Devotions
Hearken Diligently and Be Blessed!
"And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all the commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord will set thee on high above all nations of the earth" (Deut. 28:1). Diligence...
A Great Plan
"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, 'Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree'" (Gal. 3:13). Part of the inheritance that Colossians 1:12-14 tells us we should be giving thanks to the Father for is...
Stir Up the Power
"Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears…. I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you…. For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind" (2 Tim. 1:4, 6-7 NKJV). There are times when you know what...
The Desires of Our Heart
The Lord has promised that He will give us the desires of our hearts. Consequently, He expects us to have desires. A word of the Lord was spoken to King David through the prophet Nathan that provides great insight regarding this truth. This word came to David after...
Pressing Into the Land of More Than Enough
In Matthew 6:31-33 it says,Therefore, do not worry saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall we wear, for after all these things (What things? What you eat, what you drink, what you wear) the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knows that...
This Is Our Aim
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.(Gal. 5:25) In the spirit. The Lord has been speaking that phrase again and again to my heart in recent times. It’s a familiar phrase to me. Over the years, I’ve studied and preached a lot about the...
Retreat to Advance
Sometimes the most important and urgent thing we can do is get away to a peaceful and anointed spot. This is one of the most powerful concepts that I personally have incorporated into my life. I'm sitting right now writing this message in a cabin up on a hill...
Trust the Lord as Your Helper and Shield
Psalm 115:11 (NLT) All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord! He is your helper; he is your shield. Is it possible to fear God but not trust Him? It must be if the Bible tells us to trust Him (to all of us who fear Him). We all have the tendency to get religious...
I’m Doing the Best I Can
"Be ye holy; for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16). When Max, our grandson, started kindergarten, he had quite an awakening. Max is the youngest in his family and is used to being pampered by his three big sisters. So he was very surprised to find out that in kindergarten,...
Be Thankful
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Col. 3:15 NASB) Let Christ's peace control you because God has called you into His peace by bringing you into His body. So be thankful. Jesus does so much...