THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL

Many times, people will speak prophetically, quoting Moses, telling them they will become the head and not the tail. They forget  to quote the full verse where that phrase is used,  “If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you...

OUR VICTORY IS DOING WHAT PLEASES GOD

Living a life that pleases God has powerful implications. When Scripture tells us that God covers His people with His hand, it means His hand becomes a protective covering for us if we live a life that pleases Him. If we choose to step away from His extended hand and...

CHOOSING TO NOT FOLLOW

The quality of our faith will be revealed by the choices we make or what we allow to happen when we are asked to follow a failed leader. In the books of I and II Kings, the various kings listed in those books who ruled over Israel and Judah were described. The...

STANDING ALONE

We are constantly being told who to hate and who to love – who to vote for and who to demean – who we should trust and those whom we should not trust. The Church has been called to stand alone with God in culture amidst all the strident voices and listen to God, not...

WHEN THE SPIRIT INTERRUPTS OUR PLANS

There are times when the presence of God’s Spirit is so profound that what we had planned to do for the Lord cannot be accomplished. It’s sad to imagine attending a church or conference where the Spirit has not been allowed to interrupt our plans and ask us to wait in...