The story of King Ahaz is similar to what we are facing today. Nations threatened him. But Isaiah was sent to give him a message. I think the Word of the Lord to King Ahaz is apropos for us today. A Word of the Lord for God’s people (Isaiah 7:1-17) 1. Calm down and be quiet. Stop spreading fear. 2. Don’t be afraid and cowardly. 3. Yes, the enemy wants...
Prosper
God is showing me there is a correlation between reading His Word and prosperity. Now, I can process that as a law and preach, “God can’t prosper you if you don’t read your Bible daily.” (In order to get the full effect, you have to imagine me saying that standing at a pulpit in my holier than thou voice.) Or I can process that as grace and preach, “As you...
Cosmetic Surgery
I have never had surgery, only been hospitalized three times and I named those visits Jay, Lyndsay, and Joshua. Although my body may have never needed repair, my spirit and my soul have received extensive work at the hands of the Great Physician. I had open heart surgery and was given a new heart, that was pliable, and teachable. I had brain surgery and was given the mind of Christ....
Who Will You Believe?
Did you know Satan knows God’s word? When he tempted Jesus, he quoted a scripture. I like the CJB translation. Satan told Jesus to “jump” and then quoted Psalms 91 to prove his point. Today, the adversary is still telling Christians to jump and taking scripture out of context to prove his point. But unfortunately many Christians are jumping at his command. We are allowing the enemy to set our...