled. The ability to become a child of God is dependent upon the ability to receive the Word.” ~ T. L. Lowery “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 18, 2025

Authority is given by fiat. Divine authority is given by divine authority. A fiat is defined, Authorization or sanction. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 17, 2025

The fields are ready to be harvested. “Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 14, 2025

Without faith in God and in His word, spiritual growth comes to a halt. “Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all,

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 13, 2025

Are you a disciple of Christ Jesus? “Then Jesus said to those who believed in 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.”” (John 8:31–32, NKJV) Jesus described a disciple as

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 12, 2025

Is your spiritual allegiance divided because of what is happening circumstantially? “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 11, 2025

What you are going through right now is temporary. “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 10, 2025

Plant a money tree. “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:18, NKJV) The spiritual blessing is released through

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 7, 2025

We are empowered by God’s Spirit in us to walk according to the Spirit. “For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 6, 2025

The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus Romans 8:1-2 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 5, 2025

What we get through betrayal, we will lose through justice. God created Adam and gave him dominion in the earth. Through deception, the devil tricked Adam into betraying God’s trust. This betrayal resulted in the transfer of dominion. “Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First March 4, 2025

How does one keep covenant with someone who cannot keep covenant? One can create a covenant that does not depend on the other party. One can create a covenant that grants one’s own power to keep covenant to the other party. This is what GOD did. GOD became a

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 3, 2025

Have you ever missed an opportunity to follow Jesus Christ? Three of The Gospels relationship this story of a young man coming and wanting to follow Jesus but turning away because he though the cost would be to great. “Now as He was going out on the road, one came

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 28, 2025

Is the Parable of the Sower speaking only about the good news of salvation? When Jesus told the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, He said, “The sower sows the word of the kingdom.” In Mark 4, Jesus said, “The sower sows the word.” People may think of that

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 26, 2025

The Dichotomy of Good Works “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 25, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Seven Are you reading your Bible every day? Are you praying in the spirit every day? Are you memorizing Scriptures that touch your heart? Are you confessing God’s word? Are you applying the commands of God to the way you live your life? Are you

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 24, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Six Spiritual Maturity comes through the right kind of experience. When we faithfully apply ourselves to what is good, we get stronger. Let’s consider a game analogy about leveling up. In a video game, a player receives a starting level number of ‘points’ to place

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 21, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Five “Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:11, NKJV) Righteousness is the received through faith. According to this Scripture, we are

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 20, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Four We have received the DNA - Divine Nature Attributes of Christ. The DNA is in the seed. The baby has the same DNA as the father. However, the baby will make choices as he grows up that lead him in a total different direction as

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 19, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Three What are some key aspects of sonship or “the adoption as sons” as it pertains to spiritual maturity? “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to

Discipleship

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 18, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Two Newborn baby - ‘Nepios’ -There is nothing wrong with being a newborn baby. It is a very intimate and holy part of a person’s spiritual maturity. In this time we learn the love of The Father and the personal care of the Holy Spirit.

The gospel of the kingdom

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 17, 2025

Are there different levels of spiritual maturity? If so, how do you know measure yours? The Scriptures use at least three different words to describe relationship with God as it relates to maturity. The Greek word for baby is ‘nepios’ and it is used for a child who has not

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 14, 2025

How does our faith increase? “… but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere,” (2 Corinthians 10:15, NKJV) “And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 13, 2025

The amount of faith that God gave you is enough. “And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 12, 2025

Trusting in money hinders faith in God. “Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard