SAT BY THE WELL

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.  [Hebrews 3] Jesus is the Apostle and High Priest whom we confess or acknowledge, and the Word says we must "fix our thoughts" on him. This means, among other things, fixing our thoughts on his teachings. Thus, our need to devote ourselves to his apostolic teachings. Do you know what his apostolic teachings are? If the Acts church devoted itself to it, it must be important. They devoted (or surrendered) themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. [Acts 2.42] Among Jesus' apostolic teachings is how to be genuinely and supernaturally led by the Holy Spirit. Jesus devoted several chapters on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, so he (the Holy Spirit) must be an important part of the Trinity, even our spiritual life and ministry, especially the supernatural nature that...

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” [2 Kings 4] Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash .   Here was a prophet who feared the Lord and yet lived a poor life. Elisha the prophet did not repute the claim--that this prophet feared God but was poor. So we can safely say that a God-fearing servant with a real calling can be poor. Provision doesn't always follow a vision. Confirming a vision is NOT always through material means. They popularized the idea that a real vision from God comes with provisions. They point to Jonah who paid for his ship fare when he veered away from God's vision for him. It's true but it's not a lone formula for visions and provisions. Obedience sometimes comes with nothing to test the hearts of those who are called for a task and those who'd see it, either to help financially ...