“As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes’” (Luke 19:41-43). Jesus was making his triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem. The Pharisees were complaining

“Now it came to pass the same night that the LORD said to him, ‘Take your father’s young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it; and build an altar to the LORD your

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion”(Ps 84:5-7). There is a

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil” (Matt 4:1). There is a common teaching going around today that says if you do all the right things in your Christian life, you will be blessed and never experience problems in your life. This teaching is heresy. The

“Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you’” (John 20:21-22). Have you ever entrusted someone to carry on a project only to have them fail miserably? What was your response? Many times leaders shame others in order to help them realize the gravity of their failure.

“You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life” (John 5:38-40). Sometimes you would think the trinity is Father, Son and Holy Scriptures instead of the Holy Spirit. There can be

“As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Joshua 1:5b). A black hole is a place of total nothingness. It’s a time in our life when God removes the resources and supports that we normally rely on to feel secure – our careers, finances,

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil” (Proverbs 3:5-7). Oswald Chambers advises, “Whenever God gives a vision to a saint,

“As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit – just as it has taught you, remain in him” (1 John 2:27). Do you know your

“Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything” (Acts 9:8-9). It’s hard to find anyone in Christian history who became a great leader without earning

“But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins” (Matthew 6:15). Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was born in Amsterdam and raised in the Dutch Reformed Church. When the Nazis came to power in the late 1930s, Corrie and her family hid Jews behind a false wall in Corrie’s

“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth” (Deut 28:1-2). Our God is a God of success. You are created to be a success. Success is rooted in our relationship with

“Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you” (Lev 26:8). The Church is called to impact the world. The biblical definition “church” is not an institution or building, but rather it is made up of individuals. Jesus

“Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. So David went up in obedience to the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD” (1 Chron 21:18-19). In 1857, an American

“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). The CEO was excited that he’d found the right man to be general manager of his growing enterprise. He had

“Urge slaves to obey their masters and to try their best to satisfy them. They must not talk back, nor steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy. In this way they will make people want to believe in our Savior and God” (Titus 2:9-10 TLB). Sometimes I hear people say they don’t see

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen 1:1). “The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C,’ the idea must be feasible.” Those were the words of a Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matt 7:12). Have you ever heard the term, “Money talks?” This old clich? has some truth to it. How we handle money speaks very loudly about our values, especially among those in

“Also our enemies said, ‘Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work’” (Neh 4:11). I opened the letter from the attorney and began to read the contents. The more I read, the sicker my stomach felt. I could

“I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do” (John 17:4). Have you ever had a big project to do and felt great when you’d finished the job and it was a big success? The Lord has revealed to us that the number one thing we are to

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9-10). Victoria grew up like many middle income families. She loved school and was even the in her homecoming court all four years in high school. After some tragic family deaths

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me” (Rev 3:20). I am constantly amazed that the Creator of the universe wants to have an intimate relationship with us. While we are frantically

“The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them” (Num 12:9). Beware of trying to depose a leader that God has raised in your midst. Leaders are placed by God in business, government, churches – almost every place where leaders are required. When God places a person in position of authority, it

“But Moses replied, ‘Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!’”(Num 11:29). One of the attributes of a Kingdom leader is to recognize when God is raising new leadership and be a catalyst to affirm and encourage it.

…”I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name” (Isa 45:3). During a workplace conference I met Ed, a small business owner of a marketing communications company. We struck up a conversation and I immediately felt a kindred spirit between us. I appreciated his obvious talent and began an exchange by

“So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you” (2 Cor 4:12). On 9/11/01, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller had just completed his shift when he heard on his truck’s scanner that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers. Siller quickly turned his truck

“The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together…”(Isa 40:4-5 NKJV). I don’t know about you, but I hate road construction. I live in a growing city and it seems like there has been ongoing road construction

“The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position” (James 1:9). Whenever God takes a saint to a very lowly state it is designed to accomplish something only that process can do. Job learned that “He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light” (Job 12:22).

“Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Our Lord never saw the mundane activities as ordinary. Whether He healed the sick or sat around the fire with the disciples, He did not see one activity as spiritual and the other non-spiritual. Life was

“She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said” (Luke 10:39-40). A story is told of a western missionary group that was sitting with a foreign visitor planning strategy for an upcoming evangelistic trip to his country. One man led in prayer, asking for God’s help in

“Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number; but my dove, my perfect one, is unique…” (Song of Solomon 6:8-9). Every business must have a unique niche if you wish to separate yourself from others to compete in the marketplace. This is especially true if you are competing in an industry