Monday, December 31, 2018

Offences

Others offend us. This happens again and again. But we can't stay away from everyone who does. This is not what God wants of us. Remember, the Lord forgave us, so we are to forgive others. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, December 30, 2018

God Knows

God knows the truth. He knows what lurks behind the scenes. And He is ready and willing to change us. He is willing to deliver us from our earthly past, our dark side. With Him we can conquer our evil thoughts and desires. ~ DickEvans.org

God's Timing

Ecclesiastes 3:1  
To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:

It is about God's timing. He has set aside the right time for everything. This is what we may think this scripture might mean. We hear this often as people wait for the manifestation of a request made to God. It is like God has a things to do list and when He gets around to it, it will happen.  

I hear people say there are three answers to prayer, yes, no, and in his timing.  

I can't seem to find any evidence of that training in my Bible, in the life of Jesus. They came to Him and He took care of their needs. He did not say the timing is not right. I will get to you later. Go and suffer some more.  

He did tell some that the time was not right to minister to the gentiles. He was there for the Jews. Yet in each case He did minister to them anyway. The timing was now.  

At Calvary Jesus said "It is finished." He hung on that cross so all could be free. Because of that all mankind can experience salvation. All can experience healing, prosperity, and the unmerited favor of God. All have the unconditional love of Father God.  

We don't walk around waiting for God's favor. We have it now; if we believe in our heart. It is not God's timing it is ours. When are we going to receive what is already true? When are we going to walk in the truth of the gospel? 

Satan is a liar and a thief. He will attempt to fill our minds with things to divide us from the truth of the gospel. He will tell us about how sick we are. He will put doubt in our mind for us to dwell on. He will work hard even through well meaning friends to divide us from the truth of the gospel.  

Just believe in God's word, in His grace and receive all Jesus made available at Calvary.

Friday, December 28, 2018

Inheritance

We don't have to split up our inheritance from God with anyone. We each get it all. He is the light and as believers we are in Him and He is in us. The inheritance is waiting for each of us to partake of. All we need is to believe and walk forward as He leads. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Listen

When we are in conversation with someone, we need to listen to their story. There is always an opening; we just have to listen for it. Then we can do what God called us all to do by reaching out with the Good News. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Changed

We need to ask God to help us change; only He can do it. As our relationship with Him progresses we find that some of those things that we had to think about and choose just are. We have changed because He has changed us. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Do Something

We each are called to do something. We each have been given gifts. But we are all to use our gifts together to assist each other in the big picture. We are to collaborate as we go forth in the walk God has for us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, December 24, 2018

Know Him

We need to live to honor and please God. We need to love all of His children doing good and kind things for them. And as we do those things, walking the path He has laid out for us, we get to know Him better. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Time with God

Prayer is time with God. It is that time we spend fellowshipping with Him. It might be saying some memorized prayer. It could be speaking or singing in the spirit. It is telling Him how much we love Him, yet many times we only think of it as time we ask for something. ~ DickEvans.org

Repentance

Luke 13:5 NKJV
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

When I grew up in church this is one of those things programmed into me. Ask for forgiveness of my sins and ask Jesus into my heart to save me. That was a once in a lifetime declaration.

For once I did that, once I believed who Jesus was and what he did for me, for all mankind, I was free. Not free to sin but free to receive his grace.

Grace to receive his mercy new every morning. Grace to know whatever I said and did I was still free from the grip of the enemy. And whenever the enemy grabs me tempting me back to come under his control with his lies and deception all I need to do is reach out and call on the name of Jesus.

The laws of the new covenant are written on my heart because he saved me. I am born again. I walk in the laws of the new covenant--liberty, faith, and love.

This verse in Luke is under the old covenant. Jesus had not gone yet. He was speaking to followers under the laws of the old covenant; under the Ten Commandments.

Under the new covenant repentance is us recognizing we have sinned and turning to Jesus; turning to who we are in Christ.

We do not have to work to create change. As Holy Spirit guides us our mind is renewed. It is changed to be more and more the mind of Christ. We know who we are, perfect in Him. The more we step out the more our mind is changed. For He abides in us and we abide in Him. We are to repent or turn away from who we used to be and walk in who we became when we became born again.

