Followers, Soldiers, Spiritual Walkers

     ARE YOU READY? My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Are you ‘Ready’?   If so, how do you know you are ready?   Has someone told you, you are ready?   Are you waiting for someone to tell you, you are ready?   Do you doubt yourself?   Will you be ready when you get a degree, or certificate, or when you are ordained?   When you are older—more mature?   When will you be ready? Is there a person or group of people who can prove or give assurance that you are ready?   Is there a certain criteria that must be met—a course of study, an internship?   When does one become—READY?! Alright, enough with the suspense and questions, you say?   --Ready for what?   --Ready to follow Jesus.   Are you ready to follow Jesus? How much time should be spent getting ready?   Do we know where we’re going?   Will it be a long journey?   What should we take?   Certainly, this is not a literal question, or is it? When we were children, we were often asked, “What do you wan

  YOUR MEASURE OF FAITH Romans 12:1-3 King James Version (KJV) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 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. Questioning Our Faith Daily, we are exposed to a world of diversity...a world driven by the pursuit of power, material things and pleasure. We must function within a social conglomerate that meshes people from various backgrounds and cultures, whose morals and values may differ from our own. The pressure of this conglomerate, added

  LOVE HAS AUTHORITY OVER DARKNESS To my Brothers and Sisters, who share in the edification of the Body, that through His Holy Spirit, we may manifest the love of God, Our Father, and Jesus Christ, His Son. I was listening to a radio talk show I do not normally listen to, but God wanted to teach me something. A listener called in to ask a clergyman what he could do to help his coworkers who had abandoned their faith. The clergyman simply told him to pray for them. Oh my! I thought. This is why we have so many weak Believers who know nothing of discipleship and the power within them, let alone, what they truly believe in. So, what should he do, I asked? As the popular saying goes, “What would Jesus do?” This led me to think about why I am so comforted when I come to the passages in the Bible where Jesus is speaking. What is it about Him that speaks with such authority but at the same time is so compelling and loving? Without doubt, it is God's love speaking through