Vignettes Devotional

Vignettes Who Do You Say I Am? He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Matthew 16:15  Who Was Jesus To His Disciples? Who do you say I Am? When Jesus asked His disciples this question, the Spirit-led answer Peter gave was,  Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.  (Matthew 16:16 KJV). The disciples had enjoyed a closer walk with Jesus for three years and had come to know Him intimately and intuitively .   Intimately  because when Holy Spirit came to live in them to lead them through life and ministry at Pentecost/Shavuot, they were able to recognize Him and easily discern that the Spirit which lived in them was the Spirit of the Lord Himself, allos , the same as the Lord, of whom they had detailed knowledge, and whom they had come to know from spending time with Him every day in a close and personal way. The disciples also knew Jesus intuitively because they knew by the witness of the Spirit in them that Jesus was the promised Messiah of God, the...

Vignettes Algorithm The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. Psalms 37:23 NKJV An Algorithm  is defined as a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problems in order to obtain the desired output. Regarding computers, it is an instruction telling a computer how to transform a set of facts about the world into useful information. The simplest example of an algorithm  is the process of following a recipe. The recipe must be completed according to the sequence prescribed or the desired output will not be achieved! So, too, the steps of a good man or woman must be ordered according to Holy Spirit 's Algorithm  or the desired output of a life abundant, victory in every area, and peace of mind and heart will not be achieved.  As humans, we struggle with being told what to do. But Holy Spirit does not boss us around to boast about His power over us. Instead, He gently and lovingly introduces beneficial and life...