The Kind of Heart God Seeks!

26For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire, as we have, and lived?
27Go near [Moses] and hear all that the Lord our God will say. And speak to us all that the Lord our God will speak to you; and we will hear and do it.
28And the Lord heard your words when you spoke to me and the Lord said to me, I have heard the words of this people which they have spoken to you. They have said well all that they have spoken.
29Oh, that they had such a [mind and] heart in them always [reverently] to fear Me and keep all My commandments, that it might go well with them and with their children forever!
30Go and say to them, Return to your tents.Deuteronomy 5:26-30 (AMP) read more...

When is a Cause a Just Cause!

The question that faces every servant of God at some point in their ministry is, “when is enough, enough?” When have you preached, lived, encouraged, prayed, stayed – long enough? When is a cause a cause? And when is it our need, and not that of winning a soul to Christ? read more...

Blessed Are You…

I was listening to a lecture by a contemporary philosopher today that brought some things to my mind. So often we in the church get lost in the current rhetorical interpretation of the scripture and forget the essence of why Jesus came and what He came to do. read more...

Don’t Spare Anything!

If you need a reason to read the Old Testament, I want to give you one – it is so practical. God had not yet revealed many things to mankind, there weren’t computers or cell phones or even successful heart surgeries or organ transplants – but God taught His people how to live in health and wholeness, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. And He did it by simple commandments that had practical application and fantastic results. read more...

A More Excellent Way!

My topic this morning was going to be different, but the Holy Spirit told me to wait. After going to Bible Study. I understand why. As we shared different experiences this morning, I heard the Lord so clearly say, “a more excellent way.” This is such a timely word as we all in the body of Christ are seeking to please the Lord, and some of us feel it will be done if we do this… and others see things from an entirely different perspective…yet, there may be the same level of sincerity among the different groups. read more...

The Trying of Our Faith

None of us like to, “go through.” Many times when we hear that Christianese, our mind automatically goes to that special “sister” or “brother” whose response when you asked them how they were, responded by saying,” Child, I’m just ‘going through.’ You sometimes heard it so much that you wondered if they ever “got through!” read more...

I Understand Now!

Some passages of scripture cannot be fully understood until a life experience comes and makes it real plain. Such was the case for me with a passage in Peter: read more...

Living In the Suddenly!

Have you ever had a goal that seemed as if you would never make it? A dream that you never thought would happen? Sometimes we get the unexpected and that which we thought would never happen – does in fact happen! What do we do then? There’s only one thing to do – Live Your Suddenly! read more...

Have You Experienced the Shaking Yet?

We are now nearly three months into 2010. Time is racing by! All around us we see a shaking is taking place. Not to diminish the devastation associated with some of the natural disasters our world has experienced, there is a shaking going on in the spiritual realm as well. Those sensitive to the spirit feel it – I know I wrote on this before, but I still can feel the words to David and Nicole Binions’ recording of “Heaven on Earth”: read more...

The Story Is Not Over Yet…

There are some very skilled writers who can take you down one road as you read their story and have you convinced that you thoroughly understand both the plot and the characters, only to find at the end – a surprise twist that reveals that he had masked both the plot and the nature of the characters to come up with a surprise ending! read more...

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