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

  Name Him Wonderful (Psalm 139:6–14) "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it… I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." – Psalm 139:6, 14    We begin a series exploring the question: What is in a name? This journey is rooted in Isaiah 9:6, where the prophecy declares that the child to be born shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace . These names reveal nature, authority, character, and power.    The name Wonderful signifies something awesome, amazing, excellent, outstanding, superior mind-blowing and breathtaking. It points to the highest level of consciousness attainable, an evolution that involves growth, development, unfolding, progression, and process.    To understand wonderful, we must return to creation itself, as affirmed in Psalm 139. Wonderful is not...

  God Is, I Am, We Are — Living from the Eternal “I AM” "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.' And he said, 'Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.'" – Exodus 3:14    In Exodus 3:14, God reveals a profound truth about His nature: I AM WHO I AM . This declaration reveals God as eternal, self-existent, unchanging, and unlimited. God is the source of all being the ultimate reality from which all life flows. When God names Himself “I AM,” He unveils a divine identity that also speaks to who we are as His creation.     God is unlimited potential. Because God embodies limitless potential, we can affirm, “I am unlimited potential,” and “we are unlimited potential.” Being made in His image means that no human life is confined by earthly limits. What we can create, become, or do expands as we align with the divine nature within us. Individually and collectively, we are capable of far more than we imagine when we tap into th...

"Image & Likeness: Understanding God's Reflection in You"  (2 Corinthians 3:18) What does it mean to be made in God's image? This daily devotional explains how to live out your divine likeness, as described in 2 Corinthians 3:18. Learn how God molds you into His image.           Often, when we think about image, we associate it with how others perceive us, what they say about us, and how we present ourselves to the world. Many of us are deeply concerned about our image, how we appear to others. However, people only see the outward appearance, while God looks at the heart. There is an image beyond human perception, beyond opinions, beyond reputation: the image of God, the image in which you were originally created.           "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness.” The image of God is invisible. It is the essence of God, the nat...