JJ25 #24 The Unifying Spirit

I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3) God Sent His Spirit Unity. It’s an attractive word. There is a sense […]

JJ25 #23 – The Sent Spirit Empowers

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8) God Sent His Spirit Power. This is something that so many look for. The thinking is that with power, […]

JJ25 #22 – The Life-Giving Spirit

The Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. (Genesis 2:7) Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy […]

JJ25 #21 – The Hovering Spirit

The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2) God Sent His Spirit. The hovering presence of the Spirit never fails to intrigue me. There He was, hovering over the chaos that was the […]

JJ25 #20 – The King and His Kingdom

“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” (John 18:36) God Sent His Son The controversy over the status of Jesus started even at His birth. When men […]

JJ25 #19 – Reveal God

Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and […]

JJ25 #18 – Demonstrate God’s Love

But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) God Sent His Son What is God’s love like? We have so many expressions and demonstrations of love. Many of them are rightly cherished and appreciated for what they reveal about who we are and how […]

JJ25 #17 – Forgive and Redeem

For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14) God Sent His Son It is tragic when people die because that was not the plan. It is tragic when people suffer because that […]

JJ25 #16 – Fulfilling the Father’s Will

My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work. (John 4:34) God Sent His Son Whatever the will of the Father was, Jesus made it His priority to fulfil it. The work of forgiveness and redemption is for lost humanity. The desire to demonstrate the love of […]

JJ25 #15 – Attentive

Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. (2 Chronicles 7:15-16) What an occasion for the people of […]