Prevailing Faith & Prayer
Have you ever considered that God gives faith to prevail in prayer? Faith, like any spiritual gift, is given by God. Further, God empowers you through grace to believe and to persevere in faith and prayer. Granted, God expects you to steward the faith received, but...
Characteristics of Faith, Part 3
Faith leans into the promises of God with expectation of the fulfillment. Faith hears, sees, speaks, endures and receives what is promised before the manifestation. Belief is an assurance of the mind. Faith is an assurance of the heart. You can try and work up faith,...
Characteristics of Faith, Part 2
Continuing with our theme from last week, let’s examine further how faith “hears” and “sees.” God communicates to us in many ways. I refer to it as the “language of the Spirit.” We see many examples throughout the bible of God communicating to humanity through spoken...
Characteristics of Faith, Part 1
Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon in Arizona? If you haven’t, I encourage you to make the trip; it is a natural wonder to behold. If you have gone, you experienced something beautiful and breathtaking. You viewed the vastness of this magnificent canyon with its...
Communion and Divine Empowerment
Many of us are trying to eliminate bad carbs from our diet. But let’s be honest, for most of us freshly baked bread is hard to resist! Dip it in some oil and vinegar, laced with Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese and, well, it’s a little bit of heaven on earth!...
The Faith of God, Part 2
When you need more faith, you must look to Jesus. The writer of Hebrews states, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” Heb. 12:2 NKJV Real faith is faith that comes from Christ, imparted to us by grace. Sometimes faith is weak, but even weak faith...
The Faith of God, Part 1
There is faith, and then there is faith. Often our experience with God and his Word enables us to operate as “routine” in kingdom authority and power. In other words, we operate at a level of faith as developed over time, and this is good and effective in many...
Under His Shadow, Part 3
I haven’t met a true disciple of Jesus who didn’t want to please him. A ravished heart makes a committed disciple. In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a parable about three servants and their ability to steward what was entrusted to them. Often referred to as the Parable of...
Under His Shadow, Part 2
I love our sunny warm winters in the desert southwest. Occasionally, we receive a winter storm that drops the temperature and brings valley rain and snow in the mountains. Last week, we had two winter storms that brought snow to parts of the valley and covered...
Under His Shadow, Part 1
Happy New Year! A word the Lord has put on my heart for 2019 is ‘confidence.’ I believe 2019 is a year to face challenges confidently, trusting God’s promises completely. As believers, we can confidently abide in God and his promises irrespective of uncertainties we...
