The Significance of Changing Garments
One of the most powerful themes I have observed in scripture is “changing garments.” This principle is spiritual but manifests itself clearly in the natural. As you move from glory to glory and exchange the “old” for the “new,” there is a period of testing and vulnerability once the old is cast off, and then finally the new is brought forth in due time both sparkling and radiant—a testimony to transformation. Let’s observe this principle at work in some of our most loved Biblical heroes. Changing Garments: Joseph, Ruth, and Lazarus We can start with the example of Joseph, who initially received [...]
Who Is the Apple of God’s Eye?
It seems as if God has been conducting a monumental chess game throughout the ages, waiting for the strategic moment in history to make His move. Yes, the playing board has been set and the pieces have been chosen. The call for watchmen is the strategic positioning of His intercessory knights and prophetic bishops being brought together for a sweeping move—one that all the world will observe closely. No eye will miss this mysterious and fascinating time. We must pray, therefore, for our eyes to be opened with spiritual understanding. Seeing through God’s Eyes After our move from Kansas City to “Music [...]
A Prophetic Word—It’s Harvest Time for Your Life!
I have a Word of Exhortation for you—God is about to exhale a blessing upon your life. Your Harvest is right upon you. Yes, you heard me. It’s Harvest Time for Your Life! Have you ever felt like giving up? Just don’t quit and don’t give up. God wants to give you a “Finishing Anointing” to complete your assignment or task and finish it well! I have a Word of Exhortation for You—It’s Harvest Time for Your Life! For a moment, let’s go to the scriptures and look at a pertinent lesson from the life of Noah as recorded in Genesis 8:20-22 [...]
Conviction: The Key to Revival
Revival depends on repentance. Repentance requires conviction of sin. Bringing conviction of sin to individual men and women is a vital aspect of the Holy Spirit’s ministry. Many believers have written and preached and taught about the multifaceted ministry of the Holy Spirit, but I believe that His ministry of bringing the conviction of sin has often been neglected. Revival Results from Conviction Watch out when the Spirit comes into your world with conviction “concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:8)! His conviction is irresistible, both in a positive and in a negative sense. He will put His mighty thumb down [...]
Flowing in the River of God
A river is a source of life. As it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual. Jesus told His disciples that if we believe in Him, “rivers of living water” will flow out from within us, from our hearts. “Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” (John 7:38, NLT) As followers of Christ, we are blessed with this supernatural flow in our lives. Let’s come step into the river of God. Let’s wade in further. Let’s swim deep in the river of God! River [...]
The Importance of Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles
The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, the Feast of Ingathering, is the feast that the Jewish people celebrate every year in the fall, marking the end of the harvest time and representing the shadow of something yet to come. What could it be? Of the three great feasts, this feast has yet to find its greater fulfillment under or in the New Covenant, but it is coming. It is the final harvest of souls, the great ingathering. Yes, we are right at the door, at the beginning of the greatest global harvest the world has ever seen. Five Major Points Concerning Sukkot [...]
Can a Nation Be Born in a Day? (Hint: Yes!)
Can a nation be born in a day? When God asks an outrageous question, He already knows the answer. And usually, it is to make a strong point. In this case, certainly one point is—"Is anything impossible for God?” And the obvious answer to any student of God’s Word is an obvious, “No!” But perhaps another more important point in the case of this question posed by God is—"Do I keep My promises?” “Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be given birth all at once? As [...]
Does Scripture Command Me to Pray for Israel and the Middle East?
Does God's Word give any clear directives specifically to pray for Israel and the Middle East? We are not to be blown around by every whimsical wind of doctrine or the latest fad that hits the charismatic shores. We must be grounded in the Word of God. We must be knowledgeable of what the Scriptures have to say on a given matter. God is not impressed with our opinions or our preconceived prejudicial thinking. God’s Word has the authority and the final say! To know God’s heart, we must diligently study God’s Word as a prerequisite to being approved as a workman [...]