Sunday, March 31, 2019

The Sword

We have to be willing to give up the past to reach our future in Him. How hard this is for many. The sword cuts deep sometimes even within our own family. God must come first in all that we do. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Liberty

2 Corinthians‬ ‭3:17-18‬ ‭NKJV
The Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to all who believe. He is our guarantee that life everlasting with Jesus is ours. And He went to that cross at Calvary so all mankind could achieve that liberty.

All it takes is for us to believe. Then Holy Spirit takes up residence in us. We have all of Him. All the spirit of Christ. As we allow Him He changes us from who we were before Jesus to who we were destined to be before time began.

We have liberty in the spirit but our soul, our mind, will and emotions, are under construction. That transformation continues throughout our life on the earth. During that entire time our spirit man is teaching our soul to become more of Him. Our mind, as we allow, us transformed more and more into the mind of Christ.

As we look into a mirror our image becomes more the I mange of Jesus. We no longer are who we were but who we have been made to be.

Father God, I give you permission to change me more and more each day. Reveal to me the way I should go and help me discard anything unprofitable. Help me to think with the mind of Christ. In Jesus name I pray.
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Friday, March 29, 2019

Unconditional Love

Even though we all continue to fall short, God continues to give us His grace and unconditional love. As we realize our mistakes, thank Him for His forgiveness and continue to walk in His unconditional love. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Shine His Light

Our life was changed because someone showed us Jesus. Now we can reach out and be that light to someone else in a dark place. Our actions propel others either to or from Him. Let's make today the day that our light shines brightly. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Know Jesus

To know someone, you have to have a relationship with them. To know Jesus you have to have a relationship with Him. Relationship is not a one time event; it is a lifelong commitment. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

We Escaped

Jesus gave us the escape plan and by faith we took it. We got out of the enemy's clutches. We became free. We were retasked so our eyes are now on Jesus. Now it is our turn to do the same for others; to bring them the Good News and see them reconciled to God. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, March 25, 2019

It Is Time

It is time to leave the opinions of others to others. It is time to trust His promises. It is time to listen to His voice; He doesn't deal in opinions, He deals in Truth. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Wisdom

Wisdom comes from the Creator and it is His wisdom we truly desire. As we seek Him, and step out in faith as He directs us, He will provide all the wisdom we need and we will become wiser. He will teach the righteous and they will learn more. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Knowledge Puffs Up

1 Corinthians 8:1 AMP
Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.


I was taught years ago that I needed the knowledge in the Bible. After all it says that we perish for lack of knowledge. So I needed to read all the books I could find and of course my Bible to obtain this knowledge.

Then I met Christians that could quote chapter and verse. They didn’t need Google. They just pulled it out of their deep knowledge of the Word. It did not matter how much book knowledge they had, they couldn’t calm the storm. They could not lay hands on the sick and see them recover. Some even said God did not do that anymore; that the gifts died out with the apostles. There was no evidence of Holy Spirit in their lives.

I began to realize that the knowledge was not book knowledge at all. It was experiential knowledge. It was the knowledge we gain as we step out and do His Word. It was knowledge from Holy Spirit as we laid hands on the sick and experienced the miraculous; blind eyes opened, fever leaving, headaches gone, arms and legs grown out, deaf ears opening, pain removed, and more.

All that we know because of our studying without Holy Spirit allows us to come across as being close to Him as we have the right verse to speak. We become puffed up because of what we know. Others pat us on the back for what we know.

But it is not about all we know. It is all about who we are in Christ.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Cornerstone

When we ask Jesus into our lives, He becomes the foundation. From that point on our life changes. With Him as the cornerstone we have the chance to build as strong a building as we choose. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Change

As we grow in Christ, God changes us from the inside out. We are to work hard to walk the narrow path. As we grow the walk becomes easier and the tongue tamer. The closer we get to Him, the more we change. The more we change, the easier the walk. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Never Lazy

Our enthusiasm needs to come from within; not from peer pressure without. We must truly want to serve God every day. When that desire comes forth there is no way we can be lazy ever again. There is no way another will walk out in the gift instead of us. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Relationship

God wants a relationship. He does not want each of us scattered, going our own way. He does not want us to leave Him alone. No, He wants us to reach out for His help. He wants us to listen for His voice and heed what He tells us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, March 18, 2019

Walk With Him

Let God's Word and the Holy Spirit guide us into all things. As we get to know His voice, we will know what He has for us to do each day. It is not where we are in the world that gives us this knowledge; it is where we are in our walk with Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, March 17, 2019

We Know

We have it all when we receive Jesus as our Lord and savior. We receive Him and all that He has. We become righteous in His sight. But all of this is accomplished because we know that we know that we know it is accomplished. We step out in faith into the reality of it. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, March 16, 2019

GIGO

I have been in computer work since the early 60’s. We had a saying back then “garbage in, garbage out”.

It is as true today as it was then as we look at the successes and failures in this life.

