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Restoration begins with a revelation of God's holiness. Like Isaiah, we need to see more than our sinfulness and the sin of our nation. We need to see God’s brilliant presence, greatness, and authority. The fallen nation of Israel and her rebellion is so devastating...
On my summer breaks as a young boy, I used to help out in my dad’s construction business. Dad built houses, and he also owned a house-moving company. I was always working each summer. Dad would assign a project to me and then go elsewhere on the job site. When he...
The book of Isaiah is like reading what is happening in our nation and our world at this time in history. The prophet Isaiah has visions from God concerning Judah and Jerusalem. These strong words are for us as well. Isaiah began by saying, “Listen, O heavens! Pay...
Occasionally, I will read things written or spoken by a follower of Jesus that sound more like an alignment with the spirit of the age than a word of revelation. We are seeing this taking place on a global scale as a result of Shawn Bolz’s sin and the impact it’s...
Those who lead a family, a business, a congregation, or a movement of churches may need to hear a word that contradicts and confronts an accepted narrative that is leading those they serve in the wrong direction. I once had a pastor tell me that all prophetic words...
Something has come to mind several times in the last week. It just came to mind again, interrupting my normal morning routine. I thought it was time to speak about what I was sensing. The Lord asked me to pray a prayer of prevention. The USS Abraham Lincoln, an...
In recent days, when controversy in the prophetic movement has surfaced, we need to understand what happened along the way that led us to this place. It’s not a complicated issue if we understand what happened to those involved. It’s also a safeguard for the rest of...
It’s too easy to view human opposition to the will of God as an insurmountable obstacle. What we can also too easily forget is that any form of human defiance to God's will eventually become a weapon the Lord will use against the defiers to protect His people and...
After years of working in international missions, I learned how to adapt to long flights across oceans and continents. What I did on long flights was go into what I called airplane mode. In airplane mode, I trained myself to adapt my mind and body to experience a...
A resetting of the prophetic movement is taking place. The Lord continually resets the Church to its original purpose because we have a tendency to wander. Resets are not comfortable. They challenge our assumptions and return us to God’s original purposes. Some are...
King David had become frustrated at what he was seeing and experiencing in the city where he lived. In his desperation, he cried out to God, “Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my trouble” (Psalm 55:2). While the historical context is different, the...
One thing that Spirit-led prayer provides is sight. The Lord will show us things we need to know or what He intends to do when our prayers are answered. As Jan and I were taking communion and praying, at one point we began praying in the Spirit, using the language of...
As global military forces surround Iran and military conflict is about to take place, the Lord will answer the cry of the Iranian people who have suffered death and isolation under the current Islamic regime. These ungodly powers have brought death and destruction,...
There are two kinds of reformation. The way each reformation demonstrates its agenda is very different. One way is to try to force people against their will, creating a perpetual cycle of division. The other is to live a life of influence in the place where we live...
When we forget who we are and where we live, that forgetfulness can lead us into experiences and places we would never have gone had we understood our history. When people fail to understand their history and do not live up to their calling, certain things can happen...