Friday, December 21, 2018

His Words

To use Christ's words to teach and counsel others, we have to be in His Word. We have to be reading our bibles and listening to others who are preaching from His Word. The more of Him that comes in, the more of Him that others will see in us. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Obedience

To live in obedience to Christ we must be listening to Him. To listen to Him we must be fellowshipping with Him. And to be in fellowship with Him we must have a relationship with Him. Then we can truly live in obedience to Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

No Labels

It is time that we stopped putting a label on others and treated them with as much love as we do our Christian friends. This is how they will get to know Christ. This is how Christ in us will be able to come out and penetrate the darkness. This is how the lost will be saved. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Be Jesus

We are to be Jesus to the world around us. Staying in our comfortable group of other believers is not doing that. let's make the most of every opportunity our journey unfolds for us, opportunity to shine His light and preach His Word. And remember that He who is in us in stronger than he who is in the world. ~ DickEvans.org


Monday, December 17, 2018

Quiet Time

We need quiet time. Perhaps we should drive to work tomorrow with the radio turned off. Maybe we should leave the cell phone off and even avoid putting in that Christian CD.Let's tell God all about our plans and let Him have a chance to speak to us. Let's let Him fill our thoughts. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Seek Truth

We need to seek the truth for ourselves as. To do that we need to have a relationship with God. If we give Him the opportunity, He will take the veil off of our eyes and we will see what was hidden to us. We will see treasures beyond our wildest imaginations. ~ DickEvans.org

Take the Risk

Matthew 7:1-5 ESV 
Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye

A critical spirit holds many back. We get so focused on what others are doing or not doing we miss our own walk in the spirit.

We are to seek His presence not just participate in works for Him. It is in His presence that we find revelation, healing, and direction.

Are you doing life like Jesus or with Jesus? He wants us in relationship with Him, not just being a copycat.

The doors God has for us to enter do not always look inviting. It takes faith to push open the door. His glory awaits on the other side.

Take that risk and see the untold riches that await you.

Friday, December 14, 2018

Make Us Wise

We should be dead to our own self and alive in Christ. We need to pray for a complete understanding of what He wants to do in our life. We need to ask Him to make us wise with spiritual wisdom. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Transformation

Transformation occurs by letting Holy Spirit help us in our day-to-day choices. It occurs when we turn our lives over to Him. As soon as we decide that there are choices we make on our own and other choices that we want His help in, we get in trouble. ~ DickEvans.org

He Is With Us

In whatever life situation we find ourselves, we do not have to be alone. For Holy Spirit, the spirit of Christ is with us wanting to give us encouragement and wanting to impart strength. He asks us to preserver, to endure, to have patience in all things. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Tongue

The tongue is mighty. Use it wisely. Words once spoken can never be taken back. So be sure that you speak truth and honesty. Never speak words to hurt or defile others. With your own mouth you vote on life and death every day. ~ DickEvans.org

Learn

Ask yourself this question each day. What am I doing today to learn something new, on purpose? What is God trying to show you to teach you or to point you inn a direction to learn? ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, December 09, 2018

Exposure

Are you exposing children to a lifestyle and a relationship that you would want them to grow up to be like? Life's experiences shape a child and it is up to us to help them have the most positive, rewarding series of experiences as we can possibly give them. It is our path they are most likely to follow. ~ DickEvans.org

Follow Me

Matthew 4:19 CEV
Jesus said to them, "Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish

Jesus said to follow Him, not copy Him. Are you doing life like Jesus or with Jesus? He wants us in relationships with Him not just to duplicate Him.

The doors God has for us to enter do not always look inviting. Takes faith to push open the door but His glory awaits on the other side.

We are to seek his presence not just participate in works for Him. It is in His presence that we find revelation, healing, and direction.

He didn't pay the price for us to have religion. He paid the price for us to have relationship with Him.

Friday, December 07, 2018

Overlook

We should overlook the faults in those we love. They are the things that make them unique. They are part of who they are. If they were not who they are would we love them? And if we try to change who they are, will they love us? ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, December 06, 2018

Content

Those who live content with the little they have are much better off than those that step over others taking what they want to be happy. We are to be content in any and every situation. (Philippians 4:11-13) ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Sucess

Our ideas are mixed with inspiration and the perspiration of our years of experience. Our friend may not have had the idea originally, but when he hears it he can add the years of his experience to it creating something even better to move forward to success with. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, December 03, 2018

Wisdom

The wise person seeks the wisdom of others before making a decision. They know that they are not to lean to their own understanding even with the wisdom gleaned from others. No, they seek the Father and make sure what they are deciding lines up with His advice. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, December 02, 2018

Giving

Being generous is a simple principle. Give out of your love of others, not requiring a return at all. That is when it happens. Love is reflected in love. ~ DickEvans.org

No More Begging

Matthew 6:7-8 NASB
And when you are praying (seeking), do not use meaningless repetition (begging) as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. 

