Author Archives: God's Favourite House

Protocol

Ps. 27:6 “…I will enter His presence, offering sacrifices and praise. In His house, I am overcome with joy. As I sing, yes, and play music for the Eternal alone.” (Voice).

Your attitude determines your access and it is praise that gives you access to His courts. You may enter questioning the reason of your existence, Read the rest of this entry →

Access Key

Ps.100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.” [with emphasis].

Remember the resurrection story; after Jesus resurrected and Mary wanted to hug Him, Jesus refused because He had not yet taken the Blood of atonement to the altar in heaven. Read the rest of this entry →

Right Attitude

Ps.95:2 (The Voice) “Come face-to-face with God, and give thanks; with loud and joyful voices, praise Him in songs.”

Heb.11:6 “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him...” [with emphasis]. Read the rest of this entry →

Passion Speaks

1 Chr. 21:24 “But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the Lord. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!”

Muscles are developed through resistance. If it does not cost you anything, chances are that it is not going to take you anywhere. I saw a tweet by @Sports HQ that captured this so aptly, “Obsessed is just the word the lazy use to describe the dedicated”. Read the rest of this entry →

Sincerely Diligent

Heb.11:6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” [with emphasis]

God rewards those who sincerely seek Him. Our challenge is our insincerity in seeking God. It is not that we do not know that God exists or that we are not seeking. It is that we are not sincere. Read the rest of this entry →

Beyond Doubt

Heb.11:6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” [with emphasis]

We are believers, we believe that God exists and God rewards. We come to God purely by faith but while we are on a journey of faith, Read the rest of this entry →

Without Ceasing

Col.4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.”

We are still learning practical ideas that are helpful in having a vibrant prayer life. The first is, I realize that I am so busy, I cannot afford not to pray. Read the rest of this entry →

His Name Not Yours

Dan.9:17 “O our God, hear your servant’s prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.”

I have found in my walk with God, that one of the strongest pleas in supplication is “for your own sake” and Daniel also deployed this. Read the rest of this entry →

Countercultural

Ps. 62:11 “God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you”

Prayer is countercultural. In our culture, we like action and we like control. But prayer gives control to God and prayer demands dependence on God. Read the rest of this entry →

Patient Concentration

Ps.37:7 Be still in the presence of the Lord and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

Prayer is countercultural. In our culture we are typically distracted, but prayer takes concentration. It used to be children that have short attention spans, but these days adults have very short attention span. Read the rest of this entry →