All it really takes to be successful in life is to believe Yahweh and obey Him. Do not expect being successful to make you popular, though. Nobody listened to the reports offered by Joshua and Caleb as they reported on their spy mission trip. In spite of the unpopularity at the time, their names are remembered. Nobody has memorized the names of the 10 punks, even though they were extremely […]
Category Archives: Ministry
Commitment Imposes Restriction
Really being committed to the Kingdom of Heaven includes considering the values of time, money, property, relationships and skills in light of their values to Jesus. Beyond what value anything has or fails to have to Him, discovering what He wants to do with that value and doing it will bring more valuable things into your care as you prove trustworthy. “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 […]
The Best Reward
Will a preacher have a better inheritance than a luggage handler at a bus station or airport? Someone who is doing what the King leads them to do will have a greater inheritance than someone who isn’t. For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them. Now we want each […]
Why We’re Here, Why it Matters
The righteous will inherit the landand dwell in it permanently. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;his tongue speaks what is just.The instruction of his God is in his heart;his steps do not falter. The wicked lies in wait for the righteousand seeks to kill him;the Lord will not leave him in his handor allow him to be condemned when he is judged. Wait for the Lord and keep His […]
Obedience or Death
The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me.” However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from […]
Proving the Kingdom
Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road leading to other nations, and don’t enter any Samaritan town. Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.”(Matthew […]
Leaving Early
If you have ever been to a football game (or Sunday service), you have seen people leave before the end because they are bored and want to get somewhere else in a hurry. Or they want to at least get there before the Baptists down the street. Those people are not there because they are dedicated or excited. Get excited about what our Father is up to in the earth. […]
Avoiding Fire
It is pitiful that some people only want enough of Jesus to keep them out of the lake of fire. It is maybe more pitiful that there are religious people who for centuries have been offering that level of a relationship with clear conscience. I am hoping to gain enough of Jesus to always have a holy fire burning in me and consuming who I was before I died with […]
Being Filled
What benefit does our Father gain by filling us with His Spirit? What benefit would you gain by submitting to Him and being filled with His Spirit? What would it cost you to be filled with His Spirit, with regard to how it would affect your life, your relationships, your work and your rest? What costs are you willing to yield to in order to be submitted to His desire […]
Your New Mind
Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.(Romans 12:1-2 HCSB ©®) At some point, the renewing of my mind […]