Does Jesus have power and authority over everything?
The main thing: What is this all about? It is about the pre-eminence of king Yeshua [Jesus]. So, look in …
Category Archives: God Thoughts
Does God’s blessing make life rich? Is there anything we can do to improve on God?
God is God and He is perfect. There is nothing God needs from us. There is nothing we can do …
Does Jesus the Messiah show us the way when it comes to self control?
Yeshua [Jesus] is our model for self-control. In His suffering He clearly showed it. He could have called down the …
Should we be happy in Jesus?
Get up! It is a stunning day in paradise. God is in a good mood. Jesus is smiling. Be happy! …
Are fools undone by their big mouths? Are their souls crushed by their words?
What matters the most: Scripture portrays fools as those who have rejected God and/or his ways and are unable or …
Are we ready to change our minds and act differently about gentleness?
Worth noting: What is my attitude? How should I act? What do I think God has in store for me? …
How is the evaluation of ministries commended by Jesus?
What we know: Jesus warns about false prophets. He does this many times. Jesus is clear that not every minister or …
When we worship God will we do it out of our very being, our spirits, our true selves, and in adoration?
Jesus knows how to worship God, our Father. Jesus challenges us to worship God the right way. It has to come …
Is mercifulness an attitude of compassion and care?
Mercifulness is an attitude of compassion and care, grounded in the nature of God himself, made manifest in the life …
Should we take Jesus seriously?
I know what Jesus is saying. I say “is” in the present tense. I hear Him. The questions are these: …
Should we defer to the wisdom of the aged?
The elderly can be seen as burdens rather than blessings. Sometimes we are quick to forget the sacrifices our parents …
Do we see God in every place? Are we blind to seeing God in any place?
God is God and is everywhere. There is no place we can flee from God. Jesus challenges us to see what …
Will we listen to Jesus? Will we act on what He says?
What does Jesus want from me? Jesus wants me to listen. Jesus wants me to be a good and faithful servant. …
How important is rest?
How important is rest? God needed it and got it. Jesus needed it and got it. Even in the middle of a …
How should we act knowing that hell is real?
Can we choose not to go to hell? The answer is yes. Hell is real. What matters the most: The punishment of …
Is the reality of God plain?
God is in a good mood but God is God. As humans mistrust God, justice and judgement cries out for …
Is kindness shown by God’s people?
First Corinthians 13 stands as one of the most famous chapters in the Bible. The subject is love, and many …
Should we be foolish or understand what the Master’s will is?
What we know: I need to wake up from my sleep. I need to get up out of my coffin. …
Can you feel in your soul how good God is?
God is good. God is good all the time. God will be good tomorrow and every day after. Can you …
Do we desperately need more kindness in our lives?
I desperately need more kindness and compassion in my life. I need to judge less and love more. That is …
Will Jesus the Messiah rule the nations with justice?
In the New Testament, Yeshua [Jesus] extends the Torah even further in terms of justice. He states, “Do not think …
Does God give us more to do than He has power to enable us to accomplish?
Faith is speaking to me. Faith tells me that no matter what lies ahead, God is already there. God doesn’t …
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore to decide to be happy.” ~Nightbirdie [Jane Marczewski]
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Is justice important to Jesus?
How is God’s justice declared? Justice is a term used for what is right or “as it should be.” Justice is …
Will this surprise us?
The end game: When I scan the biblical story, I can’t help concluding that following Jesus brings a life of surprises. …
Has God has made his commands and requirements known?
There is a lot of confusion about how we know about the word of God. Has God mad his commands …
Why should we build only on a Person, the Master Jesus Messiah, and on the Spirit He gives?
Jesus is the only foundation we need. Jesus challenges us to build our life on Him, our Father who sent …
Should we fear God?
What we know: Proverbs 1:7 declares, “The fear of the Master is the beginning of knowledge.” Until we understand who God is …
Are we ready to be compassionate?
Compassion is an attitude of care and concern, grounded in pity and sympathy towards others, given to us by Jesus. …
Are believers united with Jesus the Messiah in his crucifixion?
Why it matters: If a man is justified by the works of the Law, then why did Jesus the Messiah die? …
Mourning
Here is a guest article from Mandy Sweigart-Quinn. Mandy is known as the Blue Collar Theologian (www.bluecollartheologian.blog)! She loves Jesus, His …
Does the patience of Jesus lead to salvation?
What matters most: Jesus the Messiah’s life was lived under the shadow of the cross. He was concerned that people should …
Is the loyalty of God’s people important?
What matters most: In our relationships with one another, we are called to steadfast loyalty. Paul speaks of his “loyal companion” in Philippians 4:3. …
Is our life steep in God and His reality?
We all have the same amount of time every day. Jesus challenges us to use it to focus on it …
Will we learn how to be obedient?
We have a lot to learn about obedience. We have a great teacher in Jesus the Messiah. What matters the …
What does it mean to be a slave of Jesus?
What matters the most: Jesus is my Master. Jesus owns me. I am His slave. I should be happy with that …
Must we always be watchful and ready? Is the return of Jesus imminent?
The word imminent means “likely to happen at any moment; impending.” When we speak of the imminence of the Messiah’s …
Will a constantly squabbling family disintegrate?
What we know: Yeshua [Jesus] is clear. Evil doesn’t fight against evil. Evil is united in its approach to achieving …
Why should we change our minds and act differently?
Repentance (radically changing our thinking) is of central importance because missing God’s goal (sin) brings God’s judgment. Fellowship with God …
Are we like spoiled children whining to our parents?
Am I to be a child in my understanding of Jesus? We all know what whining children are like. I …
What Does Selah Mean in the Bible and Why Is it Important?
You are cruising through a Psalm and boom, there is the word Selah. What does it mean? Check out this …
Is truth a reality?
Why it matters: Jesus is light, and Jesus is the true light. In Jesus we live in the light and …
Is an evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead?
What matters the most: You know there is trouble ahead when someone won’t sit down with you face-to-face and meet …
Can we handle what Jesus has to say about religious people?
Why this is important: Jesus is upset. Jesus is upset with the elite religious leaders of the day. Jesus is …
Is sexual sin driven by covetousness?
What matters the most: Whereas several of the commandments of God prohibit certain actions, such as murder and theft, covetousness …
Can we leave the irreversible past in His hands and step out into the invincible future with Jesus?
What we know: The past has been destroyed by the sacrifice of the Messiah Yeshua [Jesus]. Jesus has defeated death. …
Are we a hinderance?
Why it matters: Life is tough. Jesus knows that. He really knows that. Jesus has a warning. Am I ready …
Can we have a pure heart?
Jesus calls on us to be pure of heart: We need His regenerating Spirit and the blood of His sacrifice …
What is the greatest kind of love?
Is there Good News? There is good news. The Word of God and Jesus offers an understanding of the source, character, …
How abundant is God’s grace and mercy?
χάρις, charis; it means “grace, undeserved favor, graciousness, goodwill, kindness”. It is the gracious or merciful behavior of a more powerful …
Do we need to hear stories or the truth?
What we know: It is hard for us to deal with the truth. Yeshua [Jesus] told the truth through stories …
Why does God chose the foolish?
Why this is important: This turns something I think I know on it’s head. Jesus, my Master, teaches me that …
Does God have a plan when reconciliation doesn’t work?
God’s Plan: The Jesus Manifesto (Matthew 5-7) continues. It may seem strange that Jesus should pass from peacemaking to persecution, from …
Is fasting a part of repentance?
God’s goal: God wants us to fast. The discipline of focusing on God meeting our needs it a very big …
Is God sheer being itself?
What matters the most: God is God. He is. God has always existed and will always exist. We struggle to …
Do we take heed and examine ourselves?
What we know: We need to take heed and exam ourselves. It isn’t acceptable to just keep moving on and …
Is hell a real place? What does Jesus say?
What matters the most: According to Yeshua [Jesus] hell is just as real as heaven. The Bible clearly and explicitly …
Is justice one of God’s attributes?
Justice is a term used for what is right or “as it should be.” Justice is one of God’s attributes …
What does it mean for the Bible to be inspired by the Holy Spirit?
Peter, Paul, and the New Testament writers agree with Jesus: The Bible is the Word of God by virtue of …
What are my limits in my commitment to Jesus?
Jesus sometimes called on someone to sell everything they owned and follow Him. Sometimes Jesus suggested someone to not bury …
Does God answer prayer?
What we know: God answers prayer. Mighty King David knows this in his heart. He has seen lots of trouble. …
Why is God so patient with us?
God is patient with us when we miss His goal and plan. Jesus perfectly models that for us. Jesus is …
Is materialism transitory and elusive?
It matters: We could translate this verse: “We brought nothing into this world because we can carry nothing out” (Job …
Would you go to your church if Jesus was the pastor?
Think about it. What if Jesus was pastor of our church. Would we go? The sad thing it is we …
Are we ready for some bread?
Here is my take: Jesus is going to declare something. It is going to be bold. It is being set …
Have we lost heart in doing good?
In Galatians 5:22-23, Paul lists the “fruit of the Spirit”. “Fruit,” here, means “beneficial results,” the good things that come …
What will we do when persecution comes?
What matters the most: The religious leaders wanted to kill Jesus. They would. The religious elites just didn’t want people to …
Is the unity of the church the work of the Trinity?
Why it matters: The church [aka the called-out assembly of disciples] is one in essence, because it is founded on …
Are we ready to take the message of Jesus to heart?
The way I see it: Jesus challenges us to understand that it is not what we eat that is the …
Is human power under human control a half-broken weapon in the hands of a child?
Human power under human control is a half-broken weapon in the hands of a child. But gentleness places our strength …
As slaves of Jesus, have we done what He wants us to do?
Worth noting: Jesus is clear. Our role is to keep working all the time. Our day is not done when …
Have we been released from the law’s condemnation?
What this is all about: What does the new agreement (covenant) do for us. One very important blessing is a …
Does God reward those who seek Him? What if you are a religious fraud?
Why is this important: Jesus is clear. God’s goal for us is to seek God. If we seek God, we …
Jesus fasted … should you?
Why it matters: Fasting can be an empty ritual and is condemned. Did not people come to Jesus and ask: …
Is instability a sign of immaturity?
Spiritual maturity is achieved through becoming more like Jesus the Messiah. After salvation, every disciple begins the process of spiritual …
Is love optional?
God’s love for humanity. There is good news in that the Word of God and Jesus offers an understanding of the source, …
Must God’s people not only listen to God’s word but also put it into practice?
Listening also requires obedience to God. Jesus makes that clear. Taking sides with Jesus means much more than saying the …
Do the wise accumulate knowledge — a true treasure?
We are all concerned about getting more stuff. There seems to be no end to it. What should we worry …
Why should we follow the way of Jesus?
God is God. No one else is. God alone is in control. God is Great and God is Good. We …
Does Jesus have victory over rulers and authorities? Do we have victory over death?
Jesus is victorious. Jesus has disarmed the enemy and shown us all what they are made of. Jesus is triumphant. …
Is it wrong to want material things? What does Jesus think?
Material goods can turn our hearts away from God. The pursuit of possessions and wealth and a preoccupation with physical …
Are we devoid of the power to forgive?
Love cannot flourish when we won’t forgive. We harbor anger and resentment. It will come out. God’s goal for us …
Why is friendship such a fragile relationship?
Friendship is an amazing experience. It also can be a fragile relationship. Are we looking at the good in our …
Why is lying condemned so much in the bible?
Lying is condemned Why this is important: The bible is clear on the issue of lying. It is condemned. A …
Is everything possible with God?
Imagine being a young woman. You are a virgin. An angel shows up and lets you know you are going …
Is there happiness for those who are forgiven?
Paul used David as a witness in Romans 4:7-8, quoting from one of David’s psalms of confession after his terrible …
Why did Jesus rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit?
Yeshua [Jesus] rejoiced. Jesus is exuberant in the Holy Spirit. Jesus came to usher in the Kingdom of God in …
Is it a bad thing or a good thing for our families to take God seriously?
It is a new day. Yesterday is gone. And we have a choice to make. Will I make it …
Is faithfulness the proper response to God?
Faithfulness is the proper response to God by his covenant people; seen in a steadfast commitment which reflects God’s own …
When did the glory of Jesus occur?
Jesus the Messiah’s beauty, radiance and splendor reflects the glory of the Father. It is both revealed to and …
Do we want the joy of our Master Jesus?
I want the joy of the Master [Lord]. I want to be more than happy. I want to celebrate God’s …
Can we focus on Jesus today?
Above all else, Focus!! This is more a realization than a resolution. This is not a resolution made at the …
Does God show favoritism?
Here is a guest article from Mandy Sweigart-Quinn. Mandy is known as the Blue Collar Theologian (www.bluecollartheologian.blog)! She loves Jesus, …
We have only today. This is the day the Master Jesus has made. Will we live in it?
Today is the day. Focusing on what God wants us to do today is imperative. Today is all we have. …
How can a good tree produce bad fruit?
Jesus is beginning to wrap up His manifesto (Matthew 5 – 7). Jesus changed his brief metaphor from sheep and …
Is everything God created good?
We have good news. God is God and perfect. God is good and in a good mood. Everything He made is …
What is God’s ultimate provision of peace?
The Apostle Paul alerts us that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, …
Are we blathering to God? Is God listening?
Listening is not talking. Are my prayers one sided? Am I the only one talking? I clearly need to be …
Will Jesus give us an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life?
Jesus, our Master, challenges us to look beyond a cool bottle of water. This world and all it offers doesn’t …
Why can Jesus speak on behalf of God?
What gives Jesus the right to speak and act on his Father’s behalf in forgiving sin, pronouncing judgment and promising …