Are you praying for God to make something happen or are you thanking him for what he already did on the cross?

Are we reveling in the acts of the enemy or are we reveling in the freedom and the healing we already have received?

We are healed. (1 Peter 2:24) We choose to walk in that truth or do we choose to step back and beg God to perform.

See yourself and others as delivered, walking in the freedom Jesus died on the cross to give you. Stop asking God to put Jesus back on that cross by begging Him to do again what He already did. It was finished once and does not have to be repeated over and over.

We are free to walk in perfect health and wholeness. Stop slipping back into those old thought patterns. Follow the one who died to make you free and not what the enemy wants you to be. Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Walk in it!

Saturday, December 01, 2018

Honesty

Those that live in untruths and lies eventually are found out. Their success is short lived. You may not always be popular, but you can never be wrong in honesty. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, November 30, 2018

Listen to God

All too often man makes decisions based on human logic instead of reaching out to God. We spend time and money to get closer to man. We listen to man telling us what is best, what God wants us to pursue. It is time to listen to God. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Possible

There is a place in God where nothing is impossible. It is that place where the faith of the believer is beyond the limits of the natural. You have the God kind of faith. Walk in it! ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Prosper

Sometimes we think prosper and we automatically think money. Yet is prosperity only about money? Of course not... We prosper in happiness, in joy, in good health, in the place we live, in the friends we have and the list goes on and on. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Slaves

We are no longer slaves but we are in an employee/employer relationship. We should be happy on our jobs. Smile about the fact that you have one. Serve your employer well. Scripture tells us to respect his position and serve him as you would if he were the Lord Himself. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, November 26, 2018

Perfection

There is no perfection in man. There is not perfection here on earth. Yet, in God perfection exists. He is limitless and He is timeless. Step out into what He has for you today. Is that not His command to you? ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Good and Evil

Good is what comes from God and evil is what comes from Satan. When we mess up and are overcome by evil and call out to Him, He rescues us once again. The only way to know God is through His Word and our relationship with Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Truth

John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.


Just because we have learned it does not make it so. We can believe a lie. And no mater how much we believe the lie it is still not true. It is knowing the truth about Christ that sets us free.

It is about knowing who we are in Christ. For he abides in us as we abide in him. That truth sets us free from the enemy and guides us on a journey through this earthly life to a life and eternity.

I believe what we know, the knowledge that we have gained through books and other learned people does not set us free. Freedom comes from grabbing a hold of the truth for yourself.

Once we know that we know deep down in our knower and step out in that truth acting on what the Holy Spirit leads us to. The more we step out the greater our faith becomes and the more closer we become in our relationship with God.

Friday, November 23, 2018

Wisdom

Does the word disciple mean to impart our wisdom on every new believer? It can sure look that way when we are impressed with our own wisdom. As we lean on Holy Spirit, we follow His lead and His wisdom. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, November 22, 2018

His Light

Let His light engulf you each day, each moment of each day. Then you will be filled with His joy and others will feel His presence when they are in yours. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Take Time

Without time each day with our Father God, our Creator, how can we expect to grow in wisdom? For is it not His wisdom that we seek? Take time for Him each day. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Just Ask

So "ask and you shall receive" is not only about asking of God and expecting His response. No, it is true every day with your loved ones, friends and associates. Or to put it another way, "If you don't ask how can you expect to receive?" ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, November 19, 2018

Its Time

Isn't is time to stop deciding for ourselves what we want to do for God and time to listen to Him. For it is He that calls us into the service He has for us. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Be Imitators

We imitate what we associate with. We purposely imitate what we intend to and unconsciously imitate what has been taken in deep inside of us. And the more we get to know God, the more what He would have us do becomes unconsciously done. "Be imitators of God" because you have decided to. ~ DickEvans.org

How We Change

Galatians 5:16-18 NIV
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Many Christians seem to believe it is our job to change ourselves to be the person Jesus wants us to be. We work at fixing ourselves and others; working to become Christ like by our own power.

God sent us Holy Spirit to be with us, to be in us. Our spirit is one with Holy Spirit.

As we understand who we are in Christ, in the Spirit, He initiates change in us. His word tells us He teaches us all things.

