We are people of faith. I don’t mean that in a cliche way. I mean that our Creator made us so that faith is always at work in us. This design becomes a problem for us when our faith is in our enemies’ strengths instead of our God’s. The description of our weaponry Paul wrote in a letter to the churches in Ephesus pictured faith as a shield. The weapons […]
Category Archives: Kingdom
Manifesting the Kingdom
In 1975, Bill Bright and Loren Cunningham, both leaders of international ministries committed to evangelism and discipleship, individually received revelation on a day before they were planning to meet for lunch. They each felt that they should share the idea they had received with the other. The idea was that there are seven “mind molders” (Cunningham) or “world kingdoms” (Bright) which create cultures in the earth, and which need to […]
Who Do You Say You Are?
Three reasons there is always a desert between the place of hearing an instruction or promise from Yahweh and the fulfillment or acquisition of that promise or purpose are so that we can learn more about Who Yahweh is, about who He says we are, and about what our purposes and goals are when we enter the place we have been sent to inherit. One day Jesus asked His disciples […]
The Power of Sin
O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting? Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:55-58 Holman […]
On Ice
When something is “on ice,” it is in a place of preservation. A conversation that is on ice is temporarily or permanently delayed from continuing. A deal that is on ice is settled or established. How much of your life is a settled issue? What expectations are unquestionable? What promised things are not in need of defense, since they cannot be averted by our enemies or our failures? Israel was […]
Reading the Gospels
I’m guessing that you have read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John at least once by now. The next time you read them, if you manage to convince yourself that when Jesus said anything there about the Kingdom (which He did – A LOT), He wasn’t talking about the church, the difference in what you extract from the words He spoke will change your life and your work and quite likely […]
Power and Authority
So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town. Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.” At this, some of the scribes said among themselves, “He’s blaspheming!” But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts? For which is […]
Inheritance or Loss
I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh […]
Totally Surrendered
The place most safe and blessed, the position most protected and provided for, is the place of being completely surrendered to the ownership and leadership of the King of kings. The sphere where His lovingkindness rules is a place of life and peace and joy in His Spirit. The Kingdom of Jesus is that place – it is the place where He is obeyed. The more clear we are on […]
Making Amends
On days, we react to opportunities and dangers, and to situations that we cannot identify as either. Sometimes we clearly sense the leadership of the Holy One to answer in a certain way. Other times, we respond with no thought at all about any things but our rights, our feelings, or our fears. Even after some of our greatest errors in those responses, we are ignorant of the mistake until […]