“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all, but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.” ~ Martin Luther Too often, we believe that following God and obeying God’s commands means we will enjoy a comfortable life, full of God’s promises and happy ever after… Read More »
The World or Jesus?
“A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is… A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That… Read More »
Minding God’s Business
“Submission to the Scriptures is submission to God. Rebellion against the Scriptures is rebellion against God.” ~ Kevin DeYoung Humanity is obsessed with minding its own business and ignoring God’s business altogether. Humans go to any lengths to get what they can from the world, not even realizing they are delusional, believing they can rest… Read More »
Goodbye Old Self
God is not against us because of our sin. God is with us against our sin. ~ Anonymous Jesus told the adulterous woman to leave and sin no more (John 7:53-8:11). Is it even possible to go and sin no more? If you were without sin, would you even desire to be with God? Is it possible… Read More »
The Voice of God
God gives every human being the ability to believe, but it takes an act of faith to engage this belief and become spiritually obedient to God’s principles. Two of the most common questions in the world of the Spirit are how do you hear the voice of God, and how do you know it’s the… Read More »
The Powerful Weapon of Prayer
“Prayer concerns God, whose purposes and plans are conditioned on prayer.” ~ E.M. Bounds Have you ever used prayer as a weapon against the principalities and powers at work in the world? 4 Our weapons that we fight with aren’t human, but instead, they are powered by God for the destruction of fortresses. They destroy arguments,5 and… Read More »
Acceptable Temptation
The world’s ways can quickly become our ways. The relentless temptations from Satan will indeed become acceptable to us unless we have the Holy Spirit living inside us. Jesus reminds us that the world is under the principalities and powers of the Prince of Darkness. If we are not living the kingdom life, then we… Read More »
Morbid Isolation
HALO’S Daily Soul Food Morbid Isolation Most creatures, including humankind, when ill or injured, tend to run and isolate themselves. The principalities and powers of this earth influence our decisions to pursue isolation as a solution when, in reality, we are about to be devoured. Illnesses like addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness feed off of… Read More »
