Gates serve several purposes in the physical world. They keep the good in and the bad out. They are a means for entrance or departure. Gates provide protection. There are also arrival and departure gates. Since Jesus spoke in parables,… Read More ›
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Pray Away Your Confusion
This devotion is found in my book FACING STORMS: DEVOTIONS FOR THOUGHT AND MEDITATION. Available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Facing-Storms-Devotions-Thought-Meditation/dp/1502487551/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1430870978&sr=8-2&keywords=cheryl+zelenka “Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give… Read More ›
Patience when life overwhelms – Victory in Jesus
We all have plans in our lives – plans can often be real, exciting and exhilarating. They can also be filled with dread and foreboding but plans are just that, plans – so many of us make plans only to… Read More ›
Highway of Holiness
“I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God’s creational… Read More ›
Trembling Hands
Ever been so nervous and anxious that you can hardly stand? The sweaty palms, the unsteady legs, the trembling hands, the light headedness just to name a few of the symptoms. Yes! nervousness and anxiety can be a real problem…. Read More ›
Make my life a prayer
Ever been in a situation where you feel your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling – no-one is there – you feel nothing and all is silent? I have – and it’s very disconcerting to say the very least. Many… Read More ›
Good Reasons To Memorize Scripture
(http://memorizethebible.com/#chapter-1) When you’re put on the spot, what will you say? Will you say, let me check my smart phone or iPad? Let me find that scripture on my computer? Knowing God’s word = spiritual power and authority (Ephesians 6:17;… Read More ›
Understanding Kingdom Prayer, part IV
God Knows Your Every Need: · Matthew 6:8 NAS – “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Commentary: I hate to state the obvious, but if this… Read More ›
Complain And Grumble
The following question will challenge even the most mature and spiritually filled believer. “Do you grumble and complain?” Complaints are included in acceptable social conversations. They are objections, even acts of protest. Voicing anger, fears, dissatisfaction, annoyance, and irritation will… Read More ›
Deliberate Sin! – Forgiven or Not?
The whole world was absolutely shocked and shaken to our core this week when the news broke that a “German Wings’ aircraft had crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 on board. Our hearts broke as the news flashed… Read More ›
Jesus: The Lion Of Judah
“If you…come to Christ, He will appear as a Lion, in His glorious power and dominion, to defend you. All those excellencies of His, in which He appears as a lion, shall be yours, and shall be employed for you… Read More ›
The Prayer Closet
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6 The chair sat in a… Read More ›
Don't Believe It
by Neil Anderson Leviticus 19:31 Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them Where do mediums and spiritists get their “amazing” information and insights? Many of them are demonic channelers,… Read More ›
Thy Kingdom Come, part II
Myles Munroe wrote a book a few years back entitled, Rediscovering the Kingdom. This book breaks down much of what anyone would need for understanding the Kingdom. He aptly describes a kingdom this way: A King and Lord –… Read More ›
Flesh vs. Spirit: Kingdom Mindset, part VII
Galatians 5:16-26 (NAS): But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in… Read More ›
Pure Joy or Mere Happiness?
“To pursue joy is to lose it. The only way to get it is to follow steadily the path of duty, without thinking of joy, and then, like sheep, it comes most surely unsought, and we “being in the way,”… Read More ›
Find Our Joy In God
Many in society have adopted the philosophy that life should be a trouble free existence filled with ongoing pursuits of lustful pleasure. Is our time on earth meant to be a continuous party filled with inordinate and excessive pleasure? Does… Read More ›
Flesh vs. Spirit: "God Just Wants Me To Be Happy," part V
Philippians 3:8 (NAS): More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish… Read More ›
Prayer for the Persecuted
THERE ARE MANY CHRISTIANS DYING BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT RENOUNCE THEIR FAITH. PLEASE, LET US SUPPORT THEM IN PRAYER. “Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death.”… Read More ›
Flesh vs. Spirit, part IV
Hebrews 4:15 (NAS): For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Matthew 16:24 (NAS): Then Jesus said to His… Read More ›
There Is Power In HIS Name
“The safest place in all the world is in the will of God, and the safest protection in all the world is in the name of God.” ~ Unknown “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the… Read More ›
Flesh vs. Spirit, part I
“For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please (Galatians 5:17, NAS).” There is… Read More ›
Two Kingdoms
“…there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The KINGDOM OF THE WORLD has become the KINGDOM OF OUR LORD and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever (Revelation 11:15, NAS).” “For He rescued us from the… Read More ›
Open The Eyes Of My Heart!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnqb7Vn4AEE “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people.” Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) “Many people… Read More ›
Faith is NOT Walking by Sight!
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 1 Co. 5:7 (NKJV) An Atheist’s View On Life I will live my life according to these beliefs…. God does not exist It is foolish to think That there is a God… Read More ›
Confusion And Calamity
It seems like overwhelming circumstances enjoy a grand entrance. Calamity doesn’t care about being convenient or whether she fits into our daily schedule. In fact, inopportune moments are her favorite time to appear. Therefore, it is no surprise that these… Read More ›
Kingdom of God: Power and Authority, part II
“But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly…not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live… Read More ›
Pearls and Diamonds
“Deep in the center of the earth, a diamond is formed. Though many will admire its beauty and usefulness, when its formation is complete, none views the process by which it is formed. It is hidden, unseen, in the darkness. … Read More ›
Psalm 91
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him… Read More ›
Build Up Your Faith And Climb!
All of us have had heartache, sorrow, pain, confusing times, and loss. They are not supposed to tear us down… but build us up. We GAIN STRENGTH by wallking through such times. Think of a mountain climber…. it takes muscles… Read More ›