Clinging to Our Comforts
There are at least six or seven different things that a skeptic would say to you when you have a word from God. Let’s say you’re on the wrong side of the Jordan, on the wandering side of life, but you are being called across. God is ready to launch you into a Promised Land.…
Our Unconquerable Joy
We who know Christ’s righteousness are not to live as those who are without hope. We have been blessed with both the love and the fear of God. What does God want his people to know in light of this truth? He says it all in one verse, “So the ransomed of the Lord shall…
Preserved for a Purpose
Joseph had a vision that his life would be used mightily by God, but that vision seemed like a pipe dream after his jealous brothers sold him into slavery. The following years of Joseph’s life were filled with hardship and injustice. Just when Joseph seemed to get back on his feet, he was falsely accused…
When We Handle Snakes
You cannot work effectively for Christ unless you are willing to take a few risks, and Jesus warned his followers that there would be the risk of encountering serpents. I think it is significant that the Bible calls Satan “that serpent of old” (Revelation 12:9, NKJV), and Jesus said, “Go out into the highways and…
Turning Tragedy into Triumph
Today we are a nation that is headed toward tragedy unless we turn tragedy into triumph. I know that this is true, and I’m going to share what scripture says is the solution. Beginning in the book of Jeremiah, God had called the prophet into his service, and Jeremiah had to go and speak to…
Knowing the Voice of God
God wants us to know that no matter how difficult things may get for us, he will sustain all who trust in him by the power of his still, small voice, speaking to our inner man daily. This is confirmed by the prophet Isaiah. You have to understand, Isaiah delivered this word to Israel in…
Cut Them Off
“At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, ‘Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ Then Jesus called a little child to him, set him in the midst of them, and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter…
Saying Yes to God’s Plans
Anytime the Holy Spirit puts something into your heart and there is a fire kindled in your soul, usually it’s because God is calling you to step out of your comfort zone in faith and move past an obstacle into a Promised Land. Anytime that God calls you to do that, you’re going to have…
The High Priest of Peace
Jesus died on the cross to purchase peace with God for me, and he’s in heaven now to maintain that peace for me and in me. The peace we have with God through Christ distinguishes our faith from all other religions. In every other religion besides Christianity, the sin question is never settled. Sin’s dominion…
Why We Need an Intercessor
The Bible tells us that Jesus makes intercession for us: “Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25, NKJV). What do the scriptures mean by this? I believe this subject is so deep, majestic and…