Get a grip

We need to get a grip and focus on what is really important?  Thoughts and desires to have a bowl of ice cream gripped me this week.  I wanted to go out.  I was being pulled out the door.  As a matter of fact, I grabbed my keys and was about to leave...
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Blessings and curses

I know that we all desire to be blessed. But did you know that in order to be blessed, the curse needs to be lifted from you? Yes, that is a fact. Jesus died on the cross, a cursed death, to give you blessings.   “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law,...
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No trespassing

A year ago, our house was broken into. The police arrived, and we authorised signs on the house identifying that we have given the police the authority to enter the house if anyone breaks in. The enemy is looking for any opportunity to steal from us. “The thief does not come except...
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Called, Chosen and Faithful

“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the...
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Who has authority?

Do you know that you have been given authority? “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” Luke 10:19. When someone gives you authority, you are expected to exercise it. Remember,...
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Does God always answer prayer?

Does God always answer prayer? This is a difficult question. In the past, I would have instantly said, “Of course, he does.Sometimes, no is an answer.” Yet, in several places in scripture, God remains silent. “Then they will cry to the Lord, But He will not hear them; He will even hide His face from...
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The greatest promise

If you had to pick the greatest promise in the Bible, what would it be?  I believe that I would choose, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, ]I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go...
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Doubting God

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ Malachi 1:1 Have you asked God or even thought, Lord, if you love me, then why is all this happening? Doubt can happen to any of us one time or another. However, a heart...
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Greedy Gut

“I don’t want to be a greedy gut.” Someone I know used this term in the sense of consuming someone’s time. I was intrigued by how they used it. A greedy gut is an old slang term for a person who overeats or is a glutton. Can we be gluttonous toward...
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Watch yourselves

We are told several times in the Bible to watch ourselves: that we are not weighed down with the cares of the world (Luke 21:34); we do not enter into temptation (Mathew 26:41); and we are not deceived (Mathew 24:4).    What does watching yourself entail? “Be watchful, stand firm in the...
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