Joseph Pauls

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead. Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. Psalms 143:3-4 Soul and spirit. Again, we have differentiation between the two in […]

Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 Synergy = The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects. Or the ‘whole is greater than the sum of

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by  Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:15-16 Is the invisible important? If it is why don’t we act like it

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. Exodus 12:21 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He

“The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.  Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Thessalonians 5:23 Here is the correct alignment of the human creation, spirit, soul, and body. For most they’ve never considered this way of living life. That our spirit in agreement with

You know my reproach,     and my shame and my dishonor;     my foes are all known to you. Reproaches have broken my heart,     so that I am in despair. Psalms 69:19-20 What exactly triggers emotions and feelings? Where do they come from and where do they go? I’ve been pondering the spirit and soul of the human creation.

But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:15 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job

My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. Psalms 19:25 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” John 14:6 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 Our physical life is much more fragile than we realize. We are but a step away from a dimension in which this body cannot

An expose from Jesus. (taken from Revelation chapters 2 & 3) Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.  Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.   But I have a