Month: March 2026

Spiritual Adultery

and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: ~ Numbers 15:39b King James Bible

If you put anything in the place of God, you are unfaithful to God. You’re serving an idol. When you follow other gods, that is unfaithfulness to God. It’s spiritual adultery.

Idols can be statues or demons, but the human intellect is also a deceptive idol, and many people worship the human intellect. They lean on their own understanding, but the Bible tells them not to do that. The Bible says the heart is deceitful and wicked.

The passage you just read from Numbers 15:39b is speaking of idolatry, which is spiritual adultery against God. It’s talking about your own ability to observe, sense, and reason–depending on that rather than being led by the Holy Spirit. Most people don’t realize how pitiful human reasoning is. You are unfaithful when you seek after your own heart, mind, and ability to observe. He rightly judges you as an unfaithful wife when you do that.

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Are you depending on an idol without knowing it?

Spiritual Adultery

and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: ~ Numbers 15:39b King James Bible

If you put anything in the place of God, you are unfaithful to God. You’re serving an idol. When you follow other gods, that is unfaithfulness to God. It’s spiritual adultery.

Idols can be statues or demons, but the human intellect is also a deceptive idol, and many people worship the human intellect. They lean on their own understanding, but the Bible tells them not to do that. The Bible says the heart is deceitful and wicked.

The passage you just read from Numbers 15:39b is speaking of idolatry, which is spiritual adultery against God. It’s talking about your own ability to observe, sense, and reason–depending on that rather than being led by the Holy Spirit. Most people don’t realize how pitiful human reasoning is. You are unfaithful when you seek after your own heart, mind, and ability to observe. He rightly judges you as an unfaithful wife when you do that.

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Christ will work through you on your job.

You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:2

He’ll work through you on your job. He’ll speak through you on your job. You’re not paid to spread the Gospel, but when God speaks through you, you speak His Logos. You speak His Rhema. You speak the living Christ. You can do your job by the Wisdom of God. Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God. If you’re in a meeting, the words you say are alive with the Spirit even as you work on the job at hand and the business purpose of the meeting. You speak Christ and His Wisdom. That’s the Rhema of God. It causes faith in those who hear it even if you never mention the Gospel. If you’re an electrician, you can allow God’s love to flow through your hands. You can allow God to speak through the work of your hands. Those who see it and receive it are hearing the Rhema of God. If you’re a carpenter, you can allow God to work through you. You are a living letter from God to whoever watches you work as long as you flow in His love and wisdom. Just remain in the flow of the Holy Spirit and His Wisdom. Listen to His voice. Learn to let Him lead. Learn to follow Him.

He’ll do the same in your family. He’ll lead you and give you power for righteousness. He’ll do the same in all your relationships. You listen to His voice in ALL your ways. You live, move, and have your being in His utterance. Then, He teaches you as His student, and sets you free from sin. Sin has held you down. Your fleshly nature has enslaved you. Nevertheless, listening to Christ and yielding to Him will set you free.

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Jesus will work through you on your job.

You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:2

He’ll work through you on your job. He’ll speak through you on your job. You’re not paid to spread the Gospel, but when God speaks through you, you speak His Logos. You speak His Rhema. You speak the living Christ. You can do your job by the Wisdom of God. Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God. If you’re in a meeting, the words you say are alive with the Spirit even as you work on the job at hand and the business purpose of the meeting. You speak Christ and His Wisdom. That’s the Rhema of God. It causes faith in those who hear it even if you never mention the Gospel. If you’re an electrician, you can allow God’s love to flow through your hands. You can allow God to speak through the work of your hands. Those who see it and receive it are hearing the Rhema of God. If you’re a carpenter, you can allow God to work through you. You are a living letter from God to whoever watches you work as long as you flow in His love and wisdom. Just remain in the flow of the Holy Spirit and His Wisdom. Listen to His voice. Learn to let Him lead. Learn to follow Him.

He’ll do the same in your family. He’ll lead you and give you power for righteousness. He’ll do the same in all your relationships. You listen to His voice in ALL your ways. You live, move, and have your being in His utterance. Then, He teaches you as His student, and sets you free from sin. Sin has held you down. Your fleshly nature has enslaved you. Nevertheless, listening to Christ and yielding to Him will set you free.

