Individuality is viewed very differently in the Middle Eastern and Asian world than the West. The Eastern mentality is probably best summarized in an old adage that is ubiquitous throughout this part of the world: “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.”
But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
What brings about spiritual awakening? It starts with people who are willing to spend time in prayer as they seek Christ.
Keith Holloway takes a close look at Paul’s words to Timothy in the second episode of this two-part series on strengthening ourselves in the Lord.
In the first episode of this two-part series, Keith Holloway looks at the life of David and encourages Christians to find strength, not in themselves, but in God.
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Jesus came to earth as a man, God in flesh, so he could feel our pain, be tempted and tried as we are, and show us the Father. Scripture calls Jesus the express image (meaning, the exact likeness) of God. He is the same essence and substance of God the Father (“being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person” [Hebrews 1:3]). In short, he is “the same as” the Father in all ways.
