Smallest Seed

In most churches I have preached in, few understand the Kingdom principle of being poor in spirit and yet possessing all. When I start talking about being poor yet rich, and being rich yet poor, they start looking doubtful whether what I'm saying is correct. Poor and yet not poor? Jesus taught that there is only one way to being truly blessed in God's eyes--being poor in spirit. Blessed are those poor in spirit--theirs is God's kingdom! It's his first Beatitude teaching. And he didn't just teach it--he lived it. He was poor in the eyes of the world. Unlike some minsters with mega churches today who flaunt their material blessings around and yet emphasize simple living. James said God chose the poor in the world's eyes to be rich in faith. Thus, they are poor and yet not poor--they are rich; yet they are poor. Most Christians think the challenge to give up everything is only for rich people, as was given to the rich, young ruler. Well, Luke 12.33 demolis

Today, almost everyone is talking about God's secret place. I hope we all know where it is. Most Christians know the procedures on how to be a member of a local church, know the policies and doctrines of their denominations, but they don't know God's secret place--the secret place. It's secret but it's clearly specified in Scriptures. To be sure, you cannot claim to go to the secret place if you're not deeply grounded in the Word. I hear lots of church goers claim they know God's secret place and yet have no deep love for the Word. A secret road leads to the secret place, and that road is narrow--only a few choose it because the majority opts for the wide road to destruction. I see people who have lackadaisical spiritual lives talking about their "experience" in God's secret place.  The secret place is not a playground where anyone can go and be entertained. Some claim that you just have to worship expressively--shout and cry--to be ab

The Pharisees and Law teachers sat on Moses' seat, said Jesus. They must be obeyed, though they didn't live out God's Word. The Pharisees could trace their leadership authority to Moses and the Law, and Jesus acknowledged that. They indeed sat in Moses' seat. The only problem with them was that they were hypocrites, snakes, and vipers.  But I don't know where denominations can trace their authority. They cannot claim to sit on Paul's or Peter's seat. Paul and Peter never taught about having denominations with separate doctrines, each often going against the other. At least, the Pharisees and Law teachers were strictly clinging to Moses' teachings--they overdid it, in fact, and became too religious for Jesus. Denominations today do not overdo the New Testament--they're doing completely different things from what Jesus and the Acts church did. For one, most of them are not headed by genuine apostles and prophets. They are run by chairmen and p

I will never forget the day when God told me to lose all. God's Spirit talks to your spirit during quiet times and Word meditations with him, and that day he told me to "lose all." He said it's the secret to possessing everything, just like how Jesus possessed everything after losing all.  Photo by ali barzegarahmadi on Unsplash . Jesus made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, [Philippians 2] Possessing everything does not mean getting rich and having lots of money and material possessions but possessing God's spiritual possessions. Let me put it this way: A man of God was once invited to speak in a mountainous venue and when night came the place was full of mosquitoes. The camp

God's Blog! When we open a Facebook or blog account we're often careful not to reveal too much of ourselves because of security--there are many hackers or identity thieves out there who mean sure harm. And we're also careful about accepting friends. We'd rather not have strangers comment on our articles or blogs, so we limit comment access. Fact, most FB pages and groups screen incoming members by warning them about negative comments or criticism. I understand that.  Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash . But with God it's different. Oh yeah, there's such thing as God's Facebook or God's Blog . It's in the spirit realms, not on cyberspace, but it somewhat looks similar. He also has to worry about security and abuse and identity theft and hacking. So he also exercises caution. So the Holy Spirit provides security checks. No one can enter His Kingdom if one's not born again, for instance. But he doesn't care if some are able to sneak in awhile

Judgment keeps us on the right path. Judgment is life. We should desire it daily, even at night, like a favorite food dish. Definitely more than how I love my brewed coffee. We need it more than the air we breathe. God's judgment keeps everything and everyone in their place. The Psalmist eagerly waits for God and his judgments like he longs for blessings. Do you?  Do you like judgment? Many people don't. Most churches preach against it. They like saying, "Don't be judgmental," to keep you from judging between right and wrong. To keep you agreeing with their distorted perspectives. Or, they insist that only God has the right to judge. However, if you declare God's judgment, they'd judge you--and condemn you--while insisting you shouldn't be judgmental.  Photo by Sasha Freemind on Unsplash .   "Yes, we wait for you according to your judgments.  Our soul's desire is your Name,"  (Isaiah 26) Desiring God's Name is the same as desiri

There's nothing they don't know about,  and they make sure everybody knows it. The experts. They know everything--they passed through the phases of formal, systematic learning in prestigious human institutions. They have the titles and degrees to show for it. They have been doing the job for years--being "experts"--and feel they have sole authority because of their titles and degrees. They alone know what is right and wrong. They have the license to teach people, whether they like it or not. Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash .   The experts religiously follow to the letter the established system, what their educational institutions taught them. The system gave them their expertise and authority. They believe the system works--it's been proven--and it is definitely the answer to all the problems. The system has grown big churches through the centuries, produced great theologians and popular seminaries. Generated big church incomes, too. There can be no other. They a