Spirit Spoken

James 1:2-5 "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds"(ESV).   "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." (KJV). James, the brother of Jesus, which took on a huge roll in the early church write this letter that later becomes a book in the new testiment. This book is written after the death and resurrection of Christ, furthermore when James becomes a believer. James begins with counting trials as joy. I don't think he means praising trials but praising during a trial knowing that God is testing us. Not that God is out to harm us but the testing will hurt and that will produce patience and steadfastness. See God wants to perfect us yet that can be an unpleasant process because trials can be unbearable. It's important to remind ourselves of the scripture and not to lash out against God. We may feel like His plans are harmful because we're hu

Psalms 144:1-15  Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. A psalm of David that starts with a very personal view of what God is to man. David praising God with "my" being used multiple times in the first couple of verses. Many are the things God is to man but what of man to God? David then heads in the reverse direction of what man is to God basically saying but a mere vapor, vanity. That it's such wonder how God involves himself with man. That not only does God look upon feeble mankind but is intimently concerned of each life, seeing all our problems and enemies. We are the creation of his hands, will God then let us be without His holy love? We need God! David crying out "deliver me" and "stretch out your hand". We still yet need God bottom line to save us from falsehood.

2 Kings 4:2  And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. In this chapter of 2 Kings we find this small story of a widow and her children whom having nothing called upon the Lord. Small yet an encouraging gem of a story that represents how God can provide when we feel that we have nothing left. Elisha the prophet of God is presented with the widows problem and gives her directions to fill borrowed containers full of the little bit of oil she had left. The woman obeyed and did exactly what the prophet had said to do. Afterward she turn out with many containers full of oil just from one pot of oil. It was a miracle! She sells the containers and pays her debts with even some oil left for the family. We may ask... So what can I take from this as a Christian? Well let's see in our own lives we find times where we feel completely drained. Just then God presents u

2 Timothy 2:3-4  Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. Paul writes final words to young Timothy in a very emotional yet authoritive exhortation. Paul saw Timothy as his own child and taught him in all things, especially in the things of God. Paul felt his time was near and missed Timothy for Paul was in prison at this time, even so he felt he needed to give his last words of encouragement and instruction. In a sense this was Paul stepping out for Timothy to step foward to his own calling. We see in relay races the racers hand off the baton to the next racer. For Paul this moment was exactly that, he even says in chapter four of this book "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith". Paul's ministry would now continue with Timothy. So we get to the section where Paul begins to use

John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. In John's gospel during a supper Jesus speaks about the hour of His that has come, also of betrayal and denial from two disciples, and giving a new commandment. Just after saying those things He speaks these words "I am the way, the truth, and the life." which is a very important statement from the Son of God unto His disciples. Basically giving the map, the guide, and the key to His disciples. The map being that they know Jesus; the guide being Jesus his spirit with them, the key that in Christ's name we have life. This applies for us all!  We don't need to search any further than knowing Jesus, believing Jesus, living in Jesus. There is no other options to finding God the father "I am in the Father and the Father in me". All is in vain if not in Jesus. Further on He says "If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it" Jesus sa

Uganda IBS 18 John 4:13-14 "Jesus said to her, everyone who drinks of this water will be thristy again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thristy again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." In John's gospel we read about the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. During Jesus' ministry travels He crosses through Samaria and resting at a well in a town called Sychar He meets a woman drawing water. This woman is known as an outcast among the samaritain people because of her many marriages and now being with a man out of wedd-lock. Jesus of course knew these things about this woman and asked for a drink from the well. Like most of us, she was too ignorant by not knowing the gift of God and the one who gives it, and denied his request. Many often make this mistake of spiritual ignorance toward not truly knowing the gift of God and the One who gives it. Jesus answered back to he