“But you, dear friends, remember what was predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They told you, ‘In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.’ These people create divisions and are worldly, not having the Spirit” (Jude 1:17-19). There has been a lot of offense and controversy this week over some ...
During a special ministry meeting, where the theme was “Prepare for Success,” one of the words shared by our guest speaker was frazzled. I had a good idea what frazzled meant. In fact, there have been many times I probably could have volunteered for the picture in the dictionary, but the definition I heard that night has continued to open my eyes. She said it ...
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | Our family has always enjoyedd the fun and refreshment of water slides and lazy rivers. At most water parks, there are also one or two spots where large buckets hang overhead filling little by little with water. The closer the bucket gets to being full, the larger the crowd grows ...
This was a question I received recently. Without knowing anything else, the question alone broke my heart because I was reminded how I once felt when I believed the same thing. I was young in my faith (but old enough to have extreme guilt) when God rescued me from the heavy weight that daily rested upon my heart. I didn’t ...
This article first appeared on The Christian Broadcasting Network | The Mighty Angel with the Little Book” — that’s the subtitle in my Bible in Revelation, chapter 10. It’s catchy enough to be a movie title but it’s not fictitious. It’s prophecy. John saw what he described as an “extremely powerful angel coming out of heaven, robed in a cloud. There ...
Worries, fear, cares, anxiety– are all weapons of the enemy against God’s children. They are means of gaining advantage over you. But God’s Word (His instructions to us) lay out in detail how to resist these attacks and walk away as the victor that you have been made to be in Christ. 1 Peter 5:6-9 says, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under ...
I was recently talking to a family member who was processing a disappointment and as I encouraged her, I said something out of my spirit that made me pause– and repeat it, so I could catch it too. I said: “I may not know the future, but I know God’s faithfulness.” It was the Holy Spirit confirming an eternal truth. ...
“This is the confidence we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked for” (1 John 5:14-15). This is the confidence. This is bold too. To have confidence means to have a firm reliance (versus ...
Smith Wigglesworth said, “God has chosen us to help one another. We dare not be independent.” I wish the Body of Christ understood this better. If we did, I believe, as a whole, we’d see the power of God stronger than ever before. Jesus said, “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything ...
Who doesn’t need help in prayer? I mean, with the best of intentions and heartfelt requests, we can still feel as if our prayers fall short at times– especially when you don’t know all the details of a situation. God knew we would need help and one of my favorite ways He has given us assistance in prayer is through ...
No one wants to be called a fool. By definition, it means there was a lack of forethought or sense or caution. We use the word to describe something unwise. Other words for foolish are absurd, crazy, insane, irrational, ludicrous, mad, silly, stupid, or weak. Yet, here is a word used throughout the Bible that beckons our understanding. For example, ...
Have you heard the saying, “You can trust an unknown future to a known God”? I think there’s so much comfort in this adage. I woke up this morning with the word future on my heart so I opened my bible and began to look at verses concerning our future to see what the Holy Spirit was trying to convey. ...
James asked a good question: “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works?” (James 2:14). The Message Translation says, “Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it?” I was personally challenged by this recently. My annual women’s conference was this past week and at the ...
Throughout God’s Word, we find natural examples to help us understand spiritual principles. One such example is found in Hebrews, Chapter Six. The Bible says if the earth drinks in the rain and then produces a good crop or healthy plants or trees, then it is blessed. But if the earth drinks in the rain and produces weeds, thorns, and thistles, ...
As I sat and listened to my husband preach this weekend, I took notes like usual. But mid sentence of writing down “Do you realize…” the Holy Spirit finished the sentence differently than what I was hearing with my natural ears. I wrote: Do you realize eternity will tell us the rest of the story? I have to put this ...
In this season of love, it’s not unusual for 1 Corinthians 13:13 to come to mind: “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” Faith is defined as a firm persuasion; something God has given to each of us in measure (Romans 12:3). Faith is also the substance of things hoped for. And ...
Job said something after his encounter with God that has always stuck with me. He said, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You” (Job 42:5). His statement immediately made me think of Jesus’ response to Philip when he said, “Show us the Father.” Jesus replied: “Have I been with you ...
If you asked me today what my favorite movie is, I’d have to say “I Can Only Imagine” — the true story of Bart Millard and the Christian band, Mercy Me. If you’ve seen it, you know his grandmother would always say things like, “Mercy me… Lord, have mercy.” It’s a great movie. I highly recommend it. But I’m thinking ...