Have you opened your gift?

Jesus tells us that we have a gift from God, but it’s up to us to know the gift. In Luke 11:13 He says, “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”…

Understanding Love

The scripture defines love as an action (John 3:16) and while that is certainly true according to scripture, it’s not completely true. God who is love, has magnanimously given us His Son. The natural response to such extravagance is reciprocation but it has to be according to knowledge (Rom 10:2-3)…

See Him, Know Him, Love Him

I watched a movie, Now You See Me, and I am still hearing two of the lines: “Come in closer because the more you think you see, the easier it will be to fool you. The closer you are, the less you’ll actually see ” That reminds me of the…

Valentine’s Day is our modern day celebration of love; however, given its brutal beginnings, the concept of actual love is grossly distorted and sorely missing. Let’s venture over to true love. God is love. That’s very comforting, but given that God is not a man (1 Sam 15:29) but a…

Light is the purest creation of God.  Light rushes in and devours darkness.  There can be no darkness in light and that’s our God! 1 John 1:5(KJV) This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is…

Consuming Fire

The flames of a fire dance in the air demonstrating power.  This consuming power transforms everything that comes near.  As I sit in a hospital room and think on this thought; I am reminded of this gospel truth: For our God is a consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:29 KJV) What does…