2023 May
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Where Do You Place Your Confidence?
“Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel” (1 Chron 21:1-2). God always requires total trust in Him alone for our victories in life. Throughout scripture we are cautioned not to place our trust in the strength of horses, other men or our own abilities. David’s decision to take
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
My son Paul is one you should emulate as you seek to be my representative on planet earth. As I worked and then worked even deeper in his life, he eventually came to a place where he literally expended himself on behalf of others. This does not happen just because you may desire it. It
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The Cost of Broken Covenants
“During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the Lord.” – 2 Samuel 21:1a There was a famine in the land, and David equated that famine to the blessing or lack of blessing from God. He sought God to know why there was a
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God’s Motives
“He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” – 2 Samuel 22:20 Questioning someone’s motives for their activities can become an overriding response to those to whom we relate. Wrong motives can result in broken relationships, poor business decisions, and falling out of God’s will. Sometimes we
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, sometimes I am so disappointed in the negative attitudes I see in my sons and daughters. My kids should be the most positive and joyful people on earth because of their heritage in me. Yet, many walk around day to day complaining about things that really do not matter. Your earth life is a
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Block Logic
“For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land” (Jer. 32:15). In the scriptures we discover a difference in the way the Hebrew mind viewed things compared to the way many Westerners relate to God. Hebrews used something called Block Logic.
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, I have called you to equip my sons and daughters to know me and to bring my presence into all aspects of life. My priority is for my presence to be reflected in the daily walk of my children. Salvation through my Son is merely the entry point. Do not let my sons and
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One of the Twelve
“And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again.” – 2 Corinthians 5:15 It is believed that there were about 5,000 believers during the time of Christ. Among those believers, it was thought there were three types. The
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Why Does God Allow Evil?
“If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand” (Psalm 130:3). One of the most common questions every person wrestles with in life is this: “God, if You are loving, just, and all-powerful, why do You allow good people to suffer?” Many choose not to believe in God because they
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Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
“Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’” – Genesis 50:24 I was boarding the airplane in Frankfurt, Germany, when a mentor of mine
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Practicing the Presence of God
“Enoch walked with God” (Genesis 5:24). The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the daily grind of everyday life when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. In the 1600’s, there was a monk named Brother
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
So many of my sons and daughters isolate themselves from those I have called them to love and influence for my kingdom. My Son did not do this. There is no one he did not associate with because he saw every person as a son or daughter made in my image. The old saying, “People
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The Greatest Test
“I know, my God, that You test the heart and are pleased with integrity.” – 1 Chronicles 29:17a God tests His children to know what is in their hearts. God’s desire for each of His children is to walk in relationship with Him, to uphold His righteousness and integrity. It is a high calling that
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, before you came to earth, I predestined your life, what you would do and when and where you would live. And in this place, you will find your inheritance by simply fulfilling the mission I have for you. Remember, all of life is sacred. All you do is a ministry unto me. Do not
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You Need Power
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). D.L. Moody was a shoe salesman until God moved him into a full-time preaching ministry, often in the streets of
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Mother Teresa
“For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me”(Matt 25:42-43).
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, I do not give others the grace for what I have called you todo. My grace and enablement come with the particular assignment I call a son or daughter of mine to accept.Be careful not to rely too much on the counsel of others when you already know what I have called you to
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Hearing the Father Speak
“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” – John 10:27 An Englishman tells a true story of his encounter with a Muslim man while walking in the country. The Englishman wanted to share the gospel with this man but knew little of Muslim beliefs. The two men talked as
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The Goal of the Christian Life
“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” – John 12:24 The goal of the Christian life is death, not success. A popular teaching says that if we follow God, we will prosper
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, the heart is always my one basis for evaluation. I look past the obvious in a person’s life and see the inner truths invisible to the human eye. You can be the greatest sinner, but if you give me your heart and allow my heart to connect with yours, I will bless your life.
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The Place of Nothingness
“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Do you find yourself in a place of nothingness? There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He sets us in a place of isolation and waiting. It is a place in which all past experiences are of no value.
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Fostering the Right Environment
“Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herd” (Prov 27:23). Janice was a high level executive who required excellence and exceptional performance from those under her leadership. She was the general manager of a credit card unit when five of her 2,000 employees were found to have deliberately
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Listening To The Father’s Heart
Son, marriage is for life. Many use the verse you cite as a reason to end their covenant. But I would have you realize that my people were often unfaithful to me. Do you remember Gomer and my son Hosea? I had my son marry her to demonstrate an important truth about my nature –
