He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not recognize Him. He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or […]
Author Archive: Douglas Thomas
Why and How we Change
Two conditions that promote or provoke change are vision and pain. Vision – the idea that something is happening that shouldn’t, or that something isn’t happening that should, awakens the person it can influence with a desire to pay the cost of changing themselves so that the vision can come to pass as other things change. Pain can force change even with no target for improvement – sometimes we just […]
The Word of the Lord
Recently, we looked at the impact the “word of the Lord” had on Samuel at various points of his life and work. The more he interacted with and submitted himself to the word of the Lord, the more he advanced in revelation, character, and power. You may not have much you could point to in terms of direct revelation about your identity or purpose that the Spirit of God has […]
What the Earth Wants
The earth is a planet. The world is the systems of people living on it. The earth is waiting for something to happen in the spirit – for the revelation of the sons and daughters of God. The bar & bat mitzvah of the ages… The Spirit himself bears witness with our own spirits that we are children of God; and if we are children, then we are also heirs, […]
Pharaoh’s Prison
When Joseph was imprisoned for not submitting to Potiphar’s adulterous wife, he was put in Pharaoh’s prison, not the county jail. Being in that prison, he was in proximity to the throne on which Yahweh was preparing him to rule. Since there was a purpose in being in that place that aligned with his destiny so intricately, it is appropriate to really say that he was in Yahweh’s prison. Even […]
Eklegomai – Chosen
“You didn’t choose Me, but I chose you…” This word was use 22 times by New Testament writers. Each time, it is translated something like “choose” into English. Strong’s Dictionary calls it NT1586, and says that it is a compound word that is built from “Ek” (Strong’s NT1537) which means something like “out of” most of the time, and “lego” (Strong’s NT3004) which refers to speaking in various ways. “I […]
Tithemi – Ordained
As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love. If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is My command: love one another as I have […]
Giftless Ministries
Life is complicated. Life in the Spirit is more complicated than carnal life in the world. Our God wants awesome things happening in and through our lives. Even when we refuse to do things the way He has made it clear they should happen, He works with us to cause His will to happen to the greatest degree possible under the twist we make of the circumstances. When we ignorantly […]
Genuine Ministry
How can you tell if a ministry is really something God is doing in the earth or in the Body? People are accused of false works all the time. There are ways to pretend you have healed someone. Giving “prophetic words” based on a counterpart’s interviews of people before the meeting happens sometimes. People planted in audiences who are part of the show give fake testimonies or fictitious participation in […]
Maturity, Responsibility, Authority
I have become deeply convinced that the level of our maturity should not be measured by how large our following is, or how deep our revelation is, or how powerful our miracles are. I believe that the only reliable measure of maturity is the responses we have to situations. The quicker we are to respond with something that has its source in the fruit of God’s Spirit, the more mature we […]