Spirit Beat Blog

Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (NKJ) (‘First’ implies priorities.) What does it mean to “seek” the Kingdom of God? Is it lost? Lost in the shuffle of everyday life? Lost from the sight of what is really important? Is ...

Words. Use them wrong your life will go up in smoke. Use them right your life will be filled with blessings.  Words are the fundamental part of communication, and the creative force behind God and man. We were created in God’s image by the spoken Word.  Our words have the power of influence for good ...

How do we live in His power and authority when everything seems to be going wrong? We must keep our trust in Him. We cannot allow the enemy to steal what we have been given. He does this by getting us to think we are less than what we are and that he is greater ...

Recap: Too often we try to understand the Bible from our Western-mindset. We have a poor understanding of Jewish customs and feasts. Yet, they are significantly linked to Jesus and His return. Jesus is the groom and we are the bride of Christ. The Marriage supper represents the Feast of Tabernacles.  What does that mean ...

Recap: Too often we try to understand the Bible from our Western-mindset. We have a poor understanding of Jewish customs and feasts. Yet, they are significantly linked to Jesus and His return. What does The Feast of Trumpets, The Ten Days of Awe, The Day of Atonement, and The Feast of Tabernacle have to do ...

Recap: Too often we try to understand the Bible from our Western-mindset. We have a poor understanding of Jewish customs and feasts. Yet, they are significantly linked to Jesus and His return. What does The Feast of Trumpets, The Ten Days of Awe, The Day of Atonement, and repentance have to do with each other? ...

Too often we try to understand the Bible from a western mind.  Most view the Old Testament as past stories, but the New Testament quotes the Old 300 times!  Jesus quoted the Old over 49 times and fulfilled over 47 prophecies. The more we understand Jewish customs and feasts, the better we will understand Scripture.  ...

How do I prepare my heart to receive a harvest? Recap: Planting in order to reap is how faith works. It is detrimental to us and others NOT to give. God’s economy runs off faith and not the local currency. He doesn’t need dollar bills in Heaven. He uses our giving here on earth to ...

Planting in order to reap is how faith works.  It is detrimental when we don’t give. God’s economy runs off faith; not the local economy. Giving benefits us. Our attitude towards money says more about our love for God and His people than our words. Luke 6:38 Jesus said, “Give, and it will be given ...

It is detrimental NOT to give. Discover right and wrong ways to give. Giving benefits you, not God. Learn who you should give your money to.  Luke 6:38 Jesus said, “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure ...

We often ask, ‘What must I do to receive… eternal life, or healing, or forgiveness, or answers to my prayers? Is it obtained by faith or works? By grace or does it require something on my part? The answer to these questions is Yes! It takes both. Grace through faith! Grace (the gift) is the ...

Should we be totally worry-free? I wouldn’t be a responsible person if I just didn’t care! If I don’t, who will? I know the Bible says not to worry, but I can’t help it! It’s not an option. Worry is disobedience. It is a lack of trust in God. How can we be freed from ...

The reason for unanswered prayer is not because God doesn’t want to give us what we want. He has already provided everything we need. WE block the provision from reaching us. What are some of those things that stop the flow of God’s resources to us? Not knowing who you are or what has already been ...

  We’ve all been there. A time or place in our lives where we asked God for help, quoted Scripture, believed we would receive and yet “crickets.” Nothing seemed to happen. We didn’t get what we asked for, time ran out and now it’s too late. Our hopes and dreams have been buried. And, on top ...

We don’t like the idea of having to fight because it takes consistent effort.   1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (NKJ) What is a “good fight”? One you win! Or better yet, ...

When we think about discipline, correction, or chastening, our minds come up with all kinds of strict, harsh, and abusive behavior. We often give those same attributes to our Heavenly Father whenever something happens to us we don’t like. When a tragedy or sickness hits us, people say, “Well, God is trying to teach me ...

In our day, weights are used for many different things. We use weights to balance things; to workout and increase our strength; to hold things down and even to lift things up. However, in the Bible days, weights were used as measurements and to hold things down. Have life’s circumstances weighed you down and tired you ...

What does it really mean to be free? Free from the guilt of the past. Free from anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. Free from sickness, poverty, and lack. Free from habitual sins, the curse of the law, and the clutches of the enemy. John 8:31-36 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My ...

What we listen to is very important. How do you listen? Do you listen with your calculations, through your predictions, through your ambitions, doubts, fears, anxieties, through hearing only what you want to hear, only what will be satisfactory, what will gratify, what will give comfort, what will for the moment alleviate your suffering? If ...

Many different ideas come to mind when we hear the word ‘confession.’ It may come to your mind revealing to someone everything that you have done wrong. Or, maybe sitting in front of a judge and jury and admitting a law you are guilty of breaking? Biblical confession goes beyond that. Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brethren, ...

Who or what is the Holy Spirit? And what is His purpose? We worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, not confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being. For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Spirit is still another. But the deity of the Father, Son, ...

What is Pentecost and what is its significance for us today? Pentecost is a Jewish Holiday that marks the 50th day after Passover. It is the wheat harvest because it occurs seven weeks after the first offering known as the Firstfuits Offering. Then, the day after the completion of seven weeks (49 days), the holiday ...

Have you ever gone fishing and caught nothing? You loaded the boat, packed the gear, began with great joy and expectation, and came back empty handed. We sometimes take that same approach in praying, and discouragement sets in when we don’t see one single hope of an answer. Luke 5:1-11 So it was, as the multitude ...

We have been focusing our attention on faith. Here are the reasons why: We cannot please God without faith. Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (NKJ) We cannot be saved without faith. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you ...

Faith does not come by confessing but by hearing the Word. Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (NKJ) Faith only comes by the Word of God. However, confessing, professing, or speaking God’s Word is how we activate the faith we have. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without ...

Verily, Verily and Amen These are terms we use very often in religious circles. Yet, most of us don’t know what they mean. We’ll throw an “Amen” out as an approval of something that was said or at the end of a prayer. What exactly are we saying? The fact is, verily and amen are the ...

  God created mankind by speaking and created us to be like Him, in His image – to function like He does. Then, He put us in charge of His creation. Genesis 1:26-28 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the ...

What is Passover and how does it relate to me? Passover is a celebration of the event that prepared the Children of Israel for leaving Egypt. Exodus 12:5-13 ‘Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 ‘And you shall keep it until the fourteenth ...

Know Jesus; Know Peace. No Jesus; No Peace! You may be asked if you know who the President is. But, knowing who he is and knowing him are two very different things. It’s not enough to know about Jesus. We must connect with Him personally. John 8:19 Then they asked Him, “Where is your father?” “You ...

It can be a struggle to keep our hearts and minds focused on God and His Word when the storms of life rage. However, Jesus provided a way for us to learn how to control our thoughts and feelings. Matthew 11:29-30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take ...