The Bishop’s Mind: Christian Wisdom, Daily Devotionals & Empowering Messages for Kingdom Living

  The Gift of Choice: Choosing the Way of Life "Furthermore, tell my people, this is what the Lord says: See, I AM setting before you the way of life and the way of death." – Jeremiah 21:8    One of the greatest gifts that God has given humanity is not speaking in tongues, prophecy, the working of miracles, the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith, the discerning of spirits, or the interpretation of tongues. One of the greatest gifts God has given humanity is the gift of choice.    Choice is a divine gift given to every person as God's beloved offspring, created in the image and likeness of God. People have the ability to decide. They have the ability to choose.    Every decision involves a movement away from one possibility and toward another. In that sense, decision means death to one thing and life to something else. When we choose one path, we release another. When we say yes to one possibility, we are saying no to ...

  Let Them (Revelation 22:11) "Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy." – Revelation 22:11     Kingdom Principle: Divinity, Divine Nature  Let Them!    In creation, when Divinity formed humanity in the divine image and likeness, dominion was granted over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living creature that moves upon the earth. This foundational truth echoes from Genesis and reappears powerfully in Revelation chapter 22.    These two simple yet profound words  “let them”  invite people to redirect attention inward. Rather than attempting to manage, fix, or control others, this kingdom principle calls for responsibility over one’s own thoughts, words, and actions , while releasing others to their own divine process.    Firstly: Right...