Bible Study Podcast

God sends both the sun and the rain into the lives of both unbelievers and believers in Christ. We must stand firm in our faith in the Lord, accepting His comfort and timely teachings, to successfully endure the seasons of hardship in our life that He sends our way. Allow Him to do His transforming work within your heart and mind so you may be used by Him to help others fill the gaps in their faith understanding and someday be able to stand holy and blameless together in His sight, as He returns to gather those who persevered to the finish line and have gained the victory of being spiritually One with Him. 

We all reach a point of decision in life of whom we will serve, bow down to, live life to please and let rule our life decisions. In times of persecution, will you persevere in loving ministry and cherish those who are still hard of heart, as the Holy Spirit begins His early effective work upon their hearts, to bring them to their eventual day of repentance, salvation, and one day being face to face with you and Jesus Christ in eternity? Trust the Great Overcomer in the spiritual battles for your very soul. He reigns supreme and is victorious in every battle!

Surrender your heart willingly unto full service to the cause of the Lord Jesus Christ's gospel message. Be blessed with the joy of the Holy Spirit moving powerfully through your words to fulfill God's redemptive plan, bringing them to true repentance, and helping them to understand the truth of Christ Jesus' atoning sacrifice personally for them. Be willing to share in the sufferings of Christ so as to save His chosen people from the coming wrath which is to come upon the hard-of-heart and resistant-spirited, who reject their one and only Saviour. 

Feel the joy and excitement, bewilderment and shock, of the great unveiling of the truth, that Jesus the Messiah has truly risen indeed! He is Victor over death! His life purpose given personally for you so you may choose to receive the gracious gifts of faith, forgiveness, cleansing from sin, reconciliation with the Father, and Holy Spirit sanctification, as They live within your heart as a burning flame of sure hope. He is alive now and forevermore!

God's love for us is astounding! Look at the depths Christ Jesus has gone through for your rescue from the dark side into the light of His redemptive love. Cry out to Him today to hear His voice within your heart (His faith prompt), hearing His invitation to you, then accept His sacrifice at Calvary personally for you (act upon what you "hear"). He will lead you safely home to eternity with Him. Follow Him and persevere. Live by faith and not by sight. Look beyond what you see.

The Lord daily examines the condition and state of our hearts. He is more concerned with the real truth of what is really going on inside our hearts and minds compared to the false truth that we physically try to present outwardly to those around us. Are you ready for His sudden return? Do you feel the deep impact of what He has sacrificed for you to provide access to eternity with Him? Are you watchful against the temptation to fall asleep and thus ignore the signs of time running out, to make your decision for Christ as your Saviour, Lord, Leader, and King?

Do you have a heart of trust and willingness to do whatever the Lord asks of you, even if it endures going through times of suffering, want, and persecution? The widow's mite example can help us to prepare for the end times that lay soon before us. Be ready for your time of enlarging your spiritual territory as the Lord prepares you to be a mouthpiece for Him. Stand firm in His truth and you will endure to the end.

The Lord who knows our hearts was able to see through the strategic schemes of the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders of the temple. Following the Holy Spirit's guidance, He knew how to successfully answer each trap to create a parable-style response, showing them their own sinful situation and their impending future judgment. Let us also speak boldly as the Holy Spirit leads us in these challenging end times.

How deeply the Lord wishes we would take seriously His call to us personally, to understand the message of peace and reconciliation which the Holy Spirit speaks to us, as He moves within our hearts to draw us to the One and Only Way to enter into eternal salvation with Jesus Christ. He sees and knows all concerning the state of our heart. Will we allow Him to reign as our King and trust Him to completely forgive us, fill us with His Holy Spirit, and sanctify our soul?

Persistence in our wilderness experience, humility in our inner man, seeking personal spiritual healing from Him, giving way to a full surrender, and learning to listen and depend upon Christ, all join together to bring us into a right relationship with Jesus as our Saviour and Lord. We must lay down our adult understanding and reins of control, and run to Him as a child would, in complete trust, as we hear and follow the Holy Spirit's voice of direction and instruction within our heart and mind.