As Jesus was preparing to leave His disciples, In John 14, He promised them that He would leave them with the Holy Spirit and that His Spirit would draw them into His family. Think about that for a moment. We all want to be apart of something that is bigger than ourselves. We all want to have some “legacy” to our name and work. Jesus promised His disciples that He was not going to abandon them, but that He would provide a means by which what they did was not only sufficient and adequate, but would transend their lives. The Spirit of Truth that dwells within us now that we have a relationship with Christ, gives us the liberty to understand the meaning and purpose of life. It is not to get and obtain more things in this world, only to leave them behind, It is to build into the lives of those around us, and share with them the Love of God. We have the liberty to leave a living legacy for the cause of Christ behind as we leave this world. And for us, we carry with us the reality that God has provided for us the resources … READ MORE

Today, the role of the Spirit has been expanded to bring us into a new and unique relationship with God. No longer are we Israel, we are the bride of Christ! The Holy Spirit has been given to us in order that we might be prepared for the coming of our bridegroom to claim us to be His. Like the love that we have for our spouse, the true preparation for our wedding does not come in all the pomp and circumstance outwardly, but it was formed in the early stages of our relationship when we understood that we love them, and desired to commit our lives to this relationship. The marriage ceremony is the culmination of our hearts desire, and the beginning of a new walk with our spouse. So, too, we see that our relationship with Christ is not primarily about the things we do to prepare for His return, it is about the inward preparations that are necessary to make us ready for that return. Those changes take place in the heart and mind of every believer as the Spirit of God works in our lives. Today, don’t feel ashamed of who you are, grow to become … READ MORE