“The one who welcomes you welcomes Me, and the one who welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward.” (Matthew 10:40-41 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©) If you need blessing, […]
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and doesn’t […]
Psalm 121:1-2 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. We are prone to look up for help. I look to my employer for income, I look to the government of my county or city for the protection of police, and there are […]
Jesus told Nicodemus in effect that he could not see the Kingdom of Heaven until he had been born of God (John 3:3). Paul told the believers at Corinth that they could not know spiritual things until they were spiritual people (1 Corinthians 2:10-16). If I stated as a fact that you cannot purchase a home unless you have money, […]
We call a condition in which we are free to enjoy some scene or some gathering or rest in which we are not paying attention to our responsibilities or our income or our livelihood a “vacation.” If we were to properly evaluate our abilities to attend to all those things we vacation from, we could put our King in the […]
You are a person of faith. You would have to work very diligently to make that part of your nature inactive. The question – the challenge – is whether you will apply your faith optimistically or pessimistically. Will you have greater faith that your life will suffer decay and theft and destruction, or that the power of the cross will […]
Soldiers are trained to kill invaders and oppressors. Police are trained to maintain peace and protect citizens. Evangelists are trained to lay down their lives to make good news about salvation known to unbelievers. All three activities are potential assignments that the King of Heaven and Earth might give to any of His servants. Knowing your purpose is important. Knowing […]
As more believers learn to walk in the work they are ordained to, I believe that the unified obedience to the King in that picture can bring forth the power to change cities. Even cities that look like Sodom or Sidon. Matthew 11:20-24 We will be doing greater works than Jesus did. Some of that greater power will come through […]
And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. In this, love is perfected with us so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; for we are as He is in this […]
Many times in the Holy Book, a writer described the path to a place of wonder. If you want more grace, find the path in James 4:6-10. If you want to be perfect, find the path in James 1. If you want provision, find the path in Matthew 6:25-34. If you want to find fellowship with Jesus, find the path […]