He makes this obvious to a new believer when something they have been struggling with leaves instantly. Like no longer using coarse language, no longer desiring to smoke, no longer... These are things that we had in our life that just left as soon as we decided to follow Jesus.

As we are changing we need to be with other Spirit filled believers. When we are walking on the same path we can grow together and hold each other up.

May we walk being led by the Holy Spirit in all we do and say and allowing Him to help us make our choices as we go about our day...allowing Him to help us change the way we think and act and speak.

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Treasure

Well the treasure is real. And the map is at hand. It is your Bible. In it you will find all the secret treasures revealed. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, November 16, 2018

Time to Build

There is no work to do to keep the gift of salvation. Now is the time to spend building a relationship with God. Just because you asked Jesus into your heart does not mean that you are finished. No, the work has just begun; His work in you and through you. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Be Silent

Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world. (Psalms 46:10)

It is the "Be silent" part that seems to be the problem. We are so caught up in our day-to-day stuff that we do not take the time to be silent and to listen to Him. We don't silence the world around us so we can hear Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Face Time

God is bigger than anyone. He is the creator of the universe. And He wants us to seek His face. He wants us to come and talk with Him. He wants face time with each of us. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Take Action

As believers we have been given the Holy Spirit. We need to listen to what He tells us each day. And most importantly, we need to take action on what we hear Him tell us. For no matter what "size" faith we have, without action our faith is as dead. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, November 12, 2018

Continue

Continue the good fight. Work daily to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh. Listed to Holy Spirit as He points towards the mark so you will not stumble or fall away. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Sin No More

When we slip back and realize we have sinned we need to get out eyes on Christ and off of our error. We have been forgiven forevermore. Thank God His grace covers us even as we take our eyes off of Him. Jesus told us to Go and sin no more. ~ DickEvans.org

How We Walk

Romans‬ ‭8:1‬ ‭NKJV
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

We are followers of Jesus, born again believers. When we first believed, Holy Spirit, the spirit of Christ, came to live in us. His spirit and our spirit became joined, united forever as one spirit.

This verse does not say we have to tread carefully in our daily walk. It does not say there is condemnation for those that mess up in their walk. We all are guilty of that but the Father only sees us as one joined with the spirit of His Son, Jesus.

This verse is declaring that as born again believers we walk by the spirit and not by the flesh because that is who we are. Our walk is covered by God's Grace in all we do. As we make mistakes we learn to walk closer with Him. His mercies are new every morning. We learn to listen more to Holy Spirit as He directs our steps and teaches us all things.

Friday, November 09, 2018

Be Thankful

There are many things we are thankful for, but how many times do we forget to thank God? We should try to see the good that is in all our circumstances. Each day be joyful, be thankful and be continuously in prayer. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, November 08, 2018

Attitude

We need to stop holding on to the past. We must forgive and forget so we can have a winning attitude and truly walk forward in what God has called us to do. After all, God has fully forgiven us. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Choose God

We should think about what advice we receive from others and choose to take it or to dismiss it. That is the key. We get to choose. So choose God's ways and not the ways of the wicked, the sinners or the scoffers. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Eternal Inheritance

You pay that life insurance bill each month to insure your heirs finances should you die. How about insuring your eternal inheritance as well?  Begin a relationship with God. Ask Him into your life today. ~ DickEvans.org

Do

God has planted a message in your heart. His word is not just to read and to listen to when others are delivering a message. No, it is to do. Without the "do" what good is the word? ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, November 04, 2018

Focus on God

Put simply, sin is anything that takes our focus off of God. If He is for it, it is not sin. If He is against it, it is sin. So stay the course. Stay in His word daily. Walk not in the flesh but in the spirit. Keep your eyes on Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, November 03, 2018

Never Be Disappointed

1 Peter 2:6
As the Scriptures express it, "I am placing a stone in Jerusalem, a chosen cornerstone, and anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed." (NLT)


Does this mean that all we have to do is believe in Him and disappointment will never cross our path ever again? No, I believe there is a lot more to it. You see it is one thing to believe in your heart and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior and another to be walking the walk He has for you while you are on this earthly journey.

"The stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone." (Psalms 118:22) And this is what 1 Peter is referring to; for Jesus Christ is that stone.

Faith in action is the "believers" this passage is speaking about. As you walk forth in faith following the leading of Holy Spirit you will never be disappointed in the fruit of those labors. He will always be there fulfilling His part of the promise given for all believers.

As your relationship with God increases your disappointments decrease. The more you ask of Him the more you will receive. The more you walk with Him, the more He can show you the path to take.

