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 ...

  Kingdom Responsibility: Taking Ownership of Your Life "So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God." – Romans 14:12    Kingdom responsibility is the conscious decision to take full ownership of one’s life. It recognizes that every individual is a co-creator with God and that the harvest we experience today is connected to the seeds we have planted through our thoughts, words, and actions.    Operating in the Kingdom requires releasing the habit of blaming external forces for our circumstances. Instead, we embrace the truth that transformation begins with personal awareness and responsibility.    Firstly: The Principle of Personal Harvest    In the Kingdom of God, we are responsible for the outcomes in our lives. Our health, relationships, finances, and experiences reflect how we have been being, seeing, thinking, speaking, and behaving . This universe is fertile ground for creation.  ...

  Create Something Else (Psalm 100:3) "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture." – Psalm 100:3    We continue our exploration of the seven stages of creation by focusing on the final stage of progression. At this stage, individuals consciously co-create with God the life they desire and deserve. Whatever appears in life is shaped through silence, thoughts, words, actions, manifestations, evaluations, and ongoing progression.   Today, we are reminded to take responsibility for life and everything in it knowing that God created us and empowered us to create with Him.     The subject is: Create Something Else. It is time to create something else. Now that we understand we are co-creators with God, made in His image and likeness and that we are responsible for what shows up in our lives, the moment has arrived to create anew. The past season has ended. It is time...