Since the name of God is “I,” and since that is my name also, and since God gave His offspring dominion over all the rest of creation (Genesis 1:26), every time I say the word “I,” I am speaking as God; and whatever I say accomplishes that which I have spoken and does not return unto me void (Isaiah 55:11).
From the Beginning
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God
The Bible opens with these words. And the apostle John reiterates them in his gospel:
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
What Is Prayer?
This weekend we visited some dear Christian friends and attended church with them. Of course we had many discussions about spiritual matters since our spiritual journeys are what is most important to all of us. The subject of prayer kept recurring, both in our private discussions and during the church service when prayer requests were taken and prayed for. The implication of most of the statements made were that the more often we pray, the more people who are praying and the more serious we are about praying (e. g. fasting and intensity) is what determines whether or not our prayers are answered.
One Thing Have I Desired
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
Who Am I?
I am the son of the living God (Romans 8:16; 1John 3:2). I am God’s offspring (Acts 17:28-29), born of His Word (1Peter 1:23). I am the original creation, in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). I am (in my true identity) not a person (personality); I am Spirit (Ephesians 4:4-6), one with my Father (John 10:30; John 17:21). I have the mind of Christ (1Corinthians 2:16). I have been given dominion over all creation (Genesis 1:26).
The Dream (Part 1)
I awakened this morning at 6:00 from a very vivid dream wherein I was most apprehensive about a play that I was about to perform in but for which I was not prepared. I didn’t know my lines at all. It was certainly going to be disastrous. Of course I was immensely relieved when I awakened and recognized that it was only a dream and had no reality. I knew inside that what I had just experienced had spiritual significance. So I got out of bed and lay down under an infrared dome to listen. I’ve had many revelations while lying under that dome, including the one contained in the contemplation Ten Righteous Men.
Continue reading “The Dream (Part 1)”
Flesh
Our first response to the word “flesh”
is usually negative. We remember Paul’s list of the works of the flesh
(which we want no part of) and his conclusion that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God
(Galatians 5:19 (KJV):21). He tells us that flesh and blood
(which he refers to as corruption
) cannot inherit the kingdom of God
(1Corinthians 15:50) and goes on to say that if we walk after the flesh
rather than after the Spirit
(Romans 8:1,4-5) we shall die,
but if, through the Spirit, we mortify the deeds of the body
we shall live
(Romans 8:13). He readily acknowledges that in my flesh dwelleth no good thing
(Romans 7:18).
Word Made Flesh
We know that the Word was in the beginning with God and that the Word is God. (John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.) Therefore it cannot be a black book filled with letters and words.