Featured Blog Posts – September 2021 Archive (24)

John 12:21 tells us that a delegation from the Greek community came to the disciples and said, "We wish to see Jesus."

If there is an intense yearning within us, then there must be something to respond to that aspiration or we would not possess it. 

"As the deer pants for the water…

The decisions we make, the places we go, the things we say -- create images in our subconscious. First, we think a thought; then we rehearse it until it begins to formulate an image. Finally, our words speak things into existence and our actions set dynamics into motion. We are to present and display the Kingdom of God that dwells within us, releasing it in powerful demonstrations. We are not called to simply exist, but to be CONDUITS that…

Luke 11:1 states: "Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.'"

 This is our prayer, "Lord, teach us how to pray." -- we do not want to pray in our old ways, asking and begging.  We want to come before Him as His Bride, drawing near to Him in a…

Psalm 91:1 -- "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."

          Jesus lived a life of prayer, and when He needed dedicated prayer time He would send crowds and, most likely, potential resources away so that He could be with the Father.  As a result, He would not move, speak, or do anything that the…

Genesis 1:26 - "Let Us make man in Our image, to be like Ourselves; let man have dominion...over all the earth."

It has always been the Lord's intent to have a "people" who would have dominion authority on the earth.

The word "dominion" (Hebrew - radah) means to prevail,…

"Long before He laid down earth's foundations, He had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of His love, to be made whole and holy by His love. - Ephesians 1:4 The Message

Today He is calling you unto Himself. He is overshadowing you with His Presence; and you will come into a new understanding and a revelation of the power of His Spirit that is within you. For it grieves His Spirit…

"...Because His heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be His, He endured the agony of the Cross and conquered its humiliation..." (Hebrews 12:2 TPT)

Before Christ endured His final wrestling match on the Cross, He learned obedience through the things He suffered. He grew His spiritual muscles by resisting a barrage of weighty temptations, including forty grueling days…

Matthew 5:13,14,16 -- "You are the salt of the earth......You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

The entire world is poised for swift, radical change. It is imperative that the Church embraces and…

Jesus prophesied, "I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father" (John 14:12).

By listening to the Holy Spirit and then casting our nets where He tells us to, we will be able to haul in a miraculous catch!

 This…

The Holy Spirit is "the Helper" not "the Doer." He will do His part, but He expects us to do ours. It is good to be able to recognize the work of the Holy Spirit, but we must not stop there. We must go on to seek Him for what our part is and then do it.

We must constantly seek to understand God’s purpose for our life (our DESTINY in Christ).…

Hebrews 3:7 - "Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, TODAY, if you shall hear His voice, harden not your hearts."

The Holy Spirit says, TODAY.  What does this mean?

God is the Eternal One.  With Him there is no yesterday or tomorrow;  what we call past and future are with Him an…

Revelation 4:1  -  "After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, 'Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."'

          That voice is still calling to all who will hear.  There is a door…

The Lord does not call you to walk your walk alone. He has not called you to walk through testing, trials, and triumphs, alone.  He has not caused you pain that was unnecessary. He has not given you more than you're able to carry -- within yourself,you must learn --  'Lean upon Him.'

Today is the day the he pours fresh oil into your understanding. He does not want you…

 If we limit God by what we see in the natural, we can easily become double-minded concerning our future and God's promises. James 1:8 speaks about those who are double-minded as being "uncertain" (unstable) in all their ways. When we are unstable and not completely focused on God's Word, we can fall or stumble along the way. None of us enjoys stumbling – it can be harmful to our health...and spiritual…

Consider the ROCK from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined. -  Isaiah 51:1-2,

Our adversary has been busy in an effort to distract us and dull our memory of who we are and Whose we are, where we've come from and where we're going. Religious spirits are experts at getting us to fear things we do not understand, compare ourselves to others, and compete with one…

Some people think their calling is to sit in church and support someone else's vision.

While it's good to do all you can to encourage someone and support them – each of us has our own CALLING in Christ Jesus. And at the end of the road, Jesus is going to ask you, "What did you do with the anointing I put in your life?"

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Today we set our hearts and focus on the presence of the Lord and His NOW word that brings divine impartation that will enable us to flourish into a season of great fruitfulness for the glory of the Lord.

Basking in His presence and power, love takes hold more deeply, joy springs forth like a river, peace is established by the Prince of Peace, and we are empowered to…

 "I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes so you can see.  Here I am!  I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat with him,  and he with me." - Revelation 3:18,20…

 We all have areas where we are in great need of the Lord of Breakthrough, but remember that before God broke through David's enemies, he returned to the stronghold and inquired of the Lord.

"And David enquired of the Lord....And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them (the Philistines) there, and said, The Lord…

"Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy waterspouts: all Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me." -  Psalm 42:7

 "Deep calls." Our Lord is a seeking God who desires a satisfaction that can be found only in us – our worship and our times of fellowship with Him. We were created for this purpose, which became marred by our association with the…