The new year is a day away. What are you expecting the Lord to do for you in 2022? What are you desiring to accomplish for Him in the new year? What changes are you making to be in a better place spiritually, physically and economically? If we want different results, we’ll have to do something different. If you don’t like the life you’re living, change it. Sometimes the things that require change will have to be done afraid. Meaning, you’ll need to abandon self and doubt, an

“I have told you this so that you would not surrender to confusion or doubt. For you will be excommunicated from the synagogues, and a time is coming when you will be put to death by misguided ones who will presume to be doing God a great service by putting you to death. And they will do these things because they don’t know anything about the Father or Me. I’m telling you this now so that when their time comes you will remember that I foretold it. I didn’t tell you this in th

What does your spiritual diet look like? Are you as diligent about what you allow to feed your spirit as you are about what you feed your physical body? Are you aware that a healthy mind sustains and supports a healthy body? Listen to what Paul told the Philippian church about a healthy diet for the mind. “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are

“Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!” And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”Genesis‬ ‭30:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Our focus today is on Jacob’s response to Rachel. She had put her husband in a place where only God belongs. She had made him her source. Marriages and relationships are falling apart b

The only one who can stop the blessing of God from flowing in my life is ME. Satan doesn’t have the power to do it, people don’t have the power to do it, only I can. And the greatest blocker to divine success is me, myself and I. So have you invested in unbelief? Let’s find out. “And because of their unbelief, He couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place His hands on a few sick people and heal them. And He was amazed at their unbelief. ‭‭Mark‬ ‭6:5-6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Note th

“No matter what, make room in your heart to love every believer. And show hospitality to strangers, for they may be angels from God showing up as your guests.”Hebrews‬ ‭13:1-2‬ ‭TPT‬‬ “so they had the apostles arrested, placed in chains, and thrown into jail. But during the night, the Lord sent an angel who appeared before them. He supernaturally opened their prison doors and brought the apostles outside. “Go,” the angel told them. “Stand in the temple courts and preach the w

“Afterward, Jesus left Capernaum and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, His hometown. On the Sabbath, He went to teach in the synagogue. Everyone who heard His teaching was overwhelmed with astonishment. They said among themselves, “What incredible wisdom has been given to Him! Where did He receive such profound insights? And what mighty miracles flow through His hands! Isn’t this Mary’s son, the carpenter, the brother of Jacob, Joseph, Judah, and Simon? And don’t his s

Are you a runner, a despiser of truths? Do you ignore the counsel of the Lord when it’s given? Do you seek your own way out? Learning to lean on others rather than trusting in the Lord? Have you grown calloused to the Word and His Church?Have you developed itching ears? Walked away from the safety of His protection? Israel was guilty of all those things, yet the Lord who never changes or breaks a covenant promise spoke these words to them, and to you today. “For thus says the

“O God of my life, I’m lovesick for You in this weary wilderness. I thirst with the deepest longings to love You more, with cravings in my heart that can’t be described. Such yearning grips my soul for You, my God! I’m energized every time I enter your heavenly sanctuary to seek more of Your power and drink in more of Your glory. For Your tender mercies mean more to me than life itself. How I love and praise You, God! Daily I will worship You passionately and with all my hear

“Mary picked up an alabaster jar filled with nearly a liter of extremely rare and costly perfume—the purest extract of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped them dry with her long hair. And the fragrance of the costly oil filled the house.” ‭‭John‬ ‭12:3‬ ‭TPT‬‬ Our worship is anticipated in heaven. There’s no Angel who qualifies to sing our songs. We are the redeemed children of God through Christ Jesus. We are heaven’s kiss and delight. The fragrance of our wor

“Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from Me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from Me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from Me so you can see, really see. “The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they’ll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God! “Look at Me. I stand at the door. I knock. If

Have you visited the Throne of Grace lately? If your answer is what is it? or no, then you haven’t been praying. The Throne of Grace is where we receive the courage and strength to face any and all situations in a endument not our own. Biblical grace, you’ve read where I have said it before that: It’s the ability to do what we cannot do in our own power. The sufficiency of His grace is all we need for our every day walk with Him. When Paul asked for the testing to end, Jesus’

Do you compare yourself to others- be it physically, spiritually, socially or economically? Measuring ourselves by anyone else is futile. God knows who we are and who He has created us to be. Someone may be doing the very same thing God has assigned you to, but they’ll not have your outcome. God has already determined how we will stack up against the competition. Just focus on what He has said to you. Jesus was having a conversation with Peter concerning how his, Peter’s, lif

What do I mean by that? I stumbled upon something while studying for the Bible study class I co-teach. And it opened my eyes to how God chooses to bring reconciliation between a rebellious people and a Holy God. There were twelve tribes born of the patriarch Jacob/Israel. But God chose to use the one with the most sordid past to bring His perfect Son to earth. Let’s do some background reading on this chosen tribe. JUDAH was the fourth of the twelve sons born to Jacob by a wom

“During the time that Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem, but the attack sputtered out. When the Davidic government learned that Aram had joined forces with Ephraim (that is, Israel), Ahaz and his people were badly shaken. They shook like trees in the wind. Then God told Isaiah, “Go and meet Ahaz. Take your son Shear-jashub (A-Remnant-Will-Return) with you. Meet him south of the

There are many things that we can learn from the life of Jesus. His love for His Father, His desire to do His will, His total obedience and submission, His compassion, His bold courage in facing His critics, but the greatest lesson we could ever learn was how he handled His greatest assignment: Paying the penalty for our sins. We tend to ask why me? His response to the suffering He was about to face was both shocking and humbling for me. Shortly after raising Lazarus from the

Definition: not deterred by danger or pain; brave Who among us has not experienced fear? Do you know that fear is taught, that it’s a learned behavior? We unwittingly teach our children to fear by intonations in our voices. We can teach recognition or danger without teaching fear. When Jesus was preparing the disciples for what was to come, it wasn’t to make them fearful, but rather to keep them informed and aware. Somewhere along the line we have turned that concept into bei

Are you known for giving good advice? Do people listen when you speak? Better yet, do they always follow through on the advice you give? The answer will be evident in their lives eventually, as well as in your own. Some of us are good at telling others what to do, but do we follow our own instructions for doing what’s right and avoiding the wrong? The apostle Paul wrote; “No matter who you are, before you judge the wickedness of others, you had better remember this: you are a

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6, 19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”Psalms‬ ‭23:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ What wonderful words of encouragement to build our faith

The apostle Paul emphatically declared after a list of things that often try to draw us away from God, that none of those things are capable of separating us from God’s love. I recall saying to the Lord that I think I’ve used up my seventy times seven forgiveness from Him lol. He graciously responded never! We can never exhaust love that has neither beginning nor ending. The Bible says God IS love period, full stop. We can weary His patience as He said of Israel, but never Hi