I can still remember vividly the service where Bro. Wesley spoke this over me. I can’t remember his first name. That’s pretty common for that era. Everyone was brother and sister. Bro. Wesley was preaching at my grandparents church in Santa Rosa, California, where I was the youth pastor. Sometimes, it would take him a little while to get warmed up. I don’t know if he used notes, or if he simply got up and opened his mouth and started... Read more
He alone has spread out the heavens and marches on the waves of the sea. He made all the stars – the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky. He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles. Job 9.8-10 An empty-headed person won’t become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child. Job 11.12 Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side- leaders whose decrees... Read more
Give me wings to fly O Lord For I do wait eagerly on You You’re my only hope At the end of the day When darkness hems me in You are my Deliverer You are my Rescuer from rubbish When I awake and arise You are my Motivator You are the Voice behind me Telling me this is The Way, walk in it I am alone, yet You are near I joy in the communion of the saints You see... Read more
Scriptural Texts will speak to you at all times, even at the uncomfortable turn of a chapter. I just turned one year older. I am certain of this. The year ahead of me has got to be easier than the year behind me. I sense that I am edging out of the storm, out of the rough waters. This has been confirmed to me from a voice at church that operates in the prophetic. And so a chapter turns. I... Read more
There are various ways to pray effectively. One need not choose only one. Prayer never needs to become a monotonous chore. I have prayed a five part prayer for a couple decades now, among other types of prayers. 5-Step Form Prayer Invoke a name of God. There are many names given to God in the Bible. What name fits the prayer you are about to pray? For instance, do you need healing? Is He not Jehovah Rapha? Thank Him for... Read more
Years ago, when I was at Messenger College a visiting preacher spoke at our chapel. He raised this topic. He believed that speaking in tongues in Acts 2 is a sign to the Apostles that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father. Of course, he believed in the fact that speaking in tongues is the initial sign for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. However, he believed it was more, at least in Acts 2. John’s witness The... Read more
These Texts are from X (Twitter). I opened the account a couple years ago when Elon Musk bought it out. It really does seem to be a bastion of free speech. I post Scriptures, and a lot of little notes, on this platform. Most of the time, the Scriptures are from my daily reads. However, there are some, even in this piece, that come back to me for one reason or another. If you’re on X, you can find me... Read more
There’s an uncomfortable question I’ve been wrestling with. Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. Exodus 3.1 He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is on the Euphrates, in the land of Amaw, to summon him, saying, ‘A people has come out of Egypt; they have spread over the face of the earth, and they... Read more
There are times when all we can do is wait. Some of these texts aren’t about the wait. They may be about occupying your time or about developing attitudes in the interim. “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 NIV A chilling indictment… “They worshipped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves.” 2 Kings 17.15.b Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste... Read more
God has a way of helping us rejoice, even in our tears. But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;… Psalm 77.11.a This verse is the hinge on which Psalm 77 swings. This Psalmist is contemplating terrible things. Then he begins to recall what the Lord has done. This changes the nature of the rest of the song. I wasn’t planning to write about my son, neither last week nor this week. However, it seems proper to do... Read more
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