Journey of Faith Picture Quotes

24 Saturday Mar 2012

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I have been blogging on Abraham’s journey of faith these past few days and have used some of these quotes in my blog. I have posted some of these again with a few addtions. Some of the pics come from photobotos.com. If you get a chance check them out.

…. If you like these quotes you also might like these other posts on “faith”

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Blessings,

Pastor

Use It, Or Lose It

23 Tuesday Aug 2011

Posted by eisakouo in Receiving Revelation

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fresh revelations, Matthew 13:11-12, mysteries, spiritual revelation, truth, use it or lose it, wisdom

Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. ¹² For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.” Matthew 13:11-12

I hate to see people lose anything. Whether it is an athletic ability, musical talent, or mental capacity. There is a phrase we hear bantered around quite often. It is, “use it or lose it.” It means if you stop using your ability, talent, or gift atrophy will set in and the gift you once possessed will fade. It is a slow fade, but a costly one.

What is true in the physical world is equally true in the spiritual world as well. Jesus is seeking to communicate this principle to His disciples. Except Jesus is not necessarily talking about a talent or ability, but spiritual revelation, wisdom and truth.

Maybe you have seen this principle of the Kingdom at work in your life. A truth you once possessed with great conviction is now a thing of the past. You used to believe that truth. You once tried to help others in that area where you had victory, but now you wonder it was ever true.

Listen, the mysteries of the Kingdom do not have to be mysteries. They can once again be self-evident revelations you actually believe and possess. If you would go back and pick up those precious revelations and allow the Lord to breath new life in them, they will become alive to you just like the day you first discovered them. You may have lost them because you failed to treat them as holy. The worse sin is to not repent and correct the issues that now confront you. The Lord desperately wants to give you fresh revelations of Himself right now so that you will have an abundance of His Kingdom.

Guide You In All Truth

22 Monday Aug 2011

Posted by eisakouo in Our Spiritual Process

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But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:13

Have you ever traveled anywhere using GPS? Insert your own joke here. In reality, we as a society have had to grow accustomed to having a computer voice telling us our next turn. Now that we have gotten used to the idea of using them, we have gotten better at using them. We know when they will be reliable and when it might be better simply following the signs. The point is that a GPS is only as good as the maps inside.

The Holy Spirit works on our behalf like a GPS in this fashion. He speaks to us and gives us directional information from heaven’s perspective. If we fail to follow His directions, it is not His fault. He cannot make our turns or coerce us to choose correctly. His job is to speak what He hears from heaven. Our job is to listen. Just like it doesn’t make good sense to yell back to the GPS, it doesn’t do any good to be in disagreement with the Holy Spirit. He is our Guide, not our consultant. When we choose to treat Him as a consultant, He simply stops speaking.

Jesus was trying to convince His disciples of the benefits and advantages of trusting the Holy Spirit. Jesus trusted the Spirit’s guidance and so should you. If we can learn to trust and use a man-made GPS, we can learn to trust and use God’s spiritual GPS, the Holy Spirit. His maps and guidance of our spiritual journey are not incomplete, but perfect. The Holy Spirit’s mandate is to guide us in all truth. Are you taking advantage of His wisdom and trusting Him with your future?