Steadfast

“my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”  1 Cor 15:58 How do you remain steadfast? Our heart needs to be fixed on the Lord and trusting HIm! “His heart is steadfast, trusting in the...
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Knock, Knock

Children often play the knock, knock joke on their parents.  What if the Whos there is Jesus?    “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”  Revelation 3:20 Do you...
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Do you make the cut?

There is no place in God’s kingdom for self-centeredness.  We are to be humble and look after others’ needs. “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the...
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Fasting

Many have been called to fast by Churches around the country.   Do you automatically fast when the Church says we all need to fast?   Beware, ask the Lord if this is what He is calling you to do. It may not be.  King Saul called all the people...
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According to your faith

“Your faith has made you well” Mathew 9:22.  A woman with a flow of blood for twelve years touched the hem of Jesus Garmet and was healed.  It was her faith that made her well.   “Then He touched their eyes, saying according to your faith let it be to...
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Leadership out of the will of God

“An astonishing and horrible thing Has been committed in the land:  The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so.” Jeremiah 5:30-31 Prophets and priests worked of their own will and told the people what they wanted to hear.    Nothing has changed...
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He arose

Sometimes we go very low before we realize we have hit rock bottom and need to turn to God for help.  It is never too late!   “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had...
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A man or a woman of God

How do you know if you are a man or a woman of God?   Elijah knew his God and trusted Him to back him up, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” 2 Kings 1:12a Timothy...
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What Pulls at you?

We are all drawn to things.  What pulls at you or what compels you? Is it exercise, knowledge, material possessions, comfortable living, etc?   The thing that compels you may be the thing that rules your life. The Bible says, exercise profits little (1 Tim 4:8); Material possessions we cannot...
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What is greater, inner or outer pain?

Is all pain the same?  Pain is personal.  No one can feel your pain.  Whether it is internal or external pain.  People can emphasize based on what they have experienced.  But only Jesus can truly understand.  He bore all of our pain on the cross.   “Surely he took up our...
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