Ladi's Musings

Using the King James Version as a standard, it is recorded that the first time the word 'Grace' is mentioned in the New Testament, was in the gospel according to Saint Luke. Luk_2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him. He was discussing Jesus as a child, stating that the grace of God was upon him. And we see that the manifestation of grace was 1)  growth, 2) strong in spirit and 3) full of wisdom. Here we see an unboxing of what grace factually is. A person with the grace of God upon is neither stagnant nor retrogressive, but progressive - growing and marching forward in all areas. The person's spirit is strong. A strong spirit is able to execute the will of God on earth as it is in heaven. A strong spirit is not broken by the enemy's (Satan) wiles and attacks. The person is also filled with the wisdom that comes from above. We all know the importance of God's wisdom. May all these three evidences ...

  Jesus said in a revelation to our favorite Apostle Rev 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.   Jesus was talking to the churches, which means he was talking to groups of people, who fellowshipped together, who had received his forgiveness, received his righteousness and were reconciled to God. And it is interesting that like pupils, Jesus was marking their life 'scripts', noting their faults and giving them 'corrections'.  I was thinking, if the Christian during that early period had faults that Jesus identified, does that mean that the possibility of pleasing God in our thoughts, words and deeds, at every moment, is an impossible ask? O r should we even not bother about 'perfection', after-all, if we are the righteousness of God in Christ, and if we are blood washed, we should be perfect automatically. Before I...

Without trying to be mysterious I will tell you who the loneliest woman in the Bible was, the woman with the issue of blood. Mar 5:21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.  Mar 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,  Mar 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.  Mar 5:24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.  Mar 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,  Mar 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,  Mar 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and ...

During the invasion of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar took some of the people of Israel hostage and others he left to be vine dressers of the then ruins of Israel. His chief commander, Nebuzaradan placed Gedaliah as the Governor of the Land. But afterwards there was an insurrection by Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, which resulted in the death of Gedaliah. Ishmael took all the remnants captive and was about to take them to Baalis king of the Ammonites, when Johanan son Kareah came against him and took away all the remnants from his possession. (Summary of Jeremiah 40 and 41) Now Johanan approached the Prophet Jeremiah and said... Jeremiah 42:2 - 3 "Be good enough to listen to our plea and pray to the LORD your God for us - for all this remnant. For there are only a few of us left out of many, as your eyes can see. Let the LORD your God show us where we should go and what we should do." This is the right approach when we are facing a difficult situation ...

John 8: 56 - 59 Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad ". Then the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them, "very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am." So, they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. The Lord said to me, "Don't follow some of your fathers in the faith and try so hard to be a Jew. You are not a Jew; you are a Christian!" Again, The Lord is saying to me, "Stop saying the blessing of Abraham is mine" instead start saying "I receive my portion of the blessing of Jesus, the Last Adam, the root of Abraham". The Last Adam because all the blessings upon the first Adam that was lost to Him when he sinned is given to Jesus, the Last Adam! 1Co_15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. ... 1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a s...

 A Prophecy to be Fulfilled! Matt 5: 17 – 18: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished”. NRSV We understand that right now, we may be faced with so many challenges, and it does seem like there is no hope in sight for some. But the reality is that God had already made ready solutions for us. But the very same challenges that afflict some, keeps those ones from searching for solutions from Jesus to the challenges they face. This is what I mean: When God allowed the people of Israel to be taken captive by Babylon, he set a time limit for their captivity. See: Jeremiah 29: 10 “For thus says the LORD: Only when Babylon’s seventy years are completed will I visit you, and I will bring you back to this place. This meant that the Israelites were supposed to be lawful captiv...

If ever you have doubted about Jesus’ supremacy over Satan, read the accounts of Jesus’ interactions with Satan in the Bible. Luk 4:1   And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,  Luk 4:2  Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.  Luk 4:3  And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.  Luk 4:4  And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.  Luk 4:5  And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.  Luk 4:6  And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.  Luk 4:7  If thou th...