The Word speaks to us of the things to avoid in this earthly life. It succinctly explains it in many scriptures such as:

‭‭1 Corinthians ‭5:11‬ ‭NLT
I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.


If you desire to follow Jesus watch who you hang around with, what you watch, and what you read.

Not everyone claiming to be a Christian is leading a lifestyle you should be following.

Not every movie or TV preacher is setting a good example of being Christ like.

There are some great “Christian” books and there are many that will lead you astray.

Pray about all things. Pray about who you are spending time with, what you are allowing in through your eyes and ears, what you are meditating on with the books and websites and blogs and facebook posts.

Satan has many ways to deceive us today. He is a liar and a thief. Be careful and mindful. Let Holy Spirit guide you in all things.

We grow in the things we are fed. So let us purposely keep the garbage out so we can say “good stuff in results in good stuff out”. And we will walk in the abundant life we have been promised.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Compassion

In the world we become like those we spend a lot of time with. The same is true in our relationship with God. Spend enough time with Him, and we become like Him. When that happens there is no decision to make; we have taken on His compassion. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Others Watch Us

We tend to think all we have to do is say the words and others will worship God; that they will give Him thanks. Others are moved to God by what they see. They watch us and hopefully begin to see the God we see. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Ask

If we ask, God will show us the way to prosperity. He will open doors that we never thought could be opened and warn us of doors we should shut. This is what happens when we have a relationship with our Lord. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Listen Then Go

God wants us to listen to the plan He has for us and then to work it. It is through obedience that our soul grows spiritually, and as we grow we receive much more. So take the time today to ask Holy Spirit for the plan. Then go and work it. As we go we grow! ~ DickEvans.org


Monday, March 11, 2019

Honesty

Continue to follow the honest path, the path that God leads us on. We will be tugged and pulled by the world around us to cheat a little here and lie a little there. We will be told that nobody will ever find out. But He knows. Our true prosperity comes from God. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Our Obediance

No matter how much we think we know about God, we will never understand His decisions or His methods. He knows what we know not. We must turn it all over to Him and let Him lead us. His decisions are what we seek after, not His agreement with our decisions. It is in our obedience to Him that we grow as we walk this transformation walk. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, March 09, 2019

No Condemnation

Romans 8:8 KJV There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. We hear this and assume it speaks to Christian brothers and sisters speaking condemning words about other Christians. Consider this. I believe it is speaking to the fact that the Father loves us unconditionally. No matter what we fall into in this life His love never changes. We are in Christ and He is in us. The Father see us as we are in Christ. And in Christ there is no condemnation from God. Others may condemn us for the lifestyle we lead, for the sin they see in our life but our Father God does not. He loves us, His children. Holy Spirit points the way for us to walk after the spirit. Let's step out of our fleshly walk in a continual walk with Him.

Friday, March 08, 2019

License To Sin

We have been set free of the law. We have been forgiven all of our past sins. We have been forgiven the sins that are to come and come they will. Yes, He does cover us with His grace, but that does not give us a license to sin. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, March 07, 2019

Trust Him

As believers we are with God. We must continue to let Him be the Lord of our life. No matter how much experience we have and how much we think we know it is but a grain of sand to Him. We must continue to trust Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Behave

We must be careful to put into action God's saving work in our lives. Others look to us to see if our actions support the belief we confess. We are all working out our salvation. We know how we should behave; it just might not be natural for us yet. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Wisdom

Whatever kind of wisdom you are reaching for, the key is God. He has the answer, all the time. We just need to reach out to Him and ask. He will gladly tell us and not resent our asking. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, March 04, 2019

Tell

It is up to each and everyone of us to tell others about Jesus Christ. As the Father leads us and the Holy Spirit guides us, we are to tell the story of the Good News across this land. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, March 03, 2019

Meat

We need spiritual milk all the time. But we should not spend all our time drinking milk. No, we need meat to chew on also. We need to get into the meat of His Word. Milk and meat are both necessary for us to grow to fullness in Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, March 02, 2019

Walk In The Spirit

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NKJV)
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

If you are not believing your pastor is teaching truth then why do you continue to sit under his teaching?

The more we listen to a message, the more we believe what it being said. By association with others way of thinking we begin to think like they do. Some might call this brainwashing.

Be careful if others are twisting what you were taught...

We are to be washed in the blood of Jesus not brainwashed by someone promoting their slant on truth.

Isn’t this what satan has been doing forever? He is a thief and a liar. All he does is attempt to steer us onto a path of destruction. It so easy to fall into his traps.

Walking in the flesh is walking right next to the enemy by our own strength.

Walking in the spirit is allowing Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth. It is looking to Jesus in every decision and not intellectually trying to decide how Jesus would handle it.

Walking in the spirit is giving Holy Spirit permission to show us the way to go, the words to speak, the path to take.

Friday, March 01, 2019

God Chooses

God still does the choosing. We may chase them, but it isn't until God chooses them that our words are really heard in their heart. It is then that they are ready to let the Truth deep inside. It is then that they believe and are saved, good works or not. ~ DickEvans.org