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If our life was on the line, how would we speak to those who have authority over us? In our concern about what could happen in those situations, we might be tempted to compromise the content of our message in our defense. How we react in those settings is about more...
For the last couple of years, I have been following a word from the Lord to “Follow the money.” Seeing where that assignment has taken me as my understanding has grown has been amazing. While attempting to see a larger picture of the world's financial market, the Lord...
All that God does regarding salvation begins with the individual embracing the Gospel. In that process, the Lord is after something more—the heart of a nation. While Paul was addressing the Athenians, he revealed the Lord's purpose: “From one man created all the...
A spiritual diversion can look and sound righteous. In its appeal, a diversion will attempt to keep you from a deeper work of God. A diversion must carry enough truth to draw the naïve into the flow of its deception. We will always have a mixture of truth and error...
Hell accomplishes its most significant work in times of confusion. Make sure, at every point, you are responding to what is taking place around you with a word from the Lord, not an emotional response to external stimuli. This point of tactical wisdom kept me alive as...
Historically, the most culture-shaping moves of God took place when the Church was marginalized and without a position of influence in secular culture. China and Iran are currently experiencing two of the greatest revivals in modern times. Both of those oppressive...
We are the keeper of the keys of heaven. The phrase “the keeper of the keys” has been used to describe someone who maintains, watches over and defends the interest of their employer. A modern-day hotel concierge - the keeper of the keys - can trace the...
A prophecy was delivered by the late Bob Jones, noting that when the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, it will mark the beginning of a revival. For some, prophetic words spark a negative knee-jerk response. No matter how accurate a prophet might be, there will...
This is a week of converging and turning. Multiple events will take place in our culture to create a convergence revealing the will of the Father. This convergence will become an announcement of a new season in our history. Guard your heart and your words. Those not...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on the edge of the ever-expanding frontier of God’s revelation on Earth? Our place on that frontier is where we partner with God’s Spirit to accomplish the goal of the Great Commission - to make disciples of...
This morning, I asked the Lord what He wanted me to write. At the moment of my inquiry, I was shown an open hand holding a fresh apricot. The apricot was picked at the peak of perfection. Behind the image of the apricot was a film clip showing the coming and going of...
I like to get up in the morning and hit the brew button on our coffeemaker and, within a couple of minutes, have a hot cup of coffee in hand to go along with my Dutch stroopwafel. This morning, the coffeemaker beeped, letting me know the coffee was ready. I placed my...
Today, Jan baked a blackberry pie from blackberries our daughter picked last summer. As the house filled with the aroma of a baking pie, I could sense it was getting done. I got up and walked into the kitchen just as the oven timer counted down the last few seconds,...
There are times, especially when we are new to the things of the Spirit, that we try to find “our gift.” At those early stages, there is nothing wrong with that pursuit. A problem can emerge later on when we become overly focused and enamored with our particular gift...
In those times, when life feels dry and without the moisture of hope, when you are walking through what seems like an endless desert, a reminder of your true condition is important. The following is a portion of a blessing Jan wrote titled, “Blessing of a Sign.” It is...