Blog entries by Friends of Jesus

Does it matter if I can’t remember precisely when I was saved? Many Christians can remember precisely when they were saved: the date, the time of day, the exact location, the people involved, and the circumstances leading up to the moment of decision. Others are less clear: they remember the...

FAITH IN GOD, FOR EVERYTHING AND IN EVERYTHING!!! Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. — Psalm 62:8 Faith in God must be for everything and in everything, for the scriptures says; "Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not...

WALKING IN THE LIGHT!!! But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. — 1 John 1:7 Our heavenly Father has a purpose and a desire for leaving us here in the world, right from the...

WAITING AND WHOLLY TRUSTING THE LORD!!! Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. — Psalm 27:14 One of the greatest damage to the soul of man when Adam fell apart from the separation from God is the inability to wait on God again in...

AVOIDING WHAT RESTITUTION CAN NOT UNDO!!! If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. — Exodus 22:6 Restitution is making amend of what you have...

STAND FOR TRUTH Should we pray before we minister on the topic of condemnation? After all some will say there is no condemnation because we are in Christ. If the Holy Spirit truly gives us unction, does that unction condemn those who condemn? From where I am sitting, it’s hard to preach or...

KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MERCY OF GOD Behold, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the MERCY OF GOD for ever and ever. —...

"What does the Bible say about hope?" The Bible has quite a lot to say about hope. Biblical hope has as its foundation faith in God. The word hope in English often conveys doubt. For instance, “I hope it will not rain tomorrow.” In addition, the word hope is often followed by the word so...

What does it mean that we are conceived in sin? Second Samuel 11 gives the account of how David committed not only adultery with Bathsheba, but also conspired to have her husband killed. Feeling the weight of his sin, David penned several psalms that speak directly to his regret and his...

What does Revelation 14:12 mean by “here is the patience of the saints”? John records in his Revelation of Jesus Christ the things that he had seen, the things that were then, and the things that would take place after those things (Revelation 1:19). As he writes about the events in the...

AWESOME GOD Our God is an awesome God, we know that he reigns with mercy, wisdom, and love. We also know He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised because of our iniquities, he was chastised so we could have peace that passes comprehension, and by the stripes which he received we...

*-BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT!!!-* *_"And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them."_* *Romans 16:17 (NLT)* _*Even as God restores the...

SEEK RESTORATION AND STOP REGRETTING!! Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me — Job 29:2 The psalmist said "...in thy presence is fulness of joy"Psalm 16:11. Experiencing God and His Divine Presence is Joy unspeakable and pleasure unimaginable! It is an access...

*-TRUST GOD, NOT MAN OR SELF EFFORTS!!-* *_"Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength."_* *Jeremiah 17:5* _*Today we are looking at the difference between a blessed man and a cursed man. The Bible is amazingly clear on how you can be a cursed man and what a cursed life...

*-KNOWING YOUR VALUE MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!-* *_"Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave us everlasting consolation and encouragement and well-founded hope through [His] grace (unmerited favour), comfort and encourage your hearts and strengthen them...

JESUS, OUR EVERLASTING CONSOLATION!!! Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. — 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 What...

CHRIST, WHO IS OUR LIFE!!! When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. — Colossians 3:4 The revelation of Christ being our life is very important and it is of a necessity because the devil seeks to hide the essence of the cross. At the cross, the...

*BRING JESUS INTO THE SITUATION!!!* *_"So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet."_* *Exodus 15:25* _*Jesus makes everything beautiful in your life. I want to encourage you to see Him in the midst of everything...

Fellowship With Jesus In his writings, the apostle John teaches on the importance of Christian Fellowship, not only with one another, but most importantly with Jesus. John begins his first letter similarly to his Gospel, by introducing his readers to the Jesus of whom he and his fellow...

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM THAT BELIEVES!!! Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. — Mark 9:23 The most attacked on a believer is the attacks on your believe system! The devil knows this scripture that says in James 1:6-8 "But let him...