Author Archives: God's Favourite House
Admit Your Need
2 Chronicles 1:10-12 “Give me the wisdom and knowledge to lead them properly, for who could possibly govern this great people of yours?” God said to Solomon, “…I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame…”
I love the Word of God because it is always clear, always simple. However, the miracle is in the simplicity. Look at salvation, for instance, God says come to Jesus, believe that a virgin conceived and gave birth to a Son. Read the rest of this entry
The Miraculous
Matthew 19:26 “Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
Exodus 19:3-4 “Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel: ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Read the rest of this entry
Not Ninety-Nine
Exodus 20:3 “You must not have any other god but me. No other gods, only me.” (NLT & MSG)
James 1:22 “…remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. So don’t fool yourselves.” (LB). You do not get more spiritual by hearing scriptural and spiritual verses. You get more spiritual by doing something about what you have heard. Read the rest of this entry
Obeying
Proverbs 3:5-6 “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.” (BSB, emphasis added)
Our anchor scripture highlights four phrases that show us how to position ourselves to be guided by God. The first phrase is Trust In The Lord With All Your Heart and this is Risking. Read the rest of this entry
80:20 Principle
Philippians 2:13 “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. God will continually revitalize you, implanting within you the passion to do what pleases him.” (NLT&TPT)
We are staying with the question from yesterday which is, how do I know if what I am doing is something God wants me to do? Or if it is just my idea and it can get me into trouble? Read the rest of this entry
Eagle’s Wings
Matthew 16:25 “For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting].” (AMPC)
The question to you today is, what is it going to be? Save it and lose it or risk it and gain it with God? God is spreading out His wings and saying, ‘Get on it, child’. But you are saying it is too risky. Read the rest of this entry
Dependable
Mark 12:30-31 “And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
Jesus is speaking to you directly and He is saying that you need to take a risk on God. What is that thing that God will have you do, and you do not want to do because it is ‘too risky’? Read the rest of this entry
Risky
Proverbs 3:5-6 “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.” (emphasis added)
From this passage, we see four phrases that show us how to position to be guided by God. These four phrases are four things that we have to inculcate in our lives to abide on eagle’s wings. Read the rest of this entry
