Joel 1:5 ¶ Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips. It took me a few weeks contemplating this verse to understand what the Holy Spirit was saying. The context of Joel is much like Zephaniah. Judah […]
In Joel 1:13 the Lord admonishes the spiritual leaders to lie all night before Him in sackcloth. Judah was in a place where their hearts had become complacent toward Him, and He was looking for a remnant who would start mourning (longing) for Him again. Sackcloth was the clothing of a mourning, or a repentant
God has called us to live a life of encounter. Encounter comes a result of wholeheartedness. The Lord tells us that if we seek Him we will find Him if we seek Him with all of our heart. To find Him is to encounter Him, and to encounter Him is to changed and to be
In Zechariah we are told that we are the pupil of His eye. That means that God loves us so much that if you want to find us all you have to do is look into the pupil of His eye and you will see our reflection. He never ignores you, or grows tired of
“Curse God and die.” (Job 2:9) This is what Job’s wife told Job after he lost everything. She was saying that ultimately God is behind all of this, and absolutely nothing meaningful can come out of it. She is saying God’s in control and His goodness can’t be trusted, so just curse Him and die.
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Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them. This verse is Hosea 14:9, and is a powerful word that is so relevant to our everyday lives In
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Paul’s great theme throughout his writings is being “In Christ.” in Ephesians only, that truth is expressed 27 times. My favorite is Eph. 1:6 , where Paul said “to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us In The Beloved.” the phrase In The Beloved is only used here,
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Been out of pocket for a few days. That will happen from time to time. Just as David explained his “One Thing” life in Psalm 27:4, Paul explained his life in 2Corinthians 5:14, where he said he was “controlled by the love of Christ.” He was trying to explain his behavior to the Corinthians and
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As long as you live under the unbearable yoke of guilt and shame, you will never be able to walk in faith and holiness, because the enemy convinces you that it doesn’t do any good for you to believe because you don’t deserve for God to honor your faith. Holiness feels like a lost hope
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Last week I gave a word about a domestic flight. I sensed that we needed to pray so that an accident would only be a near accident. I didn’t post the word but gave it at a service. Thanks for all who were there and who have been praying. Your intercession mattered. Below is the
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