The Lord will not pour new wine into old bottles. When we are believing the Lord for new things, we must become a new man to receive it. “And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new
There is no other help anywhere for our weaknesses but the spirit of God. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
Romans 8:
The root cause of complaining, murmurings, and worry is unthankfulness. The blessing of life supersedes every other blessing we could ever desire. “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
Two things are important; what we are hasty to do and what we are slow to do. “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
Keep the fire extinguishers away. “Quench not the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19 KJV
The fire is the Holy Spirit. “for our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:29 KJV. An extinguished fire means the absence of the Spirit and without him, we can do nothing. “I am the vine, ye are
Remain in his resting place where no power of the devil can touch you. “and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my
In every manifestation of the Lord expect to experience the Lord’s fire for he is a devouring fire. The fire of the Lord is his presence, his glory, his anointing, his wrath, his light, his Spirit, his gifts, his grace, his power, his vengeance and his judgment. “And the sight of
Commentary from renew your mind
Question 1: How do I guard my mind from ungodly mindsets?
Answer: Block ungodly and evil communications. Our mindsets are influenced by what we hear and what we see so shut down evil conversations and keep your eyes from watching ungodly
We cannot have the same mindsets as unbelievers and expect to live a godly life. The mindset of the world is corrupted by carnality, vanity and ignorance which separates us from the life of God. “This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other
Labour in hope for the Lord sees you. Declare victories with all confidence for the Lord hears you.The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their cry. “He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?He that formed the eye, shall he not see?”Psalm 94:9 KJV
Commentary on the labourers are few:
Question 1: How can I be an effective worker of the Lord?
Answer: Do not postpone the work. Don’t save your gifts and talents for later. Start now and finish the work. “Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
There are many unbelievers who remain in their sin because they have no one to tell them about the Lord. The Lord is looking for compassionate laborers. It is compassion that moves us to share the gospel with the lost. “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion
That sickness won’t kill you. That debt won’t swallow you up. Don’t fear the trial. That addiction will not prevail. Only the counsel of the Lord shall stand. “The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.” Psalm 33:11 KJV
Commentary on follow the truth
Question 1: What does the Lord expect from a believer?
Answer: Love. Love for God and love for humanity. It is necessary that we flee from fornication because loving God means honoring his temple and our bodies are the temple of God. If we love
Follow the words of Jesus. Believing in Jesus alone does not make us his true disciples. If we want to be the disciples of Christ indeed then we must follow his words. “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
Commentary on the judgment day
Question 1: Why is eternal life the reward for the righteous on judgement day?
Answer: Because eternal life is the ultimate advantage of the Christian. The true Christian walk is a narrow road of sacrifices and some sufferings and the truth of
How do you say there is no life after death as a believer when you serve a resurrected God?There is. “For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.”
1 Corinthians 15:16-17 KJV #reflectwithivybygrace
Do not return to the Lord empty handed. Anyone who dies and meets the Lord empty handed will not be spared from eternal punishment. “Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have