How God Teaches Us
When we think about discipline, correction, or chastening, our minds come up with all kinds of strict, harsh, and abusive behavior. We often give those same attributes to our Heavenly Father whenever something happens to us we don’t like. When a tragedy or sickness hits us, people say, “Well, God is trying to teach me […]
Read MoreWhen Life Weighs You Down
In our day, weights are used for many different things. We use weights to balance things; to workout and increase our strength; to hold things down and even to lift things up. However, in the Bible days, weights were used as measurements and to hold things down. Have life’s circumstances weighed you down and tired […]
Read MoreFreedom
What does it really mean to be free? Free from the guilt of the past. Free from anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness. Free from sickness, poverty, and lack. Free from habitual sins, the curse of the law, and the clutches of the enemy. John 8:31-36 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in […]
Read MoreHearing
What we listen to is very important. How do you listen? Do you listen with your calculations, through your predictions, through your ambitions, doubts, fears, anxieties, through hearing only what you want to hear, only what will be satisfactory, what will gratify, what will give comfort, what will for the moment alleviate your suffering? If […]
Read MoreConfession
Many different ideas come to mind when we hear the word ‘confession.’ It may come to your mind revealing to someone everything that you have done wrong. Or, maybe sitting in front of a judge and jury and admitting a law you are guilty of breaking? Biblical confession goes beyond that. Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy […]
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit
Who or what is the Holy Spirit? And what is His purpose? We worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, not confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being. For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Spirit is still another. But the deity of the Father, Son, […]
Read MorePentecost
What is Pentecost and what is its significance for us today? Pentecost is a Jewish Holiday that marks the 50th day after Passover. It is the wheat harvest because it occurs seven weeks after the first offering known as the Firstfuits Offering. Then, the day after the completion of seven weeks (49 days), the holiday […]
Read MoreFishing Instead of Wishing
Have you ever gone fishing and caught nothing? You loaded the boat, packed the gear, began with great joy and expectation, and came back empty handed. We sometimes take that same approach in praying, and discouragement sets in when we don’t see one single hope of an answer. Luke 5:1-11 So it was, as the […]
Read MoreThe Importance of Faith
We have been focusing our attention on faith. Here are the reasons why: We cannot please God without faith. Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (NKJ) We cannot be saved without faith. Ephesians 2:8 […]
Read MoreFaith is Voice Activated
Faith does not come by confessing but by hearing the Word. Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (NKJ) Faith only comes by the Word of God. However, confessing, professing, or speaking God’s Word is how we activate the faith we have. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the […]
Read MoreVerily, Verily and Amen
These are terms we use very often in religious circles. Yet, most of us don’t know what they mean. We’ll throw an “Amen” out as an approval of something that was said or at the end of a prayer. What exactly are we saying? The fact is, verily and amen are the exact same word […]
Read MoreThe Word Spoken into Manifestation
God created mankind by speaking and created us to be like Him, in His image – to function like He does. Then, He put us in charge of His creation. Genesis 1:26-28 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of […]
Read MorePassover
What is Passover and how does it relate to me? Passover is a celebration of the event that prepared the Children of Israel for leaving Egypt. Exodus 12:5-13 ‘Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 ‘And you shall keep it […]
Read MoreKnowing Jesus
Know Jesus; Know Peace. No Jesus; No Peace! You may be asked if you know who the President is. But, knowing who he is and knowing him are two very different things. It’s not enough to know about Jesus. We must connect with Him personally. John 8:19 Then they asked Him, “Where is your father?” […]
Read MoreLabor to Enter Into God’s Rest – Part 2
It can be a struggle to keep our hearts and minds focused on God and His Word when the storms of life rage. However, Jesus provided a way for us to learn how to control our thoughts and feelings. Matthew 11:29-30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 […]
Read MoreLabor to Enter God’s Rest
Hebrews 4:11 Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. (NKJ) Why is labor needed in order to rest? When faced with trials and tribulations, it can be a struggle to keep our thoughts on the victory that has already been won rather than […]
Read MoreLord, Increase our Faith
The Word of God is more than just divinely-inspired promises. It is seed that, planted in faith, makes those promises a reality. Luke 17:5 “And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’ 6 So the Lord said, ‘If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled […]
Read MoreThe Faith Walk
What we say must stay in line with what God says. Faith speaks words of hope; not fear or doubt. Speak faith-filled words. Guard against speaking negatively. Don’t speak what you see in the natural realm. Speak what you see in the Word of God. You cannot speak out what is not put in. This […]
Read MoreHow to Get Doubt Out
Just because doubt enters our mind does not mean we should let it out of our mouth. What we say must stay in line with what God says. Step 1: Understand you get what you speak! Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat […]
Read MoreThe Three Thieves of Faith
The Three Thieves of Faith The Thief of Ignorance Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:” (NKJ) Philemon 1:6 “I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.” (Berean) Stop looking at what you don’t have and see […]
Read MoreThoughts or Emotions?
Is what we feel or what we think more important? Do our emotions control our thinking or do our thoughts control our emotions? Is anxiety, worry, fear or hate an emotion or a thought? Is love, joy, peace an emotion or a thought? Proverbs 12:25 “Anxiety in the heart of man […]
Read MoreHow Big is your God?
You cannot make God bigger than what He is; you can only make Him something He is not. He will never fit into our box. Take the limits off of God. We limit Him by our small thinking. Mark 9:23 “Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who […]
Read MorePublic Enemy Number One
Before we can find out who the real enemy is, we must know who the real enemy is not: Satan Hebrews 2:14-15 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the […]
Read MoreThe Authority of God’s Word
We must remove all ambiguity concerning God’s Word. To question the Word of God is to question your own salvation. 1 Peter 1:23 “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.” (NKJ) If you are unable to see the Word working in your […]
Read MoreCause and Effect
Words have importance even if you don’t really mean what you say. The Devil does not have the power nor authority to speak into your life and change it. That is why he works so hard trying to get you to speak negative things. Your words carry the power of life or death. It is […]
Read MoreHearing and Receiving from God
God is always speaking. The question is, are we on the same wavelength with God? Is your receiver on? Philippians 2:5 “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,” (NKJ) You cannot hear from God if you don’t hear His Word. James 1:21-27 “So get rid of all the filth and […]
Read MoreWho Do You Think You Are?
We must know who we are, not who we were. The devil wants us to live within the confines of our past. Therefore not knowing who you are is the only reason you face defeat. John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom of Heaven – Part 1
The terms the Kingdom, Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom of Light, and the Kingdom of God are all synonyms. What does the Kingdom of Heaven mean? Where exactly is the Kingdom of Heaven? How do we get there? Jesus knew we would have a hard time understanding the Kingdom of Heaven with our natural mind. Over […]
Read MoreDeception
Deception keeps you focused on a distraction so you won’t see what is really going on. The main problem with deception is you don’t know you are being deceived. Let’s look at the source of all deception. Jeremiah 9:6 You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me, (Berean) 2 […]
Read MoreMatter of the Heart
Too often we want God to fix the problem around us when He wants to fix the problem within us. It is not enough to deal with the surface. We must get to the root of the problem – the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his […]
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