Let Christ’s Wisdom Flow

Christians have a responsibility to follow the leading of Jesus Christ in the political realm. The political realm is just one small part of your life. God has also given you the responsibility to earn a living and take care of your families. If you develop skills for your careers, you can do that in two different ways. The ungodly way is to depend on your intellects and human abilities. The godly way is to seek the face of the Lord regarding your career. When you seek God’s will, that doesn’t mean you don’t go to work. It’s not that you trust God to take care of you so you don’t bother working. The Holy Spirit will lead you to develop your skills and to work hard and smart. He’ll show you the best career for the part of the body of Christ God created you to be. He’ll show you how to develop your skills. His wisdom will flow through you as you work.

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Let Christ’s wisdom and knowledge flow through you as you work.

Christians have a responsibility to follow the leading of Jesus Christ in the political realm. The political realm is just one small part of your life. God has also given you the responsibility to earn a living and take care of your families. If you develop skills for your careers, you can do that in two different ways. The ungodly way is to depend on your intellects and human abilities. The godly way is to seek the face of the Lord regarding your career. When you seek God’s will, that doesn’t mean you don’t go to work. It’s not that you trust God to take care of you so you don’t bother working. The Holy Spirit will lead you to develop your skills and to work hard and smart. He’ll show you the best career for the part of the body of Christ God created you to be. He’ll show you how to develop your skills. His wisdom will flow through you as you work.

Listen to God’s voice in ALL your ways

Is your hope in politics? No! Your hope is in Christ. God wants you to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways. God wants you to listen to His voice in ALL your ways. ALL your ways include your careers, social life, politics, and every other aspect of your life.

This current order will eventually fade and fall. However, you live your life in righteousness while you’re here. You stand against evil. Righteousness means being led by the Holy Spirit and only saying the words Christ says through you and only doing the acts Christ does through you. If you do that, Christ will have an impact on your culture. The battle is spiritual and must be fought in the spiritual realm.

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God wants you to listen to His voice in ALL your ways.

Is your hope in politics? No! Your hope is in Christ. God wants you to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways. God wants you to listen to His voice in ALL your ways. ALL your ways include your careers, social life, politics, and every other aspect of your life.

This current order will eventually fade and fall. However, you live your life in righteousness while you’re here. You stand against evil. Righteousness means being led by the Holy Spirit and only saying the words Christ says through you and only doing the acts Christ does through you. If you do that, Christ will have an impact on your culture. The battle is spiritual and must be fought in the spiritual realm.

The Holy Spirit Will Guide You

Should you throw out your Bible if you depend on the Holy Spirit alone? No. The Holy Spirit will lead you to read your Bible. The Holy Spirit will interpret the meaning of the Bible for you. The Holy Spirit may guide you to look up the original meaning of a word. The Holy Spirit will warn you about false teachers and lead you to teachers and shepherds who will keep you safe from lies. He may lead you to one church body where you grow until you’re ready to move to another church body. You know God’s ultimate plan for the church is unity, but the body of Christ is in that interim between the promise and the full possession. The main thing is that you seek God’s will and yield to His Spirit. God is practical and active in your life.

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The Holy Spirit will interpret the meaning of the Bible for you.

Should you throw out your Bible if you depend on the Holy Spirit alone? No. The Holy Spirit will lead you to read your Bible. The Holy Spirit will interpret the meaning of the Bible for you. The Holy Spirit may guide you to look up the original meaning of a word. The Holy Spirit will warn you about false teachers and lead you to teachers and shepherds who will keep you safe from lies. He may lead you to one church body where you grow until you’re ready to move to another church body. You know God’s ultimate plan for the church is unity, but the body of Christ is in that interim between the promise and the full possession. The main thing is that you seek God’s will and yield to His Spirit. God is practical and active in your life.

Depend on the Spirit

You need to depend on the Holy Spirit alone. Depend on the Spirit of Christ.

That does bring up some questions. For instance, should you avoid all technical instructions and rather pray God would give you a vision to show you how to program your electronic devices? God could do that, and He could lead you that way. However, the Holy Spirit is likely to give you wisdom and lead you to read the instructions if that’s what’s needed. You will find that He will show you what to do by one means or another. You may just know what to do. He may tell you where to go for the help you need.

You need to be in the Spirit to have the wisdom of Christ flowing through you in either case. Should you avoid researching a topic or a procedure? Not necessarily.

The Holy Spirit often leads you to look up the needed information. God will guide you in the process. When you come to a problem, you’re in the Spirit and seeking God’s will. The Holy Spirit can guide you to look at a video that shows how to do something technical. He can also give you confidence so you know what needs to be done. Don’t limit God.

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Depend on the Spirit of Christ.

You need to depend on the Holy Spirit alone. Depend on the Spirit of Christ.

That does bring up some questions. For instance, should you avoid all technical instructions and rather pray God would give you a vision to show you how to program your electronic devices? God could do that, and He could lead you that way. However, the Holy Spirit is likely to give you wisdom and lead you to read the instructions if that’s what’s needed. You will find that He will show you what to do by one means or another. You may just know what to do. He may tell you where to go for the help you need.

You need to be in the Spirit to have the wisdom of Christ flowing through you in either case. Should you avoid researching a topic or a procedure? Not necessarily.

The Holy Spirit often leads you to look up the needed information. God will guide you in the process. When you come to a problem, you’re in the Spirit and seeking God’s will. The Holy Spirit can guide you to look at a video that shows how to do something technical. He can also give you confidence so you know what needs to be done. Don’t limit God.

the power of the Holy Spirit

Listen, trust, and obey God by the power of the Holy Spirit. That makes sense. You can do that. You’ve done it. You’ve known when Christ showed you something was right and that you must do it. You’ve known when Christ showed you something was wrong and that you must not do it. You’ve sensed that something was wrong in a situation, and you avoided it. You’ve sensed the peace of God when something was in God’s will. You may not have given Christ the credit, but you should have.

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Listen, trust, and obey God

Listen, trust, and obey God by the power of the Holy Spirit. That makes sense. You can do that. You’ve done it. You’ve known when Christ showed you something was right and that you must do it. You’ve known when Christ showed you something was wrong and that you must not do it. You’ve sensed that something was wrong in a situation, and you avoided it. You’ve sensed the peace of God when something was in God’s will. You may not have given Christ the credit, but you should have.

All your Ways

If you totally depend on Christ, He’s your life. You live, move, and have your being in His utterance as He leads, teaches, and corrects you moment by moment in every situation. You listen to Him and obey Him by His power as He gives you His free gift of righteousness.

He speaks His words through you. He does His works through you. You don’t do your own thing anymore.

Then, you don’t partially depend on Him and also depend on other sources for decision-making, understanding, wisdom, knowledge, or truth. You depend on Him wholeheartedly. You aren’t double-minded. You depend on Him for everything.

You stop looking to ungodly counselors for guidance. You stop depending on your fallen mind. When you hear His voice you yield to His Spirit and allow Him to say His words and do His acts through you.

The love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. If you continue to do that with a sense of expectation, you’ll know the truth. And the truth will set you free.

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The love of God

All your Ways

If you totally depend on Christ, He’s your life. You live, move, and have your being in His utterance as He leads, teaches, and corrects you moment by moment in every situation. You listen to Him and obey Him by His power as He gives you His free gift of righteousness.

He speaks His words through you. He does His works through you. You don’t do your own thing anymore.

Then, you don’t partially depend on Him and also depend on other sources for decision-making, understanding, wisdom, knowledge, or truth. You depend on Him wholeheartedly. You aren’t double-minded. You depend on Him for everything.

You stop looking to ungodly counselors for guidance. You stop depending on your fallen mind. When you hear His voice you yield to His Spirit and allow Him to say His words and do His acts through you.

The love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. If you continue to do that with a sense of expectation, you’ll know the truth. And the truth will set you free.

Double-mindedness

The Bible goes into some detail on the whole armor of God. It mentions the parts of this armor: truth, righteousness, the readiness of the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the word of God. Even so, it may seem hard to take hold of these parts of your armor and use them. They must become the center of your daily life.

Here’s a problem. Some Christians understand deism is a false doctrine. They know it’s wrong to say, “God created everything and then ran off somewhere far away.” They know God is a personal God. They point out that deists say God doesn’t answer prayer or perform miracles.

They know all this. And yet, they don’t glorify God by acknowledging God’s moment-by-moment leading and teaching in every situation. They find a comfortable place somewhere between full dependency on God and full dependency on their own abilities. They look for something lukewarm since they don’t want to be hot or cold. They want to avoid extremes. They just want to be double-minded, but they don’t want to apply the term “double-minded” to themselves. By the way, I’m struggling with the same tendency to lean on my own understanding. Are you?

Double-mindedness won’t work with what’s coming. God has a plan and pattern for avoiding double-mindedness.

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Double-mindedness won’t work with what’s coming.

The Bible goes into some detail on the whole armor of God. It mentions the parts of this armor: truth, righteousness, the readiness of the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the word of God. Even so, it may seem hard to take hold of these parts of your armor and use them. They must become the center of your daily life.

Here’s a problem. Some Christians understand deism is a false doctrine. They know it’s wrong to say, “God created everything and then ran off somewhere far away.” They know God is a personal God. They point out that deists say God doesn’t answer prayer or perform miracles.

They know all this. And yet, they don’t glorify God by acknowledging God’s moment-by-moment leading and teaching in every situation. They find a comfortable place somewhere between full dependency on God and full dependency on their own abilities. They look for something lukewarm since they don’t want to be hot or cold. They want to avoid extremes. They just want to be double-minded, but they don’t want to apply the term “double-minded” to themselves. By the way, I’m struggling with the same tendency to lean on my own understanding. Are you?

Double-mindedness won’t work with what’s coming. God has a plan and pattern for avoiding double-mindedness.

THIS IS A SERIOUS HOUR

You can be double-minded in several ways. If you depend on your own rationalizing mind so you try to mix your own thoughts and fleshly desires with God’s revelation, you will be double-minded. If you do that, you become spiritually confused because you are adding to God’s utterances or filtering out some of God’s utterances.

If you expose yourself to the many ungodly influencers, you will be double-minded. You could give yourself to newsrooms, classrooms, novels, movies, fact-checkers, or other methods by which ungodly minds seek to mold you to their ways of thinking. The messages of Rationalism, Secularism, Humanism, Evolutionism, Old-earthism, Scientism, Naturalism, and Materialism infuse every form of media and education in the same way the Holy Spirit infuses the Scripture. Can you hold fire in your laps without burning your clothes? If circumstances force you to listen to these influencers, you must be on your guard. And you must be more intimately close to Christ. You need to ask the Holy Spirit to protect your mind and keep you on the track of truth.

the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. ~ Psalm 1:5

The wicked won’t be able to stand when the judgement comes. You live in a serious hour. You must become single-minded toward Christ. You must give up your allegiance to the worldly systems. You must even give up your loyalty to your own ideas. You must allow the Holy Spirit to continue to lead, teach, and correct every part of your thinking.

Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. ~ Ephesians 6:13

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You live in a serious hour

You can be double-minded in several ways. If you depend on your own rationalizing mind so you try to mix your own thoughts and fleshly desires with God’s revelation, you will be double-minded. If you do that, you become spiritually confused because you are adding to God’s utterances or filtering out some of God’s utterances.

If you expose yourself to the many ungodly influencers, you will be double-minded. You could give yourself to newsrooms, classrooms, novels, movies, fact-checkers, or other methods by which ungodly minds seek to mold you to their ways of thinking. The messages of Rationalism, Secularism, Humanism, Evolutionism, Old-earthism, Scientism, Naturalism, and Materialism infuse every form of media and education in the same way the Holy Spirit infuses the Scripture. Can you hold fire in your laps without burning your clothes? If circumstances force you to listen to these influencers, you must be on your guard. And you must be more intimately close to Christ. You need to ask the Holy Spirit to protect your mind and keep you on the track of truth.

the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. ~ Psalm 1:5

The wicked won’t be able to stand when the judgement comes. You live in a serious hour. You must become single-minded toward Christ. You must give up your allegiance to the worldly systems. You must even give up your loyalty to your own ideas. You must allow the Holy Spirit to continue to lead, teach, and correct every part of your thinking.

Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. ~ Ephesians 6:13