2023 April
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Avoiding Self-Based Faith
“We live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7 Over the years I have run into many businessmen who make the statement, “Whenever I get things in order in my business, I want to get more involved in ministry.” What are these men really saying? They are saying that as soon as they
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, this life will have moments of great challenge that will tempt you to despair. These times are designed to bring you to the end of yourself that you may experience my grace in ways you never thought possible. I don’t always deliver my sons from the fires of adversity, but I am always there
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The Ultimate Performance Review
“If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward” (1 Cor 3:14). Have you ever had a job performance review? If you are in the workplace, you will likely have had one. Employers want to see if you have done what was desired of you and whether you have done it in the
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Can a City Be Transformed?
“All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.” (emphasis mine Acts 9:35). Can an entire city be transformed for Jesus Christ? The book of Acts reveals that at least one city was. There are four key ingredients required among its Christian leaders to see a city transformed. These
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First Fruits
“All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into His treasury.” – Joshua 6:19 One of the earliest examples of the practice of giving God the first fruits of the increase was when Joshua and the people entered the Promised Land for the
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, beware of negative faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). You can cause negative things to happen when you fear them, because fear is a form of faith. Son, do not allow your mind and heart to worry and fret over things that
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Tests of the Heart
“Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.” – Deuteronomy 8:2 Has God performed a heart test on you lately? There are
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, let me remind you of the God you have a personal relationship with. I am the God who made the oceans. I am the God who made the lion, the elephant and countless other unusual animals. I am the God who made the galaxies that are so far reaching you cannot begin to imagine
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Prayer at Work
“Epaphras, who Paul states to the Colossians ‘is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus. . . . He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured’” (Colossians 4:12). Many of us have been entrenched in the “secular versus
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Noah’s Building Plan
“Noah did everything just as God commanded him” (Gen 6:22). When God chooses to do something on the earth He uses a man or woman to accomplish it. It is a partnership that is very one sided. God got the worst part of the deal. God got to a very bad place with the human
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Unrighteous Acts
…”Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?” – Nehemiah 5:9 Nehemiah was the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes in Babylon. Jerusalem’s walls had been destroyed and word had come to Nehemiah that the remnant of his people left in Jerusalem were distressed over the plight of
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, I purchased you back from darkness by the blood of my own Son. My desire is that none should perish, but I realize not everyone will accept my invitation. Believing in my Son is the only way to eternal life. Some would question this as a narrow way for salvation. You must help them
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Recognizing the Religious Spirit in the Workplace
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12). Living according to rules and regulations and by our own human efforts is a trap set by the religious
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Fears That Keep Us From His Presence
“Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So He got into the boat and left.” – Joshua 5:8 Jesus did many miracles when He lived on earth. One of those miracles involved the deliverance of a demon-possessed man. The people of
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, the higher you go, the more I desire you to go low. I love to bless my sons and daughters, but I will not share my glory. My Son must always be lifted up in your life in order that others will have an opportunity to know me. If my Son is lifted up
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A New Kind of Army
“Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack. Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears” (Joel 3:9-10). God is raising up a new kind of army in these last days. It is the remnant in the Body of Christ
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, you are living in days when it is not enough to have knowledge about my ways; you must experience my presence and power. That power will break through the opposition of the mind. There will be no defense against my love and supernatural power. As you appropriate the fullness of who I am, others
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Sweating Outcomes
“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for He grants sleep to those He loves.” – Psalm 127:2 Coming into the Promised Land in business will change the way you and I view our work. No longer will we see getting up early and staying up late
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Healing Before Ministry
“And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.” – Joshua 5:8 Before the nation of Israel could go into the Promised Land they had to be circumcised. Circumcision is painful, bloody, and personal. God requires each of us to be circumcised in heart before
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Faith is spelled R.I.S.K.
“Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” (Matt 14:29-30). Jesus told Peter to get out of the boat. There is always a risk when we attempt something never
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, you are about to enter a season of great shaking on the earth. I am shaking all things that have a faulty foundation, including the economic systems of your world (Heb 12:27). My sons and daughters who have avoided getting into debt will have great opportunities. They will not be slave to the lender,
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Understanding the Roadblock
“And Joshua said, ‘Ah, Sovereign Lord, why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!’” – Joshua 7:7 Have you ever felt like you were doing what
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What’s Your Brand?
“The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it” (1 Thess 5:24). Coca-Cola is the number one “brand” in the world. Companies spend millions of dollars making their brands known in business. They want you to recognize their brand. When you think of their brand they hope you will have positive thoughts
