Richard Ellis Talks

We like to give our time and energy to everything and everyone except the thing and the One that matter the most: the Kingdom of God, and God Himself. Scripture tells us that we can't serve two masters, but when we serve God first, everything else falls into place. If you want to be successful, here's a "pro" tip: Seek after the Lord, and you'll find eternal success.

There's a difference between a "know-it-all" person and a "knows-it-all" God. He doesn't want us to just know facts about Him; He wants us to know Him. The more time we spend with Him, the deeper our relationship grows -- and the more intimately we know Him, the more we can hear and obey His voice when He speaks.

Scripture tells us that the message of the cross is "foolishness" to many who hear it. The Gospel is a crazy story, and only the Holy Spirit can give us the power to believe it. It's not our job to convince people to believe in God or follow Jesus -- but it is our job to plant the seeds of truth in their hearts and pray that the Spirit will grow them.

Do you find yourself caught in a sin habit that you can't break on your own? Sometimes, all we need to do is ask for help -- but we're too afraid to do so. Until we go before the Lord and godly people around us with our struggles and imperfections, we'll never be able to break free.

Have you ever been defended when you were accused of wrongdoing? If so, you know the power of having someone else stand up for you. When we say "yes" to Jesus, we're pardoned for all our wrongs, because He stood up for us and sacrificed His life for ours. He was destined to be executed so that our sins could be erased and forgiven -- and because of His love, we're free to receive our "stay of execution".

God takes obedience to Him seriously -- but He also knows we can't obey Him through our own effort. None of us can be perfectly like Christ, but we can let Him work as Himself in us and through us. He alone can provide us with the power and the strength to say "yes" to what He asks.

Anyone can set a random goal -- but not everyone will set a godly goal. God places specific desires within each of our hearts that are honoring and pleasing to Him, and working towards the plans He's set for our lives helps make us ready for His calling when it becomes clear that we're being prompted to respond and obey.

Jesus tells us that He's the bread from Heaven that gives life -- and that we must fill ourselves with Him in order to receive that life. If we hunger and thirst after Him and His righteousness, He promises to satisfy us.

Name above all names. King of Kings. Lord of Lords. He's the ultimate "Jefe de Jefes" -- "boss of bosses" -- and there is great power found in His name. There are opposing forces that will try to prevent us from accessing His authority, but in faith and through prayer, each one of us can tap into the powerful world of God's mighty name.

Just like Adam and Eve hid from God in the Garden once they disobeyed His instructions, we, too, have a tendency to hide from God when we sin. But despite our fear of being found out, God already knows the things we try to hide -- and He wants to offer us hope in a future that He's lovingly planned, if only we're willing to come out of the dark.