Diligent

Be diligent in your pursuit of God. Get close to Him so he can clean out all of those secret places; so that He can wash them in Jesus' blood. ~ DickEvans.org

The Same

We are all the same in God’s eyes. He made us and all that He made is good. All that we have we have because of Him. So let's stop envying others for what they might have and stop flaunting what we think we have that is so great. Nothing of value can be accomplished without God. All that we have is because of Him. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. ~ DickEvans.org

Shut My Mouth

Galatians 5:16
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

If it isn't Jesus doing the talking through us our mouth should be shut and our eyes and ears open. They should be open for opportunities to minister to those around us. Opportunities to let go and let Jesus.

We should be open to let Jesus use our hands or feet and our mouth. Isn't that what it's all about? We are new creatures in this old human body. And Yet our old self still wants to break through and commands attention.

It is up to us to make the choice, to make the conscious decision to allow our spirit to be in the forefront pushing our flesh further behind.

The term die to self, what does it really mean? Those selfish fleshly thoughts and desires are there. But each time we think about them or try to act on them we have a choice to make. It is our choice to look to Jesus. It is our choice to walk in the spirit.

So let's stop fooling ourselves. Let's get rid of all these fleshly desires and give them over to God. Let's walk in the spirit of Jesus right there in the open with us every day, every way, every place we go.

Father God help me to see when I'm in the flesh. Help me to just turn that moment over to you and look to Jesus. Help me to spend every moment of every day in the spirit. Help me to allow Jesus to walk and talk and touch others. I ask all this in Jesus name. Amen.

Faithful

It is up to us keep ourselves faithful to God and thank Him for His forgiveness as we wander from the left to the right while trying to keep to the path He has for us. We must judge all that we do for ourselves, but not trust even that judgment. We must look to the Holy Spirit to guide us through and teach us daily. ~ DickEvans.org

Listen

God works miracles among us because He loves us. He gave us the Holy Spirit to comfort us and to guide us into all Truth. He also tries to nudge us away from untruth. But the choice is always ours to listen to Him and to obey or to ignore. ~ DickEvans.org

Differences

We may look different and dress different. We may have long hair or short hair. We may be a man or a woman. In the world's eye we are not the same. But in Christ we are the same. We are one with Jesus. We have the same Holy Spirit. We have the same power within us. We have been given the same promises. We are all different yet we are all the same. As believers we are all Christians and we are all one in Christ Jesus. ~ DickEvans.org

One Word

There is only one Word, one Christ Jesus. We must be careful not to let tradition take us away from Truth. We must get in His Word, stay in His Word, and in all we do test everything by His Word so we aren't deceived into sin. ~ DickEvans.org