Believe In Him. Start your journey today.

Friday, November 02, 2018

God First

How many of us, when we get that headache, turn to a bottle of pills instead of to God. For how many of us is prayer the last option, the one we take when all else fails? God will always be with us but we must call on Him. He will never let us down. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, November 01, 2018

Gossip

We need to listen to that still small voice and remain on the path that will lead to victory. And when others are eager to tell us the latest gossip, we need to turn a deaf ear and move on. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

The Right Path

We are here on earth for a short time and can either poke along figuring everything out as we make mistakes, learn from them and move on to the next event in our lives. Or we can let the one who created us show us the right path to take. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Take Time

Take time to say a prayer for others. Take time to reach out to them and give them a hand up. Our good fortune is not just for us. No, we are to share with others as He shared with us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, October 29, 2018

Influence

Beware of those you allow in your inner circle. For the ability to influence others goes both ways. Watch what you do. Watch what you say. Remember that He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Be Lined Up

There is a spiritual level we cannot see. Some glimpse it. Some feel a presence. Even though we may not see it, the activity does affect us. Decisions we know nothing about often play a part in our everyday decisions. The key is to be lined up with good. Be lined up with He who created you. Be lined up with God. ~ DickEvans.org

But Lord

1 Peter 2:24 NLT
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.

I am free indeed. Jesus did it all at the cross. He took away my sin debt. He took all sickness and disease and infirmity. All the curses are gone. All the promises are yes and amen. 

We read scripture that tells us this. We sing songs old and new that reinforce all we have heard. And we say we believe. 

And yet when the enemy comes against us in our health we say but Lord. We run to the ER and the doctors for a diagnosis. We begin to beg God for Jesus to step down from heaven and heal us. 

Is it that we forgot what Jesus went to the cross for? He did it all and said "it is finished". 

But Lord. Why do we keep allowing the enemy a door to come in and bring us back to a place we were. Jesus did it all and all we have to do is believe it and receive it. Our total health is in Christ. He is not our backup. He is our all in all. In Him we trust wholly. 

His word tells us to just believe. How can we stop giving the enemy a hold on us? He who is in us is greater than anything the enemy can throw at us. Right? 

I want to believe it. I want to receive the healing, deliverance, and freedom that became ours at the cross. It became ours the moment we said "Yes Jesus I will follow you!"

Father, thank you for loving me the way I am. Thank you for using the medical profession to fill in the gap for me. They are the professionals and you are the healer. Guide me into the path you have for me to take. I trust in You.

Friday, October 26, 2018

Temptation

Temptation is all around us. It is so easy to be gently pulled back into those things not of God that we have been released from. Be careful about getting comfortable. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Be Holy

We said that we wanted Jesus to be our Lord. So we need to let Him do that. We need to let Him have Holy Spirit direct our steps, direct our thoughts, direct our reasoning so that we can "be holy in everything we do, just as God." ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

What We Do

You have heard the saying, "Don't do as I do. Do as I say." That is as far away from scripture as you can get. For what we do does tell others what they should do. How we react "under the circumstances" of life is the way those assigned to our care learn from us. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Experience

Until we have our own experiences with Jesus, we really only have touched the surface of knowledge. It is experiential knowledge that causes us to change direction. It is when something happens to you or with you involved that you can really speak about it, when you can testify with an enthusiasm, a realism that can be had no other way. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, October 22, 2018

Relationship

It is time to get back to basics in relationship. And I am not only speaking of relationship with our spouse, our children, our siblings and our friends. No I am speaking also about our relationship with God. What are you doing today to follow His examples in your relationships? ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Keep Your Eyes on the Goal

Keep your eyes on Jesus and the eternal goal and let nothing take you from it. And then your journey will be successful and your heart as pure as can be. ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Christianity

Psalm 37:23 KJV
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

Christianity is not a religion. It is a lifestyle. It is walking in the spirit. It is being led by the Holy Spirit and not by the flesh.

The longer we practice His presence and allow Holy Spirit to lead our walk the more we become like minded; The more we receive the mind of Christ.

It is not about us moving around doing all the things we used to do with the Holy Spirit in us. It is about us being the vehicle to allow Him to move through us.

Holy Spirit leads the way and a good man follows; he obeys and takes a risk stepping out in faith.

