Abiding with Adonai

      If you have ever been to a Christian camp, a worship concert, a powerful bible study, a mission trip, or an amazing convention or conference (like SMC !!!!!), then you know that a spiritual high could not be more real… if you have never gotten to experience a spiritual high, it is basically the feeling of being unstoppable! You leave your camp or concert or convention feeling like every part of you is absolutely consumed by the Spirit, and that you have been made new and refreshed. It is probably one of the most amazing feelings that someone could ever experience!  This is because when the Spirit moves, it affects the hearts of His people. When our God does amazing things, we get to reap the benefits of it… So when you go to a place where a couple, a hundred, or even thousands of people are seeking the heart and face of Jesus, He is present. And when the Holy Spirit is present in a place, it’s undeniable and life-changing.  But as amazing as spiritual...

           Paul writes many letters to several different churches throughout the bible, and there is an abundance of knowledge that we can gain from reading them… every single time that i read even a section of one of them, that i have already read before, i find myself learning something completely new. Today, I read through Galatians chapter 5, and i got to get a new perspective on what it means to have “freedom in Christ” and how to “live by the Spirit”. And as i read what Paul had to say to the church of Galatia, i realized that this part of the letter literally wrecks all of what many people have made themselves believe about what it means to “follow christ” and “be a christian”.      So many people that i know, or have met, claim to be a christian, and to know God. But i’d say that more times than not, these people will say “oh yes I’m a christian, but just not a very strong one.” or “yeah I’m a christian but i need to clean up my ...

  “Or do you know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters no adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the Kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). It’s a brand new year, and with a new year means millions of people have made new year's resolutions. And chances are that you are probably one of those people… But I just wanted to share what the Word says about New Year's resolutions and a few things that are so important to know as you try to live them out these next 365 days…  No, the bible doesn’t have a verse that specifically talks about New Year's Resolutions and how to live them out, but the verse that I started this with I thought was pretty close… The...