True Friendship  John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.   When I was younger, it was pretty easy to make and keep friends. Conflicts […]

Do You Know God? In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He had seven sons and three daughters, and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen…He was the greatest man among […]

Not by Sight or Appearance “We walk by faith…not by sight or appearance.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7 AMP   One of the most important things I’ve learned in walking closely with the Lord all these years is that, in order to gain the victory in most situations, we must not focus on what we see […]

The Joy of Serving God “They shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” (2 Chronicles 12:8)   Serving God is completely different from serving anyone else.   God is extremely jealous and that we need to understand this — and enjoy it. For […]

God’s Law On Sowing and Reaping  8The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we […]

Power and Victory Scripture reading: Daniel 7:15-18 15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. 16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. “So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘The four great beasts are […]

Trusting God And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. – Genesis 21:1 Trust, it’s not something that is easily done. Sometimes it means letting go of what you believe, what you feel is rational, and putting it in someone else’s control. It means […]

God’s Blessings and Promises  Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.   Many of us are believing God for incredible things.  We have dreams, visions, and desires placed in our hearts by God and we’re believing God to make good […]

1 Corinthians 16:9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. (NKJV)   Many Adversaries Isn’t it exciting to think of a great and effective door opening for you? Imagine it! Are there things you dream of accomplishing, but it seems the door is closed? Maybe it seems […]