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We need to be careful about what we assume is true. Without discernment, we can create a monster that will destroy the good and allow evil to rule our lives. The attached video clip is from an old Twilight Zone episode titled “The Monsters Are Due on Maple...
When so much is taking place in our world that causes real concern, and when prophecies rightly warn us of what is coming, we cannot forget this one thing – God is above all things. Nothing that is happening in our world is without His knowledge. His plan of...
When Jan and I worked in Eastern Europe, I was taught a lesson I will never forget. One Sunday, I was preaching in a former Communist nation. As worship began, I placed my bible on the floor under my chair. Immediately, an old man came to where I was sitting. He...
The thrust of the betrayers blade has sunk deep into your back. The attack came from someone you trusted. This is what makes the wound so painful. You need to know this betrayal came from a place of brokenness in your betrayer. It wasn’t personal. They do not know...
You came in innocence. Upon your arrival you realized a trap was set to expose and demean you. Those who set this trap expected you to step into the jaws of their judgment and be destroyed, but God has another plan. As the lever of judgment is pulled the jaws of...
You have felt like you are part of a spiritual chess game and you are one of the chess pieces being played. It seems like you are being moved around without your permission. You have been picked up and put down several times. Just as soon as you get familiar...
Your prayers have become limited in their scope. It is like you have turned a set of binoculars around and are seeing life through a restricted and backward view. God wants to turn your prayers around so they will become prayers of expansive faith expressing a belief...
The relational storm has passed and you are now surrounded by an unusual calm. When all the verbal debris began to fly you found a safe place to hide in the presence of God and this is why you are still spiritually alive. Don’t be too quick to try and sort through all...
When the great artists of history created magnificent sculptures they all began their creation with a single chisel strike. As these artisans worked they were motivated by an image they desired the stone to reveal. Your words are like a chisel that will create a...
The Flight Of Forgiveness You failed and have begun to fall. The floor of your failure is rising up quickly. You are bracing for a painful collision. As you continue to fall God will call out and invite you to receive the gift of His forgiveness...
In a moment of frustration you drew a line in the sand. This is a line you now regret making. You have grown as a person and you clearly see the mistake of your impulsive decision. You have moved on in life, but the line is still there limiting access to a...
You have become overly focused on the birthing pains you are experiencing. You are not seeing the larger picture of what God is doing in your life. You have missed an important connection. The pain you are now experiencing is linked to a future provision God...
You are holding a lamp of revelation provided by the Lord. The lamp is only illuminating the area around your feet. You know the scripture defines the word as a lamp to your feet and a light to your path, but you want more. You want a spotlight to light...
What if you could come back to this day and do it all over again? What if you could return to that unkind conversation and respond differently? What if you could discover the profound experience you missed because it was hidden behind the familiar? What if you could...
You are being forced to love in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable. Demanding fingers are pointing to a narrow and shallow definition of love that demands you walk only upon the steeping stones of their limited understanding. The most powerful form of love...