I asked the Lord, “What’s going to happen to the church?” I heard, “She will lift up her head. She will be refined, tested and tried, but will see God’s power in a brand new way. She will see the Lord’s provision and work in the middle of the trials.” I felt led to pray that the Lord will give us specialization to minister to people in the middle of the coming judgement and trial.
Finding Faith in Uncertain Times
I don't know about you, but the world around me seems more and more unsettling with every passing day. There are pressures from without and pressures from within. Honestly, we are seeing days that are shocking- days that we never thought we would see. It's not the coronavirus that is shocking to me. It's not …
Why Are There Conflicting Prophecies?
Some of you may or may not follow people who are prophetic online. If you do, you may find yourself consistently confused over all the conflicting “words” out there about the spiritual state of our nation. Half of the prophets say things like, “We are on the verge of a breakthrough! The Lord is going …
Running Into the Fire.
Here is a brief thought today. These brave firefighters in CA are right up on the edge of this fire, feeling the heat and battling for the lives of those in harms way. Let's remember to pray for them. Let's also take a lesson from their example. As believers, when we follow God's call for …
Suffering Without Losing Faith
I've gotta admit. I don't like to suffer. In Christian circles we enjoy immortalizing the martyrs and their eternal sacrifices. We wonder if we would ever be so brave, so faith filled. We hope so, but deep down inside there is this twinge of fear that we may not have what it takes. Today, I …
Praying the Psalms~Psalms 14 What God says about the atheist.
The angry atheists I have met...the really angry ones, are not atheists because they hate the idea of the existence of God. Most of them, no matter how nice I am or how reasonable, quickly descend from haughty comments of condescension to childish attacks such as, "You probably believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa …
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Civil Unrest~The Time of Rehoboam
The nation was at the top of it's power. More power, more beautiful buildings, more international recognition and influence. The leader was charismatic. The people were living in the hey-day of the dream. There was prosperity everywhere and hope everywhere. No one even dared war against the nation that God blessed and prospered. The leader …
Praying for truth in a world of deception.
It's a circus out there! I say that with humor, because honestly you have to have a little humor unless you want to be perpetually depressed by the state of the world...or even more serious...the state of the church. This blog will be short, but hopefully will give you some eye-opening instruction on how to …
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Praying the Psalms~ Psalm 11
If the foundations are destroyed, what are the righteous to do? Here is a verse from Psalm 11 that is famously quoted over and over of late. This Psalm seems to speak to a time and a people who feel like their society is falling apart. There is no apparent place to go, except, "Run …
7th Day of Christmas Prayer- A sign from God
7 is the perfect number of God. Here we are in the middle of our prayer challenge falling on the 7th day and we will be seeing the sign of God in the 7th chapter of Isaiah. God spoke 2500 years ago and he is still speaking....let's find out! Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, …
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