“A Contrite Heart” by Mike Bennett The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.Psalms 34:18 NKJV The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.Psalms 51:17 NKJV The Hebrew words translated “heart” […]

“Poor in spirit” by John W. Ritenbaugh Being poor in spirit is a far cry from being strapped in one’s financial circumstances. Poverty of spirit is a change in a person’s heart made by the great God Almighty when He awakens the mind to His reality and begins revealing the greatness of His person and […]

A person who is broken in spirit and contrite of heart is concerned about His relationship with the God more than anything else. They don’t care about religious mantras and or outward appearances of denominational traditions. Their reputation before fellow men is the least of their worry. They could care less what people think about […]

In order for you to minister Life, death has to work in you. Always remember this, you CANNOT give what you don’t have. “Silver and gold, have I none,” Peter said, “but such as I have give I thee…” He could only give what he had in his reservoir. He had no money but praise […]

Dying to self means that you reach the complete end of yourself and you realise you cannot do anything good and that you were never good AT ALL in the first place. This is an aspect of #brokenness that looks to Jesus COMPLETE LY for a full salvation from all corruption (sin) The Apostle Paul […]

Beware of covenants that diminish the New Covenant  based on Christ’s Finished Work (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8). The old covenant good as it has lost it’s glory and has been replaced by a ministry not of condemnation that brings death but of the Spirit that gives life (2 Corinthian 3:3-18). Jesus ordained the new covenant […]

If you’ve been a Christian for a while then you’ve probably had an experience similar to mine. For a long time I tried to be holy and failed miserably time and time again. It took about 8 and a half years of trying until I finally gave up. And that’s when Christ’s Finished Work came […]

Righteousness is a gift. This is a point that must be emphasised. The Scriptures say that Abraham (the Father of faith) believed God and it was counted (credited) to him for righteousness (Gen 15:6; Rom 4:3; Gal 3:6). The Word “credited” is an accounting term that can be described as God withdrawing sin from his […]

“The crowd has gathered outside Pilate’s court Cheering and jeering, they shout profanities at a mute defendant Crowned with thorns, robbed in purple, stained with blood dripping from his wounds His face unrecognizable from the dreaded Roman scourging Body beaten, skin hanging, I wonder how his scourged back looks like underneath that royal robe The […]

We conclude this series by gleaning from the wisdom found in the writings of Bishop Henry Law. His book “Christ is All: The Gospel in the Pentateuch” was published in 1867! It is from this book which contains five volumes (each representing the first five books of the Bible) that James Hudson Taylor and John […]