It is with fear and trembling that I begin to share what the Lord has laid on my heart, lest my flesh get in the way of His message.

All too often we humans attempt to understand the things of the Spirit, with our inherent knowledge of good and evil. That very knowledge is a great obstacle when it comes to knowing the depths of the riches of what we can have in Christ Jesus. So here, we will look at several things the Lord has revealed. And I implore you to open your ears to hear what the Spirit would have you know, that He might bring you into a more intimate relationship with Jesus and our Father.

Speaking figuratively for the most part, do we fully grasp the importance attached to the way we handle those things our Lord considers holy? Is it possible that we fail to see how easily our hands can be defiled? Or that by touching, we can defile that which is holy? As simple as the answer is, we must not trivialize the importance of it, and the enormous impact hands can have on our spiritual lives. [to full article]

"And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly" Luke 22:61-62

That was the turning-point in the history of Peter. Christ had said to him: "Thou canst not follow me now." Peter was not in a fit state to follow Christ, because he had not been brought to an end of himself; he did not know himself, and he therefore could not follow Christ. But when he went out and wept bitterly, then came the great change. Christ previously said to him: "When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." Here is the point where Peter was converted from self to Christ.

I thank God for the story of Peter. I do not know a man in the Bible who gives us greater comfort. When we look at his character, so full of failures, and at what Christ made him by the power of the Holy Ghost, there is hope for every one of us. But remember, before Christ could fill Peter with the Holy Spirit and make a new man of him, he had to go out and weep bitterly; he had to be humbled. If we want to understand this, I think there are four points that we must look at. First, let us look at Peter the devoted disciple of Jesus; next, at Peter as he lived the life of self; then at Peter in his repentance; and last, at what Christ made of Peter by the Holy Spirit. [to full article]