PURE GOLD In the art world, something created by one of the masters, like Rembrandt; Leonardo da Vinci; or Michelangelo, is almost deemed as priceless, since there is only one such creation, for each of their several works. You too are unique, and only one of you exists in the world, making you extremely valuable and precious. Psalm 49:8 says, " For the redemption of their soul (is) precious, and it ceaseth forever" (KJV). WORD MEANING The word 'precious', in the Hebrew, is (

COLORFUL ...YOU Growing Up Broken People that have grown up in a dysfunctional home, which could refer to a lot of people, where children were told they were stupid; dumb; wouldn't amount to much; can't do anything right; or were even treated as being unimportant, insignificant, or not even really wanted, can bear deep rooted scars of rejection and inferiority, displaying itself in anger and hatred; lashing out, or withdrawn isolation. Words were spoken that crushed the spiri

KING WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW There is a common colloquialism that, "what you don't know, won't hurt you", which is reinforced by the equally erroneous statement, "ignorance is bliss". Basically, the fallacy of these two phrases is that lack of knowledge is not only detrimental to you, but it can greatly limit your capacity for advancement and growth and even lead to your demise, physically and spiritually. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE Hosea 4:6 says, "My people are destroyed for lack of kno

HEARING Watching Movies If you are ever watching movies or shows on some streaming services, even ones where you pay a subscription for the service, some of them still have commercials, and no matter whether it is a TV series, with multiple episodes, or a feature length movie, sometimes it can become quite annoying at the number of times the same advertisement is repeated, throughout the program; to the point that you know more about the ad than you may about whatever show yo

COURTROOM [This is a more extensive word study, in an attempt to tie together some of the concepts previously presented in the Spiritual Law word studies (Part 1-6)]. Governed by Law Society is governed by law, and without some type of enforceable restraint, there would ensue chaos or anarchy, to varying degrees, and the principle of 'might makes right', would invariably become the terrifying standard of behavior, with the strong preying on the weaker persons in society, with

STEADY INCREASE Running Water Years past, prior to localized shut off valves, if a person needed to fix a leaky faucet or a "running" toilet, you had to turn the water off to the whole house, because, otherwise, if a line burst, you would have uncontrollable water flowing everywhere, until you shut off the main valve. In more recent years, every water out-put, whether a sink, toilet, or even a shower or tub, has a separate set of shut off valves so that you can isolate and wo

JUSTICE The Case of Job There is the familiar depiction in the book of Job, reputed to be the oldest book in the scriptures, where the text says, "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them" (Job 1:6). God confronts Satan with the fact that he has been focused on Job, and Satan levels certain accusations against Job, because God says, "...there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man,

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE ! Impossible - Possible In Matthew 17:20, it says, "...Jesus said to them, 'Because of your unbelief [lack of faith]: for verily (amen) I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from here to another place; and it shall remove to another place; and nothing shall be impossible to you' ". Impossible The word 'impossible' is the Greek word (adunateo) [ἀδυνατέω, 101]. It is only found here and in Luke 1

Speaking Words "I Have Made You Rich" Years ago, working for a courier service, I remember driving around this stretch of road by some grain elevators, and to me, it was almost audible, it was so dramatic; a voice said, "I have made you rich". At the time, as the saying goes, I didn't have enough money to "pay attention", let alone be considered 'rich'. The Blessing of the Lord At the same time, the Lord gave me the scripture [God will always give you scripture to back up wha

The Bible Laws Everything is governed by laws. There are laws of physics; scientific laws; and laws that govern the universe. Unlike the laws of men, for the enforcement of civil obedience, something that is innately a 'law', does not change or vary. It is always, 100% of the time, the same, and has a certain 'cause and effect', so that if a certain action takes place, like an apple falling from a tree, the law of gravity dictates that the apple will hit the ground, unless it

Mark 11: 23-24 Spiritual Law (Part 2) examined Mark 11:23 quite extensively and proposed the following paraphrase, based on the Greek text: "...Jesus answering said to them, 'have faith in God [hold onto, and possess, do not let go of, the God kind of faith, or the faith of God], for verily I say to you ['amen' I say to you; it is an established, unmovable reality, a foundational truth], that whosoever shall say to this mountain [that you can physically see, right here, right

The Law Physical Reality vs Spiritual Reality Titus 1:3 says that God, "...has in due times manifested His word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour" The word 'manifest' is the Greek word (phaneroo), 5319, which means, 'to make visible what is invisible', and this is done through 'preaching' (kerygma), 2782, which is the proclamation, declaration, or the announcement, of good news. Invisible, spiritual reality, is brought

Governed by Law This is the Law! Years ago, there was a Canadian TV game show where an actor portrayed different actions, in various parts of Canada; seemingly innocuous behavior, and yet, in the comedy game show, the actor was arrested, by another actor, portraying an RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police], because of some obscure and forgotten law, yet still 'on the books', which the actor had violated. The contestants then had to determine which antiquated law the actor had

Footprints Do as I Say Sometimes authority figures get caught in the hypocrisy of their actions not living up to the standard of their verbal instruction, and somewhere the totally inappropriate saying was birthed, "do as I say, not as I do", of course this is countered with the proverbial statement, "your actions speak so loud; I can't hear what you're saying". The Tree and the Fruit Jesus, speaking of the Pharisees, said, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: a

Job 23:11-12 says, "My foot has held His steps, His way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food" The Message Bible says, "I've followed Him closely, my feet in His footprints, not once swerving from His way. I've obeyed every word He's spoken, and not just obeyed His advice---I've treasured it" This concept of 'esteeming' God's word or 'treasuring' it, is placi

SAFE HARBOR Not only clubs and condos, but in addition, certain events require access, or a pass designating that you have the privilege to enjoy everything that the association has to offer, because you are a member, or have been given, by your relationship to another, entrance into all that is available, the swimming pool, hot tub, water slide, steam room, games room, golf simulator; everything the complex or event has to offer. ACCESS: HISTORICAL USE In Hellenistic Greek,

Certain communities are gated or only allow members access to their club or to their group, and if you are not a member, or part of the community, you have to come with someone who already is, whether it is to a gated community, a club, or golf course, and without membership, or going with someone who already has membership, you cannot gain access. Ephesians 2:18 states that we have access in the Holy Spirit, to the Father, or into the presence of the Father. The word for 'ac

The Proof is in the Pudding The old English expression is derived from an even older proverb that states, 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating'. In other words, whether something has value, or is good, is based on the results experienced by the person or persons tasting or experiencing it. You can tell whether the pudding tastes good or not, by trying it, and no matter what anyone says about it, the quality, or lack thereof, is in how it actually, literally tastes. Intr

Paul's Prayers There are 3 parallel prayers repeated in the Pauline Epistles: Ephesians 1:15-23 Colossians 1: 3-4, 9-12 Philemon 1: 4-6 Motivation Each begins with a declaration as to the motivation, or reason for the prayer: "Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints..." (Eph.1:15). "...since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love to all the saints..." (Col.1:4). "...hearing of thy love and faith, which you

Creating Culture John Wimber: The Vineyard Movement Years ago, John Wimber launched the Vineyard movement, which had a strong emphasis on praying for the sick and seeing supernatural manifestations. However, when they first 'discovered' healing in the scriptures, and began to teach and practice, praying for the sick, they saw no results; in fact, as John Wimber recounted, even the people praying for the sick, would often get sick themselves. They continued in blind obedience,