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It is interesting that Jesus used a little child to illustrate humility. Although it is true that little children have a purity and humility that is many times missing in adults, they certainly are not selfless. A child comes into the world totally self-centered, wanting what he wants when he wants it. Parents are to train children out of this self-centeredness.
One of humility's dominant characteristics is a God-dependency and not a self-sufficiency. The truth of humility being the key to greatness or success was not new. Jesus gave this truth new meaning by walking in humility as no one ever had before.
This path of self-denial to greatness is exactly opposite to the world's path of exalting self at...
2) To have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
IN MY OPINION THESE TWO DEFINITIONS WOULD BE SINNING.
THIS ONE IS THE ONE I FEEL MOST OF US ARE DOING.
This was quite a miracle. Not only was the money supplied for their taxes, but it was the exact amount needed, and it was from the first fish that was caught.
Although this sets the precedent that God can supply our needs in a miraculous way, it's important to remember that God doesn't counterfeit money. He didn't create money in the fish, but rather he had the fish miraculously find and swallow the exact Roman coin that Peter needed. It's a mistake to just pray and then wait on God to rain the money down from heaven.
As Luke 6:38 says, God uses men (and sometimes fish) to give finances to us. He can...
Prayer and fasting do not drive certain demons out. If the name of Jesus and faith in His name won't do the job, then fasting and prayer won't either. Jesus is saying that fasting and prayer are the only ways of casting out this type of unbelief.
An unbelief that comes as a result of ignorance can be done away with by receiving the truth of God's Word (Rom. 10:17; 2 Pet. 1:4). However, the unbelief that hindered the disciples in this case was a "natural" type of unbelief. They had been taught all of their lives to believe what their five senses told them. They were simply dominated by this natural input more than by God's supernatural input (God's Word). The only way to overcome this unbelief that comes through our senses is to deny our senses through prayer and...
I will be using the #20 slot for some of the old songs that made #1 in the past This month's song is called "The Angel's Song" by Barry and Teena Winslow. its been about a year since i heard it on my Transition Album that I purchased from Barry. It still brings that emotion to me when I hear the intro of the organ.. What a song..... it was number 1 back in 2011-12 or so. Here we go with the Countdown
1 .... On the chart fo 6 months now, Evertt Adams just keeps putting out good songs Here is the #1 with the accapella opening.. ""When He Spoke The Word"
2. ... Take God's Hands by Nathan Ware - Nathan does a great job lover the opening...
YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD JUST TAKE JESUS AT HIS WORD, THINGS WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER FOR US. WE SOMETIMES STRESS OVER THINGS THE SMALLEST THINGS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE WORRY ABOUT THEM, IT DOESN'T HELP. WHY DON'T WE DO WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US TO DO IN 1ST PETER 5:7 BY "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." JESUS CAN HANDLE IT A LOT BETTER THAN WE CAN.
The disciples' unbelief in this instance was not a disbelief in God's power to produce deliverance, but rather a "natural" kind of unbelief that came from a hardened heart that was more sensitive to what it saw than to what it believed. Jesus said that a very small amount of faith (a "mustard seed") is sufficient to remove a mountain, if no unbelief is present to hinder it.
Jesus was disappointed that His disciples had not been able to cast this devil out. Most people would have had no criticism of these disciples. After all, it wasn't normal to have power over evil spirits....
It is interesting to compare Jesus' transfiguration with that of Moses'. Jesus' face shone as the sun and His garment was as white as the light. This certainly exceeded what Moses experienced, and yet Jesus' face did not continue to shine when He came down off of the mountain as Moses' face did. Moses' face reflected the glory of God, but Jesus was the glory of God (Jn. 1:14; Heb. 1:3). Moses put a veil over his face to conceal the glory of God (Ex. 34:29-35) so that the people would not be afraid to come near him.
Jesus' body was His veil that concealed His true glory within. During His transfiguration, He pulled back the veil of His flesh, and we simply caught a glimpse of His glory that he had with the Father...