the.Sold.Out.Soul

We cannot afford to build temporary riches while neglecting true riches.  One can have a dozen zeros to that bank balance and still be bankrupt.  The difference is between the fortune we cannot take with us and the one that lasts an eternity.

Jesus is the Lion of Judah.  He is the original lion, but there is a counterfeit on the hunt.  He went after Job, and he will go after us.  The question is whether we are conscious of this daily battle and prepared for it.

I've heard it said that if you say something enough times, people will start to believe it.  Unfortunately, this method of teaching has been used in the Church for centuries.  We have adopted traditions that fly in the face of the scriptures, and that is unacceptable.  Let us reassess what we think we know by letting the Holy Spirit reveal the truth of God's word to us.

The same way we have to care for our physical muscles, that is how we must care for our spiritual muscles.  Once used, they require rest and rejuvenation.  Sometimes God has to get in there to get out some knots or release tightness, and that can be uncomfortable and painful, but it is necessary.  Let us ask God to perform this relieving and necessary work in us today.

The story of Samson and Delilah is short but compelling.  We will encounter many people, things, and ideas in this world which might seem good to us in one way or another but really have seduced us for our harm.  Let us pray to have more discernment than Samson, to see the seductress for who she is and flee her.

You can measure a man by his words.  After all, the bible tell us that the one who can bridle his tongue will be perfect.  Sometimes, the wisest words we can say are no words at all.  This is restraint that only the Holy Spirit can teach us.

Each of us is in a race, and it should be our desire to finish and finish well. God sets the course, but we must do the running. Let us seek not only the ability to run but the discernment to see the course ahead because each has his own race.

Forget about the superficial cures.  Forget about the counterfeit remedies.  Let us get to the heart of the matter by allowing the Lord to truly treat that which ails our spirits.  Let us lead those who are spiritually hurt, broken, and dying to the great physician, the only One who can save a soul.

Where do we hang our hope?  Who do we seek in our need?  What fuels us to face our days with purpose and honor?  What gives us our sustenance and support?  Is there not one place, one person to fulfill all these?  Do we not already have all we need in him and his kingdom?