Seek God

Written by Joyce C. Lock


God dwells within us. If God reveals something to us, according to scripture, that makes us a god (Jn. 10:35). However, we are not God. Ifrepparttar Spirit speaks through us, it is truth and it is God. It is God living through us. Yet, because another believes that makes them God, do we not considerrepparttar 126852 part of truth that brought them to such a conclusion?

In fact, we go such an opposite extreme that when one is speaking (inrepparttar 126853 Spirit) something we have not yet considered, we may accuse them of heresy. We limitrepparttar 126854 ways God can speak to us, do not recognize Him as God at all, deny Him, and thereby miss greater blessings.

When people think emotionalism is spiritualism and it is said one has to pray through to getrepparttar 126855 Holy Ghost, it sounds as if one has to do something good enough or beg God long enough to get it. So, through omission, we teach thatrepparttar 126856 Holy Spirit andrepparttar 126857 Holy Ghost isrepparttar 126858 same thing; missing that when you seek God with your whole heart, once you want Him more than life itself, God will reveal Himself to you in such a supernatural way that you will never berepparttar 126859 same again. For such a blessing asrepparttar 126860 Holy Ghost, one does wrestle with God until God gets all.

When religions promote alcoholic beverages, we tend to runrepparttar 126861 opposite direction ... yet, never consider those so drunken in knowledge that they can not meet people where they are.

There is nothing new underrepparttar 126862 sun; meaning history repeats itself. Some believe in reincarnation. While we find no support for that belief; spiritually, we are reincarnated each time God calls us into new spiritual seed. We still experiencerepparttar 126863 same things as people of old, only in modern settings. Animals, insects, birds, etc. were symbolic names for types of people in scripture.

Some teach worship requires a lifting of hands. Spiritually, I lift my hands toward God's holiness whenever I write.

Do we not sacrifice to idols whenever we follow a preacher/religion eaching instead of God? Do we not sacrifice to devils whenever we settle for less than truth?

Some walk inrepparttar 126864 flesh. Others walk inrepparttar 126865 Spirit. The law is for God's children (notrepparttar 126866 lost) and is spiritual, as scripture can only be spiritually discerned. It is no wonder some were shocked when Jesus told them, "Ye must be born again." The Kingdom of God comes not with observation. That includes salvation. It begins once you trade your thoughts for His and let Him sit uponrepparttar 126867 throne of your heart; where God no longer just visits but dwells.

We claimrepparttar 126868 name 'Christian' as if that somehow makes us better. But, before people were givenrepparttar 126869 name 'Christian'; they had first become disciples. As it is written, they shall all be taught of God.

Just as there are lost people in churches today and those who have remained in churches forrepparttar 126870 wrong reasons, if we believe 'God's word will not return void' we must consider there are people who have found God among errors in religion; who may or may not leave that faith.

We teach children that God is everywhere, except in faiths not like ours. Instead of looking for God inrepparttar 126871 part that is truth, we gorepparttar 126872 opposite extreme; teaching children to believe whatever we tell them, instead of guiding them inrepparttar 126873 ability to think and reason for themselves (missing God's best).

Once, I read where a lady was considering beliefs ofrepparttar 126874 Indian. Though she did not practice their faith, she began to realize thatrepparttar 126875 god of corn,repparttar 126876 god of rain, etc. was allrepparttar 126877 same God; that our God isrepparttar 126878 God who grows corn,repparttar 126879 One who makes rain! In her conclusion, how we worship God may be different. But, by whatever name we call Him, it is still God.

After thinking about it, I asked God if that were true. He answered, "Well, when they worship Jesus, aren't they really worshiping me?" (Ex. 34:14; Jn. 4:22; Ph. 3:3)

What Say Ye?

Written by Joyce C. Lock


Onrepparttar soul basis of preferred gender, further education, more experience, or better credentials ... should one be given more and better positions within a church?

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For ye knowrepparttar 126851 grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

II Corinthians 8

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit ofrepparttar 126852 grace of God bestowed onrepparttar 126853 churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of afflictionrepparttar 126854 abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded untorepparttar 126855 riches of their liberality. For to their power ... they were willing of themselves ... that we would receiverepparttar 126856 gift, and take upon usrepparttar 126857 fellowship ofrepparttar 126858 ministering torepparttar 126859 saints.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

Now therefore performrepparttar 126860 doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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