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Every warning from the Lord brings with it a promise. For some, reading the Old Testament is a struggle as they read about the self-induced consequences of people’s sin. They get caught up in the consequences and miss the promises. In those challenging prophecies are...
My parents bought me a little stuffed puppy when I was an infant. I still have that puppy. It has been with us over the years through many travels and ministry assignments here and abroad. Just the other day, I noticed it atop a bookshelf in our guest room. I was...
Every promise of God has a heavenly storehouse of provision backing up what has been promised. Because of that stored provision, we can declare what God has promised with greater confidence. Haggai the prophet wrote, “I am giving you a promise now while the seed is...
Globally, people have been pressed into forced isolation. They can’t go to work. Most of their favorite stores and restaurants are closed. The kids are home 24/7, and the familiar forward motion of life has come to a standstill. The cessation of our normal...
You are not adrift. The current of God's love is moving you to a new place. Your job in this time of transition is to rest and trust in His faithfulness to get you where you need to be.
This is a photo of two of my favorite females. Jan is holding our new puppy named Ladybug. The pup is the result of a romantic encounter between a Labradoodle mom and an Australian Shepherd father. This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago. I like it because Jan and...
This morning as Jan and I shared communion together, we were praying for some of you and for the institutions of our nation. During our communion prayer at 6:19 a.m., I heard the word, “Backfire!” Perverse political and religious spirits with unrighteous agendas...
In this time of worldwide shaking, the fruit of your past obedience will fall into your hands in an unusual display of God’s goodness. The Lord has not forgotten your love and commitment to Him and to others. Every act of kindness you have done in the past...
Yesterday, while on a hike, I found myself singing Christmas carols. It was an out-of-the-blue kind of experience. While I sang the carols, I began to feel lighter and emotionally free. It was a pleasant sensation. This morning, Jan shared with me a couple of articles...
People are tossing around a lot of opinions of late, opinions about things they picked up via some YouTube theologian, from a social media comments section, or the polluted well of their favorite cable news program. If that is you, be careful. Truth is best confirmed...
Many times, I will see something just before I begin to write. This morning, I saw frames like the kind of frames that surround a photo or work of art. The frames were approaching a date shortly when we will emerge from this time of isolation. Each frame has a life it...
The Lord is issuing new credentials of authority during this time of social isolation. They will be used once we exit the current season and enter a new season soon to be revealed. The new credentials will be issued to those who have not wasted this time...
For the last several days, an intense spiritual conflict took place in the heavens over the United States. Last night, a victory in that battle occurred because of the prayers of God's people. The Lord has arranged the timing of this victory to coincide with our...
The masked and unresolved fears people carried with them during the last season of life before COVID-19 paid a visit have now attached themselves to this virus. Unreason is ramping up and gaining more control with each passing day. While this constriction...
In every spiritual conflict, there will be a single prayer that will be used by God to bring down the plans of hell. While many will be praying, one prayer from among the many will work its way through all the dark defenses and strike a fatal blow. The death of Ahab,...