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...
God’s promises are God’s business to perform. Abram was shown the promised land and then told to arise and walk through it in Genesis 13. You might say, “He was shown what he would inherit and told to walk through the process of inheritance”. In other words, “You will...
Scripture reading is the only way into the fullness of God. Without God’s word, we are powerless against the devil and subject to the world. Jesus said, in His prayer to the Father, before being offered up as our sacrifice: “I do not pray that You should take them out...
Time to arise and walk through the land of promise. Pentecost has come with the glory of the Lord and a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit here. We have celebrated Memorial Day in honor of those who have given their lives in service to our country and those who have...