Giants, Grapes and Gravity
The longer you wait the steeper the climb. God promised Caleb that mountain when he was a younger man. Now the giants are entrenched high above him. And he is 40 years older. Caleb must overcome both giants and gravity.
On many of us who’ve put off pursuing promises from God, the earthward inertia is formidable. So much so that even . . .
It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
A church not preaching and practicing the Kingdom of God with signs and wonders is not preaching the Good News of Jesus.
Such a church presents and perpetuates a powerless gospel; which is no gospel at all.
The world needs to hear the whole story. Not merely in words, but in power as well. It’s our assignment and . . .
Would You Burst?
Would you please the Lord?
Offer rousing, raucous, shameless celebration for any of a thousand of His favors.
Would you make His heart swell with joy?
With no conditions, receive, relish, and revel in his boundless love for you.
Would you see His face beam with glee?
Determine to give Him pleasure in your . . .
What's the Good in Knowing?
What’s the good in knowing what God is capable of?
What good is Jesus’ promise to us that, If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it, if it does not apply to its complimentary promise, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do?
What good, to encounter broken, sick, afflicted, and tormented people and be . . .
Why Stop There?
If You grant to me the stuff of life; forgiveness, healing, comfort, hope and joy, why would I stop there?
Why wouldn’t I present the whole of me for Your habitation?
Why wouldn’t I unite with You and abide in Your affections, counsel and friendship?
Why wouldn’t I be a devoted, happy son who revels in Your . . .
Who Wants a God Like That?
To indicate the depravity of men’s hearts, one need only consider how insensible, indifferent and dismissive he is to God’s manifold goodness toward him every moment, every hour of his life.
Most of us only reach to God from the pit of despair, pain or loss. Even in this, the man suspects God, ascribing blame to Him for sending . . .
Now What?
Promises made to us . . .
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. Jn 14:13, 14
Now What?
You are given authority over all the power of the enemy. Lk 10:19
Now What?
You have authority over unclean spirits, to . . .
