THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITHIN US

While gaining qualifications like experience and education may seem significant, those two things do not qualify us to serve God. It is God’s presence in our lives that is our greatest qualification. When Joseph was sold into slavery in the slave market of...

THE VELVET SNOWBALL

We are living in a time of great change. Some of that change has been expected. For others, the change will be unimagined. It will be in dreams and visions where the Lord will reveal His will apart from a limited understanding that has been provided to us by our...

BEYOND TIME AND SPACE

When SpaceX was launched to execute a rescue mission of two astronauts aboard the International Space Station, it was a remarkable launch to watch. Each spacecraft stage ignited in sequence as the rocket rose higher in the sky. The stages fell away after depleting...

WHEN THE OFFENDER MEETS THE OFFENDED

In God’s Kingdom, the innocent pay for the guilty. Only then is restoration possible. Jesus modeled this for us when He offered Himself on the Cross on our behalf. One of the most beautiful and powerful stories of reconciliation occurred between Esau and Jacob. Esau...

WHEN ABUSE AND DISHONOR OCCUR

When we have been cheated and abused, the Lord has a plan to release us from our suffering by redeeming the pain we have experienced. It may take longer than we thought to reach a final resolution, but the waiting is worth the outcome. One of the most dishonoring...

YOU ARE SIGNIFICANT

We can too easily forget the magnitude and breadth of our faith. None of us are insignificant. We are part of a long history of relationships with God, first established with Abraham and continuing to the present. That relationship revealed its fullness in the person...