Posts concerning the nature of God, his characteristics and attributes, his promises. Also includes posts concerning our identity as his children because as both seekers and believers seek/pursue a real relationship with the living God, it is in Him alone that we find our identity too.
By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name… Matthew 6:9 Jesus says to us: I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me. To many, this is an offensive concept. Once upon a time, it offended me. I would think, Why should there be …
Elohim-GOD: The strong creator: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Jehovah-LORD: The self-existing One: This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. Genesis 2:4 Adonai-LORD/Master: The Headship Name: But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, …
Written by: Dr. Kim Jessie, DMin Three of us were sitting around the kitchen table laughing, talking, and sharing thoughts about our worship experience; when, we noticed that the fourth member of our family was absent. When we arrived home, she quietly slipped down the hallway to her bedroom for what we thought would be …
God knows everything about us…every detail of our lives. He formed every part of us and planned every day of our lives before we were born. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. (Psalm 139:116) God thinks …
Idolatry is the act of worshipping or desiring something or someone above God. In the Ten Commandments given to Moses, God said, “There shall be no other Gods before Me.” This commandment refers to idolatry. He knew that people would fall into idolatry easily and it would cost them greatly. Many people worship or desire …
Some days I receive thousands of messages from people who want to share their stories of deliverance. There are testimonies of how God is setting people free and of the wonderful things he is doing in their lives. Many of these people are giving testimony of being set free from the bondages of Shame and …
God has given us promises in His word about supernatural protection. As we apply His word to our lives, we cooperate and agree with these promises. Even though we read all of the promises of God, sometimes we may doubt because we can see the opposite happening in the world, just by listening to the …
Many people say that they know God. Some may know of God. But who can truly know God, except that He reveal Himself to us? Revelation can be described as an unveiling. In 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the …
One of the greatest benefits of our salvation has to be that we can hear God speak to us personally. There can be no intimate relationship with our heavenly Father without it. But, as easy as it is for us to speak to Him, the average Christian has a hard time hearing His voice. This …
By Keiko Chibana-Shinn | Rediscovering Prayer We all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:17-18 Jesus calls us into holistic transformation. The ministry of Jesus lives and breathes to restore us into new beginnings, …
What does the Bible tell us about the Glory of God? How can we describe the glory? The Glory of God is sometimes described as His manifest presence. His glory is overwhelming, containing the holiness, power and the brilliance and radiance of God. David wrote about the glory in the Psalms. Psalm 19:1 tells us …
What does the Bible tell us about the blood of Jesus? What is its significance? When Jesus went to the cross to die for our sins, His blood was shed for us. There was no other way that we could be saved, except that Jesus become a perfect sacrifice for us. He bought and paid …