Today, I cut my finger pretty bad. I’m thankful it was not worse. I’m glad I was in a good place in my walk with the Lord. I’m grateful that medical care was available and that I have insurance. I’m… Read More ›
Theology
Worship He Deserves
The heavenly beings surround God’s throne and worship Him with the highest of praises, bowing in surrender before Him. (Rev. 4: 4-11). Yeshua, the Son of Man and only human to know God fully said that He seeks worshipers who… Read More ›
Hannah’s Anguish
Someone is in anguish now over a destiny they see passing away. This person is distressed from waiting and taunts from rivals. Nevertheless, hope is found in the Lord. Carry your burden and pour it out before Father God, He… Read More ›
Hidden Motives
Do you ever question your motives? At what point in the process of thinking, planning, preparing, initiating, working, and completing do you consider your motives? Is your consideration an actual questioning of something uncertain or is it justifying the obvious…. Read More ›
Recipe For Delight
In the middle of a dream, while I was still asleep, He gave me a recipe -“Blackberry jam on hot buttered corn on the cob”. It is as difficult as anything to eat without making a mess, so lay down… Read More ›
Return To Me
I must embrace humility for this is reality. Pride blinds people so they can’t see and they deny God. Even many who acknowledge that He exists do not believe what He says. Some slander, accusing Him of injustice, apathy, or… Read More ›
Choice
The power of independence is often recognized by choice. The phrase, “You are free to choose,” means that you have a certain freedom of will. It is undeniable that life is full of choices, so a presumption arises that our… Read More ›
The Value of a Soul
People are everywhere and in the city they are often packed in like sardines. We are all different, but also similar in many ways. The inner most being of each person is a soul, which is hard to describe, but… Read More ›
Satan’s Teat
1 Peter 2:2-3 “Like newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in your salvation. Surely you have tasted that the Lord is good!” Scripture encourages us to study God’s Word… Read More ›
Hope For The Downcast
There seemed no end to the oppression that plagued my thoughts. Thick dark clouds of sadness moved endlessly above me. The Lord’s presence was nowhere to be found. Curses and bad memories, arguments presenting themselves one after another supported a… Read More ›
Prophecy Clarified
Here are some prophecies about the Messiah’s origin: – He is of the lineage of David, a son of David. (Micah 5: 2; Isaiah 9: 6-7; Ps. 132: 11,17; Jer. 23:5; Ezek. 37: 24-25). – He will be born in… Read More ›
What God Does Through Men
The Scripture says that Yeshua was fully man. “For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and… Read More ›
Fluff vs Substance
I was reading a book about writing in which the author described with her most descriptive language the passion and motivation she has for writing. In her first chapter she said, write a draft without expecting perfection. In the next… Read More ›
The Commander of the Lord’s Army
“When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, ‘Are You for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ He relied…. Read More ›
Your Life
I was finishing a letter to a believer in difficult circumstances, and I began to get a glimpse of God’s perspective of her. She is ordinary like most of us, filled with uncertainty and weak in terms of ability to… Read More ›
Yeshua’s Speech
Why do people find Yeshua’s words and speech difficult to understand? For us two thousand years later, one could say it is because of differences in time, language, and custom, but that doesn’t explain it. The events, stories, and dialog… Read More ›
Doomed to Repetition
We are all alike, there is no man who has been any better than another; all our distinctions are meaningless attempts to establish a figment of independence. All religions were created by men trying to be accepted by God, but… Read More ›
Mercy and Forgiveness
“As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing; you were not rubbed with salt or even wrapped in cloths. No eye looked with pity… Read More ›
Hurricane Prayer
Matthew 21:22 reminds us that if we ask believing we will receive whatever we ask. This, of course, assumes we are asking through the leading of the Holy Spirit in accordance with God’s will but God is able to answer… Read More ›
Faith With Effect
She had been sick for twelve years, but she believed that touching Yeshua’s garment would bring healing. “Jesus turned and saw her. ‘Take heart, daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has healed you.’ And the woman was healed at that moment.”… Read More ›
Behind The Curtain
I woke up this morning like most other days thinking about things. After a while, I set aside all thinking and chose to listen through the Spirit, rather than think. The doorway to Spirit listening was the truth that God… Read More ›
Ask and Receive
My daughter’s six year old, Carley, came in saying that some bug bit her on the shoulder. Her two year old sister watches everything her older sisters do. So, when I asked Carley to come with me to put some… Read More ›
Whom God Regards
We Americans are independent and big thinkers. The concept of equality inspires the individual to believe anyone can be great. We tell our children that they can grow up to be President. We encourage them to think big and become… Read More ›
The Unseen World
What if there were things around us that we cannot see, yet bear heavily upon our lives? What if we were not the masters of our own fate, as it so often seems? Is there a spiritual realm that consists… Read More ›
The Miraculous Hinderance
I listened to a famous profligate denouncing Christianity to a Believer. His audience eagerly urged him on as he ridiculed religion, but most specifically Christianity. His accusations were made as unquestionable fact and his condescending air portrayed a pride for… Read More ›
