Written Rhema is a collection of the revelations and teachings the Lord has given me to share.
Write the vision and make it plain, so that those who read it may run. Habakkuk 2:2
My prayer is that what you read here will encourage you, strengthen you, and challenge you to become the person God created you to be.
Paul’s Thorn In The Flesh
Paul’s Thorn In The FleshIn 2 Corinthians 12:7 Paul says that he had a “thorn in the flesh”. A misunderstanding of this phrase and the misinterpretation of this passage has caused much confusion and damage among many sincere believers. Let’s unpack this passage. What Is A “Thorn In The Flesh”?The first thing I want to point out is…
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Drink Not Drunk
Ephesians 5:18 – KJV And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; The New Testament was originally written in Greek and then has been translated into English for those of us who do not read Greek. So let’s take a look at what this verse originally says in…
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Weeds
The other day I was out in my yard pulling weeds. It seems that lately it takes up much more of my time. As I was pulling them up, I settled into my usual routine of contemplative meditation and prayer. I would think a bit, then pray about that thought, then ponder it and roll…
Keep readingBelieve For More
Jesus never corrected anyone for having too much faith or being too bold. He never said “you are believing for too much.” But we do see Jesus rebuke and correct the disciples for having little faith when they believed for small things. He did said to believe for more. Nothing is too much for Him…
Keep readingResist him
1 Peter 5:8 in the Ed Schultz version Be calm and collected in your mind and thoughts. Be on the look out and aware that you do not open yourself up to some destructive calamity. For the opponent and enemy of your soul is looking for an opportunity to use the law against you to…
Keep readingHe Cares For You
I love it when I read something and have a new thought that I have never seen before. it excites me so much. I feel full and energized and I just want to share it with somebody…anybody…everybody. Well I had just such an experience again this evening. 1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV) casting all your care…
Keep readingThe Great Exchange
The Great Exchange I was pondering this thought….(1) I did nothing to “earn” my old sin nature. My old sin nature was inherited by what the first Adam did. It was not any of MY sins that gave me that old sin nature. NONE! And in addition none of my righteous acts or good works…
Keep readingFaith (part 1)
How Do We Get Faith? One of the first questions we must ask when talking about faith is “How do I get it? Some think that God gives faith to someone special like Billy Graham, Oral Roberts or Bill Johnson. Some think that you get faith only when you need it. Unfortunately if you…
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Hearing Is Essential This is a principle and key element in the spiritual life and a walk of faith. We must “hear” what God says about something first in order to believe and then subsequently receive those things we are believing for. Look with me in the book of Acts. Acts 10:3-6 (NKJV) 3…
Keep readingSpiritual Warfare 101
Spiritual Warfare 101 Ephesians 6:11-12 (NKJV) 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of…
Keep readingWould you rather be right, or would you rather be happy?
Would you rather be right, or would you rather be happy? Now this is a hard question to answer sometimes. In fact, my answer used to be, “But I was right! He/she/they were wrong! It has nothing to do with being happy!” How wrong I was. And by clinging to my self righteous pride and…
Keep readingNew Year’s Resolutions
As New Year’s approaches, I catch myself taking the opportunity to take a good long look at this past year, and all of the things that have taken place in my life. I’ve learned through the past several years in recovery, to faithfully work an efficient program, a daily inventory as described in step ten…
Keep readingGospel of Grace (part 1)
The “Good News” of the Gospel is that it is solely based on His (Jesus’) performance not ours. I think this is sometimes a hard concept for us to understand. Our natural tendency is to want to do or earn something instead of just receiving something. Many people have heard the old adage “It is…
Keep readingGospel of Grace (part 2)
In part one I wrote about the Gospel being “Too Good to Be True News”. And how that there is no way to be good enough to earn God’s love and approval. No matter how perfect we try to be. In part two I will look at that a bit more and also talk about the rest of Romans 1:16…specifically “the…
Keep readingGospel of Grace (part 3)
Grace What is Grace? Ephesians 2:8 (GW) God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. Ephesians 2:8 (MSG) Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it.…
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