Abide Daily

04/20/2025

Happy Resurrection Sunday, dear friends! Praise the Lord! All creation cries, Holy! Holy forever!

03/16/2025

2 Samuel 22:1-3 ESV

[1] And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. [2] He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, [3] my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

02/21/2025

02/17/2025

James 1:2-4 ESV

[2] Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, [3] for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. [4] And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

06/05/2023

"The Holy Spirit, as a heavenly life, came to expel the selfish, fleshly, and earthly life in us." - Andrew Murray

06/03/2023

Important Page Update!

We realize that this page has not been very active. The past year and a half has been a roller coaster ride for not only myself, but also my entire family, that has not only put our faith to the test, but has also consumed much of our time and attention. However, thanks to our Heavenly Father and his infinite goodness, we are not only doing well, we are thriving! So much so, that we have decided on making some huge changes that will directly effect this page.

In the coming weeks, this page will be combined with another ministry page. While we will be keeping the same name, for now anyway, we will be working in association with Rooftop Ministries International. For more information on this new ministry, we encourage you to check out TheRooftop.org

For the last few months, my wife and I have been working with Rooftop Ministries on a couple of projects, one of which we will begin to post on this page in the coming weeks. Soon you will begin seeing episodes of their flagship ministry series, called "Rooftop Perspectives", hosted by John Whaley & Michael Brewer, which can be seen weekly on their Youtube channel; The Rooftop TV.

We are excited about our partnership with Rooftop Ministries and look forward to sharing with you what God is doing, both in the United States and around the globe, not only as we work with Rooftop Ministries, but also as we release the projects that God has laid on our own hearts, here in the United States and abroad, namely the Philippines.

You will begin to see some of these changes within just a few weeks. Other changes will take more time to rollout seeing as my wife and I will be traveling to the Philippines for most of the month of July. Once we are back in the United States, you will begin to see a flurry of new content on a daily and weekly basis. It is our hope & prayer that you will stick around for these changes, at least until we have everything running smoothly, which should take place during the month of August and no later than September.

If you could keep us in your prayers, for God's guidance and for protection as we travel, it would be greatly appreciated.

Love, the Abide Daily Team

http://www.therooftop.org

The Rooftop is a global ministry equipping Christians to join Jesus in his mission by equipping disciples who make disciples.

05/31/2023

It doesn't matter how long a person has been saved, how much scripture that they can quote, or whether or not a person has attended a Bible college, all of our accolades and everything we think or believe about the Bible means very little in comparison to our proximity to Christ. He is the source of all that God requires of us. He is the key to eternal life. Apart from him, we are nothing and can do nothing (John 15).

In fact, He, alone, is our salvation. We play no role in it other than to place our complete trust in Him. That is our identity in Christ, nothing more. Our salvation is not about us but, rather, what God can and will do through us. We simply get to enjoy the presence of God and get to be an eye witness to His miraculous work, first hand. He does the work, we get to enjoy the ride! That (He) alone, my friends, is our portion as believers.

If a person needs more assurance, then they are attempting to make salvation about themselves and their desired outcome for their lives, instead of Jesus Christ. This has been the folly of many Churches, Pastors, & Preachers over the last 25 years and why so many self-professing Christians appear to be so self-centered.

05/30/2023

Man is not saved by works. I would even argue that man is not even saved by what many perceive to be grace, because it has been redefined over the years by some to mean something that it was never intended to be.

Rather, a person is saved because the Holy Spirit of Christ is living on the inside. He is the righteousness of Christ whose presence makes us righteous/redeemed. He is the holiness of Christ whose presence makes holy/sanctified. And He is the resurrection of Christ, whose presence will raise us from the dead just as Christ rose on the third day.

We can not possess the righteousness of Christ apart from the presence of the Spirit of Christ in our lives. The Holy Spirit is the "Divine seed" that is essential for salvation, holiness, and Christian living.

05/30/2023

I am tired of hearing self professing Christians blame the sin(s) that they have committed after salvation on some imaginary "sin nature" in an attempt to deflect the blame, consequences, & responsibility of their bad behavior onto someone or something else.

In spite of what many local pastors or tv preachers may have told you, mankind is not born into original sin. Rather, mankind is born into the consequences of original sin. You see, when God created the first man, Adam, God breathed "life" into Adam. The Hebrew word for life used in this context has a dual meaning. Not only does it mean "life" but it can also be translated to mean "spirit, so when scripture states that God breathed life into Adam, one can also correctly assume that God breathed His Spirit into Adam as well. As a result, not only was Adam a living being, he was also a Spirit-filled being whom God both communed & communicated with on a regular basis.

When Adam & Eve committed the original sin, they were cursed to not only die a physical death over time, but they also died a Spiritual death. The spiritual connection that they once possessed with God was now severed, which is why God had to descend from heaven to speak to Adam & Eve, who were actually trying to hide. From that moment onward, every generation of mankind was and still is born into Godlessness, stripped of the very purpose for which God created us in the first place; to be hosts (living temples) of His Presence, the Holy Spirit of God

Without the Spirit of God, all of humanity is destined to not only die a physical death but also a spiritual one, void of and far from the presence of God, which is Hell. That is why it was necessary for Jesus Christ, the perfect man as God intended man to be, to live among us; to not only be a living demonstration of the purpose for which God created man, but also to die a sacrificial death so that the spiritual rift that exists between God and a mankind would be repaired for those who willing repent of their sin & surrender to the presence & will of God.

Which brings me to my original talking point.
We are not a sinners because of something that we were born with; an evil sin nature. Rather, we are sinners because of what we were born without; the Holy Spirit of the Living God. Sin is more than merely breaking God's laws/rules. Sin is essentially all human behavior and activity apart from the will and presence of God. In fact, even our best efforts to be good or to do good within our own human strength and understanding (ie. self righteousness) offends God.

If you are a self-professing Christian who continually loses the daily battle with sin and temptation, you are not sinning because of some imaginary "sin nature" that you can do nothing about. Rather, you are sinning because temptation is a spiritual battle that you can not possibly win apart from abiding/walking in the Spirit of God on a daily basis (Galatians 5:16).

We must stop blaming everything & everyone else and take personal responsibility. We need to realize that humans are utterly powerless to stop sinning within our own human strength and understanding and, as a result, we must seek the provision that Christ himself has prepared for all who believe; abiding in presence (Spirit) of Christ on a daily basis. The second thing we must realize is that should we choose to remain in our sin(s) and not seek out Christ's daily provision, in the eyes of God we are little more than a religious sinner who is likely headed for hell.

05/14/2023

Unlike some would lead you to believe, God does not expect or desire you to be or become a "better you". What He truly desires from us is a humble and willing heart, one that He can not only inhabit, but also be Himself.

That is why scripture often refers to God as "the Lord of Hosts". We are designed by God to be the dwelling place of His presence, where He is free to not only work in us but also through us.