righteous walk

Deuteronomy 16:19 “Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.” The above verse states that gifts (money) cloud our judgment at crucial times in our lives when we should rather be led by the Holy Spirit.  Our culture respects people according to how much money they have, what they own and what they look like. We manipulate each other with gifts (money) for the sole purpose of swaying the judgment of another.  Whether now or later, every…

Matthew 7:18-20 “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Good Fruit Christ is the fruit of the Spirit. He produces the fruit and the Holy Spirit administers it as we surrender to Him.  Christ is 100% love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  He cannot produce sin, pride or evil because His character is love, Joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and…

Daniel 9:3 “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes” The opposite of fasting is gluttony.  Gluttony is a sin of food and drink (in excess) that kills the body and soul – and it derives from Satan. In contrast, fasting is a temporary abstinence from food and drink that strengthens the body and soul – and it derives from God. Christians usually fast as a last resort in uncommon situations when we’re desperate for an uncommon solution, and we want God to move in a supernatural way.…

Galatians 5:14  “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” suppose I don’t love myself; or worse, I don’t even know who I am ~Terri We were made in the image of God; therefore, our identity should come from Him.  We should be an extension of Christ – to see ourselves like He sees us and receive everything He has for us.    As He gives to us, we impart to our neighbors – we can’t give what we don’t have.  We must first love God, love ourselves, and then…

Psalms 27:14   “…wait, I say, on the Lord” The Christian theme is “wait”.  If you can wait, you can make it to heaven because everything God promises includes a waiting period.  Singles (and married people) who are unable to wait on God to either bring them a spouse (or heal their marriage) end up in sin.  Behind racism, fornication and adultery are the largest global sins out of the Bible that’s plaguing the world.  Fornication and adultery have always been sin.  It doesn’t matter who is doing it; whether the preacher, a parent, the president, or the spouse of a…

Exodus 20:8  “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Throughout the Bible in the Old Testament, God called a rest for man on the seventh day of every week; and a rest for the earth every seven years.  God commands everything that He made to rest at a specific time – the earth will rest, animals will rest, and we will rest – or He will lay us all down.    God’s command to rest is for our renewal.   It is our ticket to be lazy one day of every week out of obedience. Deuteronomy 5: 14  “But the seventh…

Psalm 85:8 “I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.” Mindfulness is a term that is fast becoming the new savvy-chic word for “peace”.  It is defined as a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. This technique is used in meditation and yoga to help control our thoughts in order to obtain peace.  It is the practice of…