Category Archives: Strength
Don’t Miss It
Ps.51:1 “Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins… 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight… 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.”
The fifth Marah I have been asked to speak to is The Marah of missed opportunities. There are certain positions that you know that you cannot attain in your strength. Read the rest of this entry
In The Light
Num.24:9 “Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, and cursed is everyone who curses you.” [with emphasis].
Over the past few days we have been learning from Numbers 23:1-30; 24:10-11. We have been learning about how to become and remain unstoppable from the example of the children of Israel. Read the rest of this entry
Word Dose
Prov.17:22 “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.”
Today, I will start by giving you some statistics about stress that shocked me, and I am sure will interest you. Stress, they say, is the basic cause of sixty percent of all medical ailment. Read the rest of this entry
Prayer 101
Dan.9:19 “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.”
Prayer is the bedrock of Daniel’s life and strength. The truth is that seasons come, and seasons go but people that are given to prayer usually will outlast seasons. Read the rest of this entry
Equipped
Isa. 49:25 (KJV) “But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.”
In addition to the deadly punch of obedience, gratitude, the victory combo, the power of the Holy Spirit, the spoken Word, the high praises of God, we Read the rest of this entry
Essentials II
Col. 3:23 (VOICE) “So no matter what your task is, work hard. Always do your best as the Lord’s servant, not as man’s”
If the Lord is with you, who can be against you? No one! You need to know and operate in this truth and reality. The primary source of Caleb’s courage, the primary source of our courage, is the Lord. Read the rest of this entry
Total Picture
Neh.4:14 Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!
“…Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!” [with emphasis]. Read the rest of this entry
Love Controlled
2 Cor.5:14 [MSG] “Christ’s love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do.”
By God’s grace, people talk with me freely because they know that I will not judge them. A pastor’s job is very interesting; you cannot even imagine some of the things I hear. But all in all, my first response is usually to laugh.