Friday, October 19, 2018

Our Tongue

It is time we thought first and spoke second. That old saying of "Count to ten before you speak" is a good one to remember. Let's be an encourager with our tongue. Let's use our tongues to build up and not to tear down. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Meaningless

What is not meaningless is how we treat each other. And for that we only need to remember the most important commandment that Jesus taught us - (John 13:34 NLT) "So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other." ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Become

In the workplace become one of those employees with the right attitude, the attitude from the heart, that says, "I will serve you. I will obey with respect". They are the ones that move on and become the "earthly masters of tomorrow". ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

How Many?

How many are along the way each day for you? How many are doing their job and doing it well, yet you say nothing? How many wait on you each day and you say nothing? How many lives may have been changed because you simply opened your mouth as Jesus did that day? ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, October 15, 2018

Warn Them

When you see the enemy coming to take down those around you, do not turn the other way. We are all responsible watchman at times and we are responsible to "sound the alarm", warn those we are in relationship with. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Encourage Them

It is not for us to come between God and His relationship with someone else. We cannot tell someone else what God has for them to do. Only God can do that. We can only encourage others in their quest to know Him better. ~ DickEvans.org

Law

Hebrews 8:10 
I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts. 

My old programming, what I was schooled in growing up in church, tells me the Ten Commandments are written in my heart so I will always follow them. However, were they not the laws of the old covenant? So what laws was God referring to?

Didn't He find fault with that covenant and declared it obsolete?

Hebrews 8:7-9,13 NKJV
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. 8 Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. 13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

The laws that God puts in our minds and writes on our hearts refer to the royal law of love,

Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

the perfect law of liberty,

James 1:25 NKJV
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

and the law of faith.

Romans 3:27 NKJV
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

These are the laws of the new covenant.

So walk forth in liberty. Step out in faith. And do all things in love. These are the laws now written on our hearts.

Friday, October 12, 2018

God's Standard

We have to look beyond human rules. God's standard is what we need to live by. It is His character we want to emulate, not societies. We need to turn to Holy Spirit for direction in all that we do. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Speaking to God

Prayer is not saying a memorized bunch of words over and over again. No, it is about having a relationship with God; about speaking to Him. It is about staying alert to His voice and being thankful to Him for all that happens each day. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

His Time

To God a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day. So when Jesus says that He will be right back, He means in His time, not ours. He loves all His children and wants to see many more saved. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Power

As Spirit filled believers we have been given authority and power. Jesus said that we would do even greater things than He had done. But that does not come from knowing how to speak so that others follow. The power comes as we step out and obey the Holy Spirit; as we do what He asks of us. ~ DickEvans.org

Truth

There is only one truth and Holy Spirit leads us right to it. Jesus tells us “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” If the words we hear are not lining up with His words, with the Word of God, then we must close our ears and move on. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, October 08, 2018

Joy

Our real joy can only come from the Lord. Anything else is but a temporary fix dreamed up with human thought. As our relationship with Jesus builds, so builds our joy. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, October 07, 2018

Growing in Faith

By Dick Evans

Romans 12:3 KJV
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

We are each given the measure of faith needed to reach out for him and believe. With that one act of faith we became born of the spirit and his word became alive in us.

2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

As we step out in faith accepting the truth of his word that all his promises are for us, we grow in faith.

Isaiah 55:11
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Every time we walk out in that truth our level of faith becomes stronger and stronger. Once we truly knew one promise was true and then another, it became easier to take a risk and walk forth in another. His word is true and does not come back void.

Each time we read and believe a promise in His Word and step out in faith seeing it fulfilled our level of faith increases.

Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

I realized that faith does come by hearing the word but the increase comes by taking a risk and walking out on the promises in his word. We get more not by asking but by taking a risk. As we walk out his word our faith increases more and more.

If you want more faith, take that risk and grab ahold. All his promises are yes and amen.

Saturday, October 06, 2018

His Words not Ours

When we become a believer and receive the Holy Spirit, He wants to fill our mouth with spiritual truths; He wants us to speak the words He gives us. Yet how often do we fall back on our training and formulate our own message instead? Lord, help me to put aside words of human wisdom. Let His words come forth. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, October 05, 2018

He is with us

When we go out to do God’s work, the work He has destined us to do, He is with us. We are never alone. All it takes is for us to open our mouths and they will come and follow Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Changes

As we control over to the Holy Spirit, we allow Him to work in our day to day lives. The more often we do that, the quicker the character changes in us can take place; the quicker others will see the mind of Christ evident in our lives. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Salvation

