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The deepest insight does not come from the highest forms of human intellect. It comes from insight provided by the Spirit. We cannot educate ourselves into that insight or belong to some spiritual in-crowd to gain it. It is a revelation from God who shows no...
We can remain silent when the Lord asks us to speak. That silence will produce regret and self-condemnation. Here is an option when those times come. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/886075370069580
Everything God has done throughout history has been for redemptive purposes. Even in the challenging messages of the Old Testament prophets, the redemption of God’s people was foremost on His mind. At the end of Habakkuk’s prophecy, as his knees trembled and his lips...
This time of social isolation is not for the purpose of productivity. It is meant for revelation. This is a moment of historical reset, not a break from our previous routine or a forced sabbath. The great danger for church leaders is trying to keep things afloat and...
I debated whether to share the following experience, not because of any fear or doubt. I wanted to make sure I had permission from the Lord to make it public or keep it private as a personal experience. The Lord just gave me permission to share. Last Wednesday...
In this time of cultural pause, unrealized callings empowered by a prophetic promise will rise to the surface to be discovered and released. God never wastes a season, no matter how challenging it might appear. Each chapter of life is filled with the potential...
There is an interesting shift that takes place in our thinking as we grow older, and our remaining days are less than what has already been lived. A lessening of stress from the demands of life slowly arrives and sets up camp in our mind. The need to always strive,...
Apocalypse sells books and movies; it promotes some ministries and creates insular, fear-based fellowship, but does little to advance the Kingdom of God. When we forget the truth expressed in the following verse and others like it, we will too easily buy...
The gallows of control and subjugation of God’s people are being constructed by the spirit of Haman in an attempt to destroy the work of God’s Spirit. While individuals are being used to build these gallows in the political and economic sphere, do not focus your...
A great deal of social and political maneuvering is taking place in the shadows outside the spotlight of this global crisis. What you see playing out is not the real focus. Ancient political spirits are positioning assets and making plans that are not visible to those...
When I was 12-years old, I went pheasant hunting with my dad and brother near Los Banos, California. We saw a promising field and asked the landowner for permission to hunt. He was gracious and took us out on his property to show us where the birds hung out. On...
In this time of forced isolation from the familiar, I have felt a bit of malaise. Each day, Jan and I choose to refocus and reset our hearts on the purposes of God. This morning over breakfast Jan remarked, “We want to make this day count.” Those who choose...
My wife, Jan, just wrote and released this powerful blessing. -------------------- Blessing of Suddenlies Isaiah 29:1-8 Isaiah prophesies sudden deliverance, which is fulfilled and recorded in chapter 37:36-38. He is not only speaking about a specific time in...
When I was a cop, I was so familiar with each weapon at my disposal, I could run the weapon, break it down and reassemble it in a dark room and not miss a beat. I didn’t need natural light to know the feel and function of what I carried. In times of personal or...
“Israel will remain a stump, like a tree that is cut down, but the stump will be a holy seed that will grow again.” —Isaiah 6:13b When I was a boy, I watched my father trim the mulberry trees that lined our driveway. When these trees were in full bloom, they provided...