by JBaker | Sep 30, 2015 | Daily Inspiration
Mark 6:4-6 (MSG) Jesus told them, “A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child.” Jesus wasn’t able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that’s all. He couldn’t get...
by JBaker | Sep 29, 2015 | Daily Inspiration
John 15:8 (NKJV) By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. How can you know if you’re being led by the Spirit or the flesh? Very simple: Look at your responses to life situations. If you respond to a given...
by JBaker | Sep 28, 2015 | Daily Inspiration
Exodus 31:15a (NKJV) Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Did you know that you are a candidate for burn out, or maybe in danger of burn out? Has your life gotten so busy that it takes every ounce of energy on a...
by JBaker | Sep 25, 2015 | Daily Inspiration
II Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV) But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. In the Old Testament book of Exodus, Moses describes the...
by JBaker | Sep 24, 2015 | Daily Inspiration
Matthew 16:24 (NKJV) If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him follow Me. Seeking to overcome self by self-effort is a hopeless struggle. Self will never cast out self, because an independent self motivated by the flesh still wants to be God. We must follow Christ by...
James Baker, Jr., a Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York native, is the spiritual leader and founder of Grace and Truth Leadership. He is also a prolifically well-sought after leadership coach, who helps many leaders with their call into purpose and the abundant life.