As believers we are to go into the world and preach the gospel. But not everyone we tell believes, even when we press on in our enthusiasm. Salvation requires we believe in Jesus. He is the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Treasures

When we received Christ, we also received all the treasures. So we have the treasure chest. The key is Holy Spirit. He unfolds more and more wisdom and knowledge to us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, October 01, 2018

Let Him Drive

Holy Spirit lives in each and every one of us who believe. Now if we maintain our old level of control by staying in the driver's seat, we are liable to fall short and sin. And we do. But if we let Him do the driving, we cannot sin because He does not sin. Isn't it time to put Him in charge? ~ DickEvans.org

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Instant

Instant access, instant potatoes, instant coffee... we expect to get what we want and get it when we want it. But with God there is no beginning or end. There is no time as we know it here on earth. He fulfills all of His promises and in His time. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 28, 2018

Free from Law

Jesus came to free us from that law by fulfilling it for us. We are no longer under law but are under His Grace. We must be careful not to let any new law come between us and our relationship with Him. Nothing has to stand in our way anymore, ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Be Recognized

Jesus told us to go and preach the gospel, to make disciples. He was speaking to ordinary men and women. And because of the relationship we have with Him, they will recognize us as men and women that have been with Jesus. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Time to Listen

Sometimes what we want to do for God is not what God has for us to do. How many times were we so busy working at what we wanted that we missed what He was trying to tell us? Let's take the time today to try to understand what the Lord has for us to do. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

In the Darkness

Sometimes as believers we like to live staying only with those that have His light burning inside. It is easy to move around without having to be concerned about the darkness. But it is in the darkness that we can fulfill His commission to us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 24, 2018

Press On

We need quality time together every day for our relationship with God to grow. As we press on to know Him our relationship with Him grows and we can depend on His response whenever we call out to Him. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Forgiveness

Colossians 2:13
 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,

I believe we as believers are in agreement that we have been forgiven for all sins; past, present, and future. Jesus took them to the cross for each of us, for all mankind, on the cross two thousand years ago. The word tells us that the Father no longer sees our sin, that they are as far away as the East is from the West. The debt we had for our sins has been fully paid.

Under the new covenant as believers there are no strings attached to our forgiveness. Because of Jesus' one act we are all forgiven forevermore. All mankind. All who ask Jesus into their hearts and believe He came to earth as man, was crucified, and rose again on the third day are born again and filled with the holy spirit. But then, 1 John 1...

1 John 1:1-4
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life- 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us- 3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

John was speaking to unbelievers. He was testifying to a life with Jesus. He is speaking to unbelievers telling them there's a way to be cleansed from all unrighteousness. And that is to accept Jesus as their Lord and savior.

Then we go on to 1 John 2 where John is speaking to born again believers:

1 John 2:12  
 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake

Forgiveness came at the cross. We began our walk in it as soon as we believed.

So is it wrong to ask God to forgive us when we do wrong? No, but if we do not it is fine. He has already forgiven them.

Confessing sins does not help us to overcome sin. We don't confess to get rid of sin, we confess to receive grace.

Jesus did not remove our responsibilities for our own actions at the cross. We are subject to the consequences of our actions and our words right here on earth.

Ephesians 4:32 
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

 Go forth knowing all debt for sins you have fell into has been taken care of forevermore. The balance in your account is zero for all time. Show love to all and forgive them of any wrong they have done to you. It is not because you have to, but because this is what love does.


Saturday, September 22, 2018

Relationships

We must develop relationships that last and that are deep enough for us to truly meet together; to allow others to not only encourage but to admonish. And we must be willing to meet with others in their times of great need so that we can be there to hold up their arms when they need it most. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 21, 2018

Worry

God says not to worry about tomorrow. He is not telling us to not think about the future. He is telling us that no matter what our plans, not to worry about them. He is with us and with Him to guide us, nothing is impossible. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Remember

Every morning we should remember that "Jesus is Risen". It is not a once a year event, but a fact that we live each day. For He rose that day after the terrible ordeal of the cross so that you and I could be free from sin and live a victorious life here on Earth and with Him in eternity. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Answers

As we turn to God’s Word, we find the answers to our unique needs. It shows us what is right and wrong. It straightens out the crooked paths we walk. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Suddenly

Let God tear down that stronghold that is keeping you from the next step. Bam! Suddenly we will find ourselves doing the impossible. All it takes is trusting in Him, knowing that with God all things are possible. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 17, 2018

Decisions

How often are our children making decisions based on peer pressure instead of through the process of right thinking? As they see us led by that still small voice, led by God to make right decisions based on Truth, they will be more apt to do the same. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Living Water

John 7:38 NKJV
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."


