Divine Arrangement

"Prayer is a divine arrangement in the moral government of God, designed for the benefit of men and intended as a means for furthering the interests of his cause on earth, and carrying out his gracious proposes in redemption and providence"

Prayer and Promises

"I promise" !! Have you ever heard these words spoken to you ? The word "promise" can be defined as "the grounds for feeling hopeful about the future and grounds for expectations".

God's promises to us do just that. They are given to us to affirm to our hearts that we do have a Heavenly Father that loves us and has planned a hopeful future for our lives by which we have grounds for great expectations.

These promises of God are "exceeding great and precious", words which clearly indicate their great value and their broad reach , as grounds upon which to base our expectations in praying.

Without prayer, the promises of God can grow dim, voiceless, shadowy, and impersonal. It is prayer that makes the promises weighty, precious and practical.

Pray the promises without ceasing and watch your expectations abound !

Taste and See

" I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.

I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Hm, and delivers them. Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!" ