Joy is coming! I just came out of one of our prayer watches to write the word that the Lord is giving to His body: I am coming with joy! Joy inexpressible and full of glory. I am coming with gladness of heart and the oil of joy for mourning. I have seen your tears and...
The Holy Spirit, and belief in the truth, brings sanctification into glory. 2 Thessalonians 2 contrast two moves of mankind. One, away from God called the “falling away.” The other is “obtaining the glory of our Lord, Jesus Christ.” What is central is that falling...
All Freedom is in Christ Today, we celebrate our nation’s independence from tyranny, almost two hundred and fifty years ago. Yet our freedom began many years before. In America, it began with a group of Pilgrims seeking religious freedom to worship as the bible was...
When we celebrate the 4th of July, let’s honor God by reading His word! The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American Independence and was cast with the inscription, “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the inhabitants Thereof.” Leviticus 25:10 This...
The Tenacity of Faith is in the Grip. I continue to say to the Lord, “I will not let You go until You fully bless me.” Taken from Jacob’s prayer in Genesis 32. I continue my holding of the Lord, Jesus Christ, as my full blessing. I don’t mean that He isn’t blessing...
Freedom, and our Inheritance, are found in Bible reading! I enjoy reading the scriptures aloud and listening to the scriptures being read. In fact, I do both depending on my day and time restraints. In twenty-some minutes, I can listen to five chapters that we are...
The Father’s blessing is inherited through life’s struggles. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. Hebrews 12:17 Many years before, Esau...
Truth known will make us free, even if we are miserable first. Jesus said to those whose Jews who believed in Him, “If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31, 32. That’s how...
How to recover when your giving has become someone else’s taking. Love gives. We all give. Jesus said that it is more blessed to give than to receive. But what happens when our giving has become involuntary and is expected or even taken from us? What are we giving?...
The Lord told Joshua to be strong and courageous and then He told him how. Strength and courage are required today in the face of so many uncertainties. God’s ability, to perform His promises, is ready and ours to expect. But, when fear and dismay take over through...
