Working Ears and Eyes

A great daily prayer might be, “Lord, give me ears that hear and eyes that see and a heart that listens and obeys!” As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; […]

The King’s Breath

Father, please cause Your Kingdom to come here, by causing Your will to be done here just as it is done in Heaven. By instruction from Jesus, that is part of the disciples’ prayer. The launch of the mission to help that prayer be answered was the choosing of 12 initial apostles to colonize the earth with the power, the […]

Being Taught

Holy Spirit wants to teach you all things. He is capable of being your only Teacher. That is not His usual method, though. In the past, He has used many means to transmit information, explanation, and direction. Angels, dreams, angels in dreams, animals, insects, teachers, prophets, evangelists, seasons, friends, enemies, demons, Scriptures, apocryphal Scriptures, creative imaginations, stars, planets, rivers, oceans, […]

Just as I Was

Billy Graham made the hymn “Just as I Am” become perhaps the most well-known church song ever by having George Beverly Shay sing verses of it at the invitation at the end of each of Billy’s sermons. His invitation was accepted by many people because of the welcome he helped them feel by the power of the love Jesus had […]

Who You Are

Your identity is comprised of what you do and to whom you are related. In eighth century villages, everyone knew who your parents were, so you didn’t really need a last name. I think there are probably a few hundred Douglas Thomases, so even last names are not sufficient to identify uniqueness today. Where you were born fits into the […]

What Happens Next?

Peter was hiding while Jesus was paying for my sin (and Peter’s) on the cross. He accepted the invitation of Jesus to stand again in hope and in purpose, though. When I feel that my failures and sins have been too much, when my fears and doubts make me give up, I cannot stay in those defeated places. I don’t […]

The War

There is currently an attempt to overthrow the government of the United States being waged by the same criminals who were successful at the same crime in North Korea, China, Venezuela, Cuba, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and other nations. Their tactics include promoting racism (BLM and Critical Race Theory), destroying family-based morality (LGBTQ and the lucrative […]

Narrow is the Gate

Good works won’t keep a person from the lake of fire. Obedience won’t keep a person from the lake of fire. Nothing but being born of Yahweh’s Spirit will keep me from paying for my sin (Revelation 20:15). The narrow entrance Jesus taught about in Matthew 7 is not an entrance to Heaven when I die. It is the entrance […]

Your Impossibles

Nehemiah: 4:10 In Judah, it was said: “The strength of the laborer fails, since there is so much rubble.We will never be able to rebuild the wall.” 6:15-16 The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. When all our enemies heard this, all the surrounding nations were intimidated and lost their confidence, for […]

Usefulness Advice

If you desire to be useful in the Kingdom of Heaven, and want the knowledge you have of the Lord to empower you to fruit and not just be information, Peter has advice for you: For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory […]