When you attend a wedding, the minister typically asks, “If anyone here has any reason why these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace.”In real life, no one ever speaks up, but in the movies this is when the ex-boyfriend comes running down the aisle to profess his love to the bride and whisk her away.Now, spiritually-speaking, we are the bride of Christ. We need to search...  Read More

Farmers and gardeners know there will be no crop if you plant no seeds. There is needful preparation in order to receive an full harvest: tilling the ground, irrigation, pruning, etc.A farmer cannot sit around idly and expect an abundant crop, and the same is true for us spiritually.If all 10 virgins (Matt. 25) would have been stocked up on their oil, they all would have had the provision of a hus...  Read More

Esther 4:14 KJVFor if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?Esther after becoming the queen of Persia was in a unique position to save her people from slaughter, but if she came ...  Read More

Obedience is a topic that spans the testaments of the Bible. In the Old Testament, God tells us that obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Sam 15:22). In the New Testament, Peter says, “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29).If you’ve ever had a small child, you know obedience can be a hard thing. The sin nature makes us hard-wired to resist obedience whether we’re 2 or 92.We must seek ...  Read More

Ezekiel Ch. 47, depicts Ezekiel going deeper and deeper into the river flowing from the future Millennial Temple. He starts at his ankles, moves to his knees, then his loins, and finally the water is so deep, he has to swim.The depths of the river symbolize our relationship with the Lord. The river is the Holy Spirit, and the deeper we enter the river, the more control the Holy Spirit has in our l...  Read More

When you read a Shark vacuum cleaner’s owner’s manual, it will tell you to make sure the area you are vacuuming is well lit. Why? Because if the area isn’t well lit, you’ll miss some dirt and debris.Our lives are similar, if we don’t have the light of Jesus guiding our way, dirt and debris can accumulate in our lives.Those of us who are saved should be living a clean life through the power and hel...  Read More

Trees can look exactly the same above the ground: same leaves, same branches, same height, same thickness of trunk, but one key difference determines the strength of the tree: it’s roots.Roots are what hold the tree in place during a wind storm, what reach for water deep in the earth during a drought, and what seep up the nutrients the tree needs for life. When a tree doesn’t have roots, it dies.T...  Read More

Isaiah 45:3 KJVAnd I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.The old adage says, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We see that with clothing, furniture, electronics; but the same is true for us.When we are out in sin, getting caught in the bondages of this world:...  Read More

Luke 13:25-28 KJV[25] When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: [26] Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. [27] But he shall say, I tell you,...  Read More

Matthew 6:12 KJVAnd forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.When we allow someone’s wrong against us to fester in our soul, we become a very negative individual. Unforgiveness transforms us into a broken, bitter, angry, and depressed person.Only when we allow God to move through us and forgive those who have wronged us can peace be restored to our soul. In fact, when we harbor unforgivenes...  Read More

Many like to say the miracles of Jesus, and later the disciples, were for past times and NOT for today. Those individuals are wrong and their lack of faith becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.Matthew 13:58 KJVAnd he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.When we express unbelief it limits the work of God in our life.Proverbs 18:21 KJVDeath and life are in the power of the tongue:...  Read More

Psalm 139:13-14 KJVFor thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.Even from the moment of conception when we’re in our mother’s womb, God is there. He oversees our growth and watches over us before our parents even know we exist.Proverbs 15:3 KJVTh...  Read More