Strange question but worth thinking about. Are you a church goer or a worshipper? No, I’m not asking if you’re a singer. Worship is more than a song you sing. Worship is the attitude of the heart before a Holy God. Not everyone in the pews on Sunday morning are worshippers, some are just fulfilling a weekly obligation, out of tradition or habit. A heartie is a believer who has made Jesus Christ Lord of everything. It’s someone who enjoys a lifestyle of constant fellowship and

That’s the question God instructed the prophet Isaiah to ask His people. But so many today, including some Christians, are doing just that. Instead of seeking the Lord for answers and direction, they turn to mediums, tarot cards and horoscopes. Can the dead give answers for life to the living? They’re DEAD! It sounds even more preposterous as I’m writing it. The grave is silent, it has no voice, except from those who have given themselves over to be controlled by evil demonic

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:1-2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The Bible is

“Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. He said, “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and He answered me. I called to You from the land of the dead, and Lord, you heard me! You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath Your wild and stormy waves. Then I said, ‘O Lord, You have driven me from Your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’ “I sank

“Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.”1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:31‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with love, my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal. And if I were to have the gift of prophecy with a profound understanding of God’s hidden secrets, and if I possessed unending supernatura

“So if God has clothed the meadow with hay, which is here for such a short time and then dried up and burned, won’t He provide for you the clothes you need—you of little faith?” Matthew‬ ‭6:30‬ ‭TPT‬‬ God has given a measure of faith to all of His children so that we’re not competing against each other. It is also the standard by which we correctly appraise ourselves. We did nothing to earn this faith, but rather it was given to us by the grace of God. Everything we do from t

“Shut your mouth and open your ears!” Listening doesn’t happen by default; it happens by design. You have to ruthlessly eliminate distractions. I recently read those words in a book by Mark Batterson and it caught my attention for two reasons. One: Sometimes we think we’re listening but because our mouths are running we end up missing the main points. Two: Our ears are more important than our hearts. Let me explain. Most of the things that cause us anxiety and worry can be t

Mark Batterson explains it this way. See if it describes you. “Listening to those who listen to God is no substitute for seeking Him yourself. If you become reliant upon others for inspiration, that’s called spiritual codependency.” People like Adolph Hitler and others like him, preyed on those who never took the time to examine the information they were being brainwashed by. Their neighbors and friends became enemies simply because they believed the rhetoric of a madman. He

If someone were to ask you that question what would your answer be? What has been God’s greatest revelation? We could probably say the written Word and we’d be close. Because the great reveal is found in these words written in the pages of your Bible. “All right then, the Lord Himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a Son and will call Him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “For a child is b

Who is taunting you? Who is belittling you and making you feel lesser than? Who has been making you believe that God has forgotten you because things seem on the surface, to be going better for them than for you? I’m here to encourage you to snap out of weariness and of the lies and dig deeper into your faith in Christ. The enemy will use the people closest to you to bring you down—But only so long as you’ll allow it. I’m not going to write it here, but I would like to encou

Most of us are familiar with the experience of having had too much of a good thing. That salsa loaded with hot peppers was a bit much with those nachos, but while it tasted good going down, our stomachs were in rebellion. I have no idea why it’s called heartburn, since my stomach is the only thing on fire. My heart felt just fine. Well this heartburn isn’t caused by eating too much spicy food, rather this heart burn can only be experienced when we’re listening to Jesus speak

“If you forgive those who sin against you, your Heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:14-15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:23-24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Contrasting

“Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night. All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why is the Lord bringing us into this land to die by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” So they said to one another, “Let’s appoint a leader and go back t

Say what! Yes my friends, it may not be your greatest problem, but your Heavenly Father cares about your warts. I recently read about a young man who had struggled with severe asthma attacks for most of his young life. He prayed that the Lord would heal him, but instead of healing the asthma, He healed the warts that were on his feet. As he wondered to himself why God would choose to heal something he didn’t ask healing for, he heard the audible voice of God speak these words

Backsliding is like a leaky faucet. It’s a dripping that if ignored or unnoticed, may eventually become very costly. Most often the believer has no idea they’re headed in that direction. It desensitizes you. Things that once awakened your conscience no longer do. You become totally self absorbed. Everything is about you. God is no longer your focus. Your joy is experienced in ebb and flows. To walk away from God is to become your own god- To live by your truths. But still th

How well do you know Him? I didn’t ask what do you know about Him, or what your grandmother told you about Him. I didn’t even ask what the preacher said about Him, but like Jesus asked His disciples, I’m asking you, how well do you know Him? Who do you say that He is? Agur asked a similar question in Proverbs 30. I don’t believe Ithiel and Ucal provided the answer. Most of us know some things not by personal fellowship, but by information we received from others. I’d like to

As some of you are aware, or maybe not, My website was recently hacked. They succeeded in wiping out the entire website but not the messages. God protected those by giving us the wisdom to not put all our eggs in one basket. So to the glory of God, every message will be uploaded to the new and improved state of the art website with the capability of reaching even more souls for Christ. Earlier this year I asked the Lord for one hundred committed readers, the Holy Spirit inte

When God through Samuel directed king Saul to destroy man and beast, small and great in Amalek, Saul took it upon himself to spare the main person who had committed many atrocities against Jehovah and was an enemy to Israel, as well as the best of their livestock. What exactly was Saul planning to do with Agag? Or I could ask the question another way. What purpose would the enemy serve alive when God wanted him dead? This king and his subjects were giants (not in stature) or

If you’ve watched any cop shows you understand what the lineup is. They bring a group of suspects to stand in a line behind a one way mirror, so the victim(s) can identify who they believe had harmed them. But what the Holy Spirit had in mind wasn’t a television show, but the Church. If the Lord were to line us up for the world to identify us, how easy would it be for them to pick us out as Christ representatives? Especially here in the American churches. Sobering question is

Hungry? What for? What are you craving right now? Will it satisfy you? Nourish your soul and give you lasting peace? Or will you be left momentarily fulfilled until your next craving? The human appetite is vast and varied. We want what we want, but when we get it, we find that it didn’t deliver what we thought it would. Isaiah under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Posed an interesting question. “Why spend your money on something that is not real food? Why work for somethin