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When we think of a prophet in the Old Testament, we have various understandings about who they were. Some of God’s prophets were simple people whom the Lord used to reveal profound truths. Amos was a shepherd and a sycamore fig farmer. He was a matter-of-fact kind of...
Not all nations follow the Lord. Until those nations align with the Lord, even in their unredeemed state, they can still extend honor to other nations that have chosen to follow the Lord. This applies to all nations regarding the Great Commission the Lord spoke over...
Every new season of change requires that we readjust our grip to ensure we are taking hold of what matters most to God. We need to regain that grip because a shaking is coming and instability is on the rise. “So, take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen...
Redemption is a challenging and messy process, not from God’s perspective, but from ours. We struggle with who we think deserves redemption and how it should be offered. This struggle is birthed and fueled by our preferred and very limited understanding of reality....
If redemption is not the most powerful motivating influence in our lives, then all our efforts to bring about change and reform a broken world will become proof that we have been serving another kingdom, not the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each of us needs to...
Significant military conflicts could take place in the coming days on several global fronts. As tensions rise, we need to be praying with wisdom and Spirit-influenced insight and not allow our geographic isolation from these conflicts to lull us into a place of...
Discernment is a form of spiritual reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is a process where something is disassembled and examined in detail to discover the engineering process involved in the manufacture of the product. Competing markets do this with...
Not all advice is wise. I recently read a piece of advice given to someone whose vehicle dashboard warning light was blinking indicating a problem. The non-mechanic advisor said “Just put a piece of tape over the light. It’s annoying.” In the last few months, I have...
Every person, business, church, and culture has an emotional and spiritual ecosystem that must be protected from the introduction of invasive species. These invaders are dishonor, fear, hatred, and a host of other things that will upset the delicate balance of life...
When I was a young man, I trained in a variety of martial arts – Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. One day, I asked my Shotokan sensei which style he thought was best. He said, “You don’t fight the style, you fight the man.” I have seen imposters who wore a gi (karate...
We all own a herd of sacred cows. A sacred cow is an idea or custom we hold dear that has run its course. Upon a closer, and at times painful examination, we realize the continued existence of our sacred cow has become unreasonable. One indicator of our...
It never surprises me when demons embedded in culture are challenged and react to the truth, Their reaction reveals the source of their allegiance. What can surprise me is when demons embedded in the Church are exposed and aroused. This might sound unsettling to some...
This morning, I wrote about our daughter finding my high school graduation ring. It had been hidden away in a storage box for the last 50 years. I had considered it lost. Moments after thanking the Lord for the discovery of my ring, Jan prayed to find her lost...
The Lord is reminding the Church of her authority – an authority that some have forgotten and thought to be lost. This authority will be returned to help individuals and nations flourish under the influence of the Kingdom's principles of truth and justice. Yesterday,...
For the most part, expressing our faith costs us little – at least for the present. The same spirits that stood at the foot of the Cross mocking Jesus still roam the Earth. They now occupy other hosts, but their mission is the same - to silence the sound of truth. The...