These words of Jesus became true as the hearers of his words walked out in faith after his death and resurrection. The age of law was replaced with the age of grace and a new covenant was born. He sent the comforter as he had promised to each who believed in him.

As we practice His presence and walk by faith those living waters come forth through us with Holy Spirit demonstrating his power and authority to the world around us.

He is alive to the world because of our faithfulness.


Saturday, September 15, 2018

Who We Are

It is not that person in the mirror that we really are. It is the person behind the mirror. It is time to let God transform us so others perception of us is truly us and not who we pretend to be. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 14, 2018

Remain Faithful

We need to put ourselves in the hands of teachers that we know we can trust to teach the truth. Then when we remain faithful to the truth we can have confidence in the outcome. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Learning

Others don't learn from what we tell them, usually. They learn from what they see us do. They learn by observing our good habits and our bad ones as well. That old cliche "Don't do as I do, do as I say" is how we wish they could learn. But it doesn't work that way. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Listen

Even in our conversations with God, we tend to speak and not listen. We have our agenda to get through and we do just that. But do we listen to what He has to say to us? ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

It is Time

It is time to go forth and take up the great commission. It is time to spread the gospel message and to allow the Holy Spirit to direct our steps daily. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 10, 2018

Misdeeds

No matter what we say and no matter what we do, the Lord is still our rock and our redeemer. He loves us through all the misdeeds that we are a part of as well as through all of our good works.Thank you for loving me right where I am at. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 09, 2018

Grace

Ephesians 2:8 NKJV
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

God's grace has nothing to do with what we do. It has everything to do with what Jesus did at the cross. It is the gift of God. Our only part is to believe. Believe and receive.  

The only way to please the Father is to receive His son. There are no laws to uphold or traditions to follow to please Him. Just believe in Jesus and what He did at the cross.

Our insistence on following our old programming, what we were taught in churches we grew up in, takes us backward. At the cross Jesus said. "It is finished" and He meant it!

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Ears to Hear

Father, give me the ears to hear what others are really saying and the wisdom to respond to their words in a way that edifies them and not just my own opinions. In Jesus name. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, September 07, 2018

Choice

Are the decisions I make each day propelling me towards that goal or away from it? Are the choices I make the right ones? Are they the ones Holy Spirit would have me make? These are the questions I ask of Him as I seek His direction each day. ~ DickEvans.org

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Change Me

I pray that God will continue to change me so I can say my interest in this world and its things died long ago. Until then, that I put Him first in my life, for it is that one relationship that I have that can truly change me. ~ DickEvans.org

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Praise Him

Be continually singing praises to the Lord, thanking Him for always being there for us; in the good times and in the trials. He is always there ready and eager to intercede for us. ~ DickEvans.org

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Time to Do

The time is always now for what God has for each of us to do. This is the place. This is the time. It's our turn. We need to listen to the Father's voice and do what He tells us. ~ DickEvans.org

Monday, September 03, 2018

The Secret

Do you know anyone who is truly alone? I am sure you do. Isn't it time to show them the light? Isn't it time we let them in on the secret? Let them know how they too can do everything through Christ. ~ DickEvans.org

Sunday, September 02, 2018

Take a Risk

Hebrews 8:12 NKJV
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."

The Father no longer sees our sins. They are as far away from Him as the East is from the West. As we grow in our relationship with our Lord we do not have to think "should I do this or that?" We no longer have the desires we first had. No longer is our old sinful self directing our steps.

As born again believers we have the Holy Spirit in us. As risk takers we step out in faith. As we do we become filled with Holy Spirit power and using the authority within we see miracles unfold in front of us. 

Each time we take a risk and step out in faith we receive more and more. We become filled with Holy Spirit power. Knowing this we can freely walk in the spirit more each day and less in the flesh. 

John 4:24 NLT
For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.

Be a risk taker, step out TODAY!

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Reveal

As our relationship with God grows so does our understanding. As our understanding grows He begins to reveal things to us right out of His Word as we read - it seems to pop right out of the book. ~ DickEvans.org

Friday, August 31, 2018

Consequences

The old saying "There is no such thing as a free lunch" is really true. And it comes right down to the fact that we can't ignore God and get away with it. There is always a consequence for our actions. ~ DickEvans.org