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Everything thing we hope for is invisible to the natural eye. These hoped-for outcomes remain hidden in our faith until God’s time for fulfillment is complete, and the promise is finally revealed. When the faith of Moses was being described, it was defined this way,...
Some book introductions can provide a wealth of information about the author. In 1980, a collection of writings by A.W. Tozer was assembled and titled "The Treasury of A.W. Tozer." In the book's introduction, it was said of Tozer, "Tozer marched to a different...
This week, the news media reported that an immense swarm of Ukrainian drones destroyed military targets deep inside Russia. Russia has also used drones in this war. The release of drones during combat looks like a flock of angry birds attacking their targets. A shift...
Beware of “new evidence” that attempts to redefine ancient truth. This new evidence is different from understanding the context in which an issue occurred and needs to be rightly interpreted to bring understanding. New evidence that dismisses what has been understood...
We don’t do well when we leave the environment of the Spirit and attempt to live as believers in a world of compromise. That journey will put our spiritual lives in a place of jeopardy. A few days ago, after several days of steady rain, worms began to crawl out of the...
Scripture is a combination of both parables and straight-up statements that cut to the chase. The following verse goes straight to the truth: "The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness and...
As I looked across our living room, I saw the history of entertainment and news represented in the last hundred years. The old antique radio belonged to Jan’s parents. It was what families would gather around a hundred years ago to get current news or listen to an old...
As I am reading through the prophetic books of the Old Testament, I have realized that no matter how disobedient the people of God became, there is always hope because God delights in the act of redemption. In the concluding remarks of Micah, he writes of what God...
Not everything God says to us is initially comforting. Some of what the Lord says requires a change of heart to experience the comfort He offers. In some parts of the Church, a prophetic word must always be a word of hope, not correction, and that has led to a...
The book of Jonah captures vivid images of a man running from God and being swallowed by a large fish. But there is another image not always noticed. The message Jonah was told to deliver was one of judgment. The Lord instructed Jonah, “Get up and go to the...
We are living in a wide untested place of human opinion about God and His Kingdom. Some of those opinions have not been measured according to the measurement of God. In some instances, lesser and misaligned concepts of what is true and straight are being used creating...
When weakness and incompetence rule and the prospect of strength and competence is on the near horizon, hell will enter that place to seize a deeper grip on control while it still has time to exercise its will. This is not only true for a nation. It's true in our...
On a walk through our town, I kept seeing bare branches of the trees holding water droplets. I felt impressed to take a photo to capture the image. When I got home, I looked at the photo. All the drops were out of focus, but the flag of the United States was a clear...
In all seasons of life, but especially at this time, we need to hear the voice of the Lord. All other voices will fail to provide the intimate instructions we need to navigate into an uncertain future. The Lord spoke these words through the prophet Amos, “Can two...
A few days ago, at about 6:00 am, I was driving to an out-of-town grocery store to do some shopping. As I drove through town, I noticed a truck parked in the parking lot of a local business with its bright beams on. I thought it was odd but went on to the market....