ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

The Spiritual World

Updated on April 25, 2020
gehill profile image

Gary studies the Word of God and shares what he learns freely. He has a Ph.D. from the Bible University of Canada.

Welcome - We Are Investigating The Spirit World

Source

Welcome - We Are Investigating The Spirt World

Good day to everyone. I see Bing is featuring the Acadia National Park which is south of us in Madawaska about 120 south of us. It was Carl Sandburg who said something I believe. Let’s look at it:

“Laws change; people die; the land remains.” Carl Sandburg

Now that’s a Maniac for you. Things change, but, the beautiful volcanic land remains and grows more potato than Idaho in Aroostook county alone. Aroostook is the second-largest county in America and almost one-third of the state of Maine.

Aroostook is full of moose, deer, fox, bear, snow fox has been seen and all other kinds of wildlife. Although shopping tends to come and go on the wings of the economy the center of shopping in Aroostook tends to be where our airport lies in Presque Isle, Maine.

Ten miles up U.S. 1 is the National Weather Service, Caribou, Maine. A small and beautiful village concept, Caribou is a great small New England town.

We are investigating the Spirit world. We know the Holy Spirit lives in us and was given to us when we were born again through Jesus Christ. Paul told the troubled Corinthians: "The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. (11) For who knows a person’s thoughts except for their own spirit within them? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

(12) What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.

(13) This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.[c]

(14) The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.

(15) The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

(16) for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord

so as to instruct him?”[d]

But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2.10-16)

The Power of the Holy Spirit

Source

Can God Really Forgive All I've Done?

One of my past experiences was officiating basketball at the college level where the talent remained at the same level ever year, but we officials got a year older each year. Often the best defense is a well-directed offense. Jesus said: And the Lord said:

“Because these people draw near with their mouth

and honor me with their lips,

while their hearts are far from me,

and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men” (Isaiah 29.13)

But to Israel, the Lord says: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will their faces grow pale.

When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy;

they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who complain will accept instruction.” (Isaiah 29.22-24)

Can God really forgive all I’ve done in life? That is a great question and one that deserves an answer. The question usually comes from a wounded heart. I know, I had one. Forgiveness is for other people they think. No one deserves forgiveness. If we deserved it, it would not be forgiveness. Recognizing our sin is a requirement for being forgiven. There is only one group of people who can be forgiven: those that sin. Of course, we are all members of that group and club!

A Family Prayer

Source

Thank God for Our Families - Soul Deep

Life can get pretty tuff. But no matter how difficult life becomes, we can thank God for our families. There may be times when we let down those we love and fail people who have given the most, but through it all, we discover a group of people who make us feel that we feel we belong the most.

They say to us, “What happens to you matters to me.” (Isaiah 44.1-5)

We face all of life together and stand together from confidence born of true identity in the name of our family and the people under that name. In spite of the pain, frustration, embarrassment, the unavoidable world of life our family is a real gift of the living God. (Romans 12.3-8)

In the verse above Paul talks about the individual gifts that God has given each of us. He states starting in Roman 12.6-8, "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully."

That is a word for everyone, do it cheerfully. Christians do not want to lose their zeal or their joy. They know where they are, where they came from, and most of all they know where they are going. Think of it this way, we are drop-outs from the rat race. It is an unwinnable race anyway.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5.17) I hope you read this and grow in Jesus Christ.

Final Thoughts on This One

Source

My Final Thoughts on This One

Soul Deep was an old song by the Box Tops. I used to be a DJ a long time ago and played that song. We have a soul. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It is when you discover a real relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and accept Him as both Savior and Lord of your life that good things will happen and an adventure and transformation will take place in your life. I hope that happens for you.

I'll end this one with a simple truth - If our thoughts that we are having do not bring you peace, joy, and hope they are not of God. That is a fact, Jack! Most of the problems in life I've had never happened! Peace be unto you, Gary

A Very Simple Poll - Thank You for Taking It!

The Simple Poll on Christianity

See results

Two Hours of Non-Stop Praise Music

Family Prayer

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)