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An amazing promise is tucked away in Isaiah 57:18-19. The entire chapter describes God’s heart for people who have rejected Him, rebelled against Him, went their own way and did their own thing, but God promises to bring them back from exile and to restore to them...
Declaration precedes activation. God’s promises are activated by my declaration. Instead of listening to myself. I will start talking to myself, declaring God’s Word over every aspect of my life (over my spirit, soul, mind, body, emotions, family, relationships,...
TALKING TO MYSELF PERSONAL DECLARATIONS “I’ve learned to talk to myself, instead of listening to myself.” —Dr. James Gills “Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?”...
Fasting is about eliminating distractions and competing desires so that you can fully focus on God. For fasting to be at its max in terms of effectiveness, it always needs to be coupled with prayer. Archbishop Fulton Sheen once described it like this: “Fasting...
JOURNEY THRU THE BIBLE — DAY 7 January 9, 2020 Genesis 9-10 / Matthew 9 / Ezra 9 / Acts 9 THOUGHTS ON ACTS 7 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying...
My brother, Kasey, shared this incredible quote with me a few days ago. It has stuck. I would never choose a year like 2020. And, let's just admit, if the first seven days of 2021 are the "trial offer," I already want a full refund. Unfortunately,...
JOURNEY THRU THE BIBLE — DAY 7 January 7, 2020 Genesis 7 / Matthew 7 / Ezra 7 / Acts 7 THOUGHTS ON MATTHEW 7:1 It’s interesting that the word “judge” in Matthew 7:1 is a neutral word. It simply means “to separate, pick out, select or choose.” We all have to make moral...
JOURNEY THRU THE BIBLE — DAY 6 January 6, 2020 Genesis 6 / Matthew 6 / Ezra 6 / Acts 6 GENESIS 6 — SIN AND GRACE The slide of humanity into total depravity continues as “every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart” become dominated by evil. What God sees when...
January 10 – January 30 WHY 21 DAYS of FASTING? The goal of Christian fasting is God. GOD FIRST is the priority that should rule our lives! Jesus said it this way in Matthew 6:33, “Seek first the kingdom of God…” FASTING is one of the...
What I’m Reading — January 2021 A TALE OF THREE KINGS A Study in Brokenness By Gene Edwards This book should be REQUIRED READING for LEADERS, especially CHRISTIAN LEADERS. During Christmas I’ve read it three times. Each time, it has… …moved me,...