Discovering the Mystery of Who I Am in Christ
Living in times where the fabric of our nation is unraveling, I frequently go to places of self-reflection in prayer. Clearly, the Lord has lifted his hand of protection from our land. “Lord, I know the big things that displease you- things like abortion, greed and perversions. (And this is in the church.) But, what …
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When Jesus humbled himself to the will of the Father, and took up the most difficult task of carrying our sin, he set his face like flint. I love this passage and this saying, "Set his face like flint." It means to have a rock-hard determination to face a difficult obstacle. In this case, Jesus …
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What many people do not understand about fasting is the spiritual connection between fasting and spiritual warfare. Throughout scripture, fasting is a tool in the battle between the powers of evil and the powers of God. What is incredibly mind-blowing is that we little, insignificant human beings are called by God to have a pivotal …
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Friends, when the kingdom of God is ready to be birthed, those who walk through it will experience things that they never thought in a million years they would ever experience. But the birth pangs bring about the birth. The birth is the kingdom of God- something we haven't seen with our eyes or held with our hands or heard with our ears. But, what is coming is so glorious we cannot even imagine it.
Joel 2 An Army of Locusts 1Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand— 2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains …
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Congratulations! You've made it half way there! If you started at the beginning with us, you have fasted for 20 days. Praise the Lord for his goodness and mercy on us. If the middle of your fast, you may be feeling tired or uncertain. God may be bringing things up and stirring things up in …
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Quick musing as I read Jeremiah this morning. In Jeremiah 1:16 God says, “I will pronounce my judgements on my people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshipping what their hands have made.” We are often times so self- centered that we want to worship God …
As I write the title to this blog, I pause. There was a time when I wouldn't hesitate to title a blog to tell Christians to take up their sword. Of course, most believers in Jesus know this means to take up spiritual weapons of the Word of God, prayer and fasting. Yet, I pause. …
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Pop quiz. What do New Testament believers have that Old Testament believers not have? That's right! We have the indwelling Holy Spirit. We have Jesus himself through the Spirit living inside of us. Pop quiz #2. How many spirits do believers in Jesus have living inside of them? Did you get this one right? Did …
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As I write this, at 11:30 PM on August 26th, 2020, Hurricane Laura is barreling towards the Gulf Coast of the United States. Since the end of last year, the Lord began speaking to my heart that terrible times were coming to the United States. At first, when these thoughts would come during my prayer …
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