Your Promises, by Elevation Worship. This is one of my favorite songs. I love the lyrics. Doesn’t matter what I feel Doesn’t matter what I see My hope will always be In Your promises to me These lyrics help to remind that God is trustworthy and His word (promise) will not fail. It’s not about circumstances. It’s all about God…. Continue reading Promises
For the Lord’s sake, respect all human authority–whether the king as head of state or the officials he has appointed. (1 Peter 2: 13) this verse pretty much explains itself. We have the privilege of praying for those in authority over us. Asking God to give them wisdom and honor which they deserve because we respect the Lord. Let us… Continue reading Day of Fasting and Prayer Day 7 Nation
The Spirit of God was hovering over the chaos of matter in complete darkness. (See Genesis 1: 1) We do not know how long the Holy Spirit hovered over this chaos, one year, a billion years, we just don’t have any frame of reference for this. We do know that He was hovering, yet nothing happened until the word of… Continue reading Prayer and Fasting Day 6 Valley
Jesus had the disciples, Paul had Timothy and Elijah had Elisha. Each of these great leaders and teachers imparted what they know into someone else. The result was a changed life, a renewed passion for God and impacting the world around them. We have to become people who pass on to one another who God is, what HE has done… Continue reading Fasting and Prayer Day 5 – Mentorship
Dan Davis, a minister in Israel once had an argument with God. He felt that he was being called to be a man of prayer and he knew that developing a prayer life required a lot of work so he did not want to do it. He was satisfied with praying before meals and maybe a couple of minute quiet… Continue reading Fasting and Prayer Day 4 People of Prayer
Joshua 1:9 says, “ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.“ Ok, so God has made it pretty clear to us, as believers, that we’re supposed to be courageous. David was courageous. Joshua was courageous. Moses, Abraham,… Continue reading My 12-step Plan towards being Courageous
Compassion: noun. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Psalm 86:15 15 But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. I came across this verse when I was studying this… Continue reading Compassion 101: The Basics
Holiness. The first image that I get in my mind is people with a certain look in how they dress, what they allow in their homes, and most likely only shop at Menards. We determine that holiness means looking down at those who do things we don’t like, and using it as an excuse to tear apart others under the… Continue reading Week of Fasting Day One Holiness
Happy New Year! Let’s call a fast. In some ways this sounds as natural as all the weight loss commercials we see on television this time of year. We watch the challenge to get our lives in order as we hold in our hand, the last half of our four dozenth sweet treat we have eaten over the holiday season…. Continue reading Week of Fasting and Prayer
Three years ago, I became a dad for the first time. In the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be a dad of TWO boys (my wife is due any day). All of this dad stuff has got me thinking about what I’ve learned so far….
