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THIS IS THE WAY – WALK IN IT
Jan and I recently talked with a couple of pastors and described how God had led our lives. The essence of what we were saying was that God had led us to the place where we now live not by our wisdom, but by the sound of His voice. We did not plan our way forward – we...
UNTIL THE LORD MOVES
There is so much that needs to be redeemed in our world. Impingements on our freedoms and expressions of evil are increasing. Until the Lord moves, what should we do? Any correction of a culture must be based on God’s timing, not our impatience regarding what we see...
The Enemy in the Camp
The most dangerous enemy is never the most obvious. He plays the long game. Over time, this kind of enemy will use our naivety, personal compromise, and spiritual blindness to construct his dark plan. The products of this deception are things we would never have...
Religious Lone Wolves
Our faith can be radicalized negatively in isolation. We need the iron of another person’s honoring critique to sharpen our thinking to make sure we do not become a religious lone wolf armed with misinformation and a distorted understanding of God’s heart. Yesterday,...
We Are Meant For More
If our New Year resolutions are limited to weight loss programs, gym memberships, or planning our next vacation, we may have lost our way as followers of Jesus Christ. Around the world, fellow believers are paying for their faith with blood. In our nation, dark...
It’s a New Day!
Last night in a dream, I was asked to speak at a conference. The church where the conference was being held had been a cutting-edge ministry. The sanctuary reflected what at the time was a very innovative form of architecture but now looked outdated and tired. The...
We’re Pregnant!
Women who are pregnant possess a unique beauty. They are carriers of new life and the life they carry illuminates something in their expression only seen during pregnancy. I remember when Jan was pregnant with our children. She has always been a stunning beauty to me,...
The Challenge to Our Peace
A wise mentor once said, “Your authority will never be established until it is challenged.” Over the years, there were times when I wanted so badly to respond in fleshly tones to the challenge but held back my negative response. Through personal failure, I...
My Father’s Hat
When my father passed away 30 years ago, I wanted to keep one of his hats. He was from a generation where if a man went outside, he wore a hat. I remember several years after his passing that I picked up one of his hats and held it to my face. I could still smell a...
Seeing 2020 with Prophetic Eyes
In the remaining days of 2019, you will be invited to look back over the events of the last year. Publications and newscasts will have special end-of-year reports. While a review has some merit, God is asking many of us to look ahead into 2020 and see the coming year...
Mockers and Mockery
Those who mock you are mocking from a place of personal sorrow. They are not sure they will ever have what you have, so their defensiveness uses mockery as a form of emotional insulation distancing them from their sad reality. Be willing to look past the mockery into...
The Revival of Rest
Rest will be the place from which the next revival will spring. We enter this place of rest when we choose to lay down our undisciplined ambition and our need to always have to produce to validate a lesser identity. We enter rest through the gauntlet of mocking voices...
The Promise You Carry Together
Last night, I had a dream. I had forgotten about the dream, and just now, the Lord reminded me of its content. I was going to wait until tomorrow to share what I saw, but I feel it is time-sensitive and needs to be shared today. It was a simple and very brief image of...
Your Case Has Been Settled
The court of Heaven will always have the last word over the affairs of Earth. Heaven's court is eternally in session and never takes a recess. There is only one righteous Judge, and He adjudicates the cases of humanity with mercy, grace, and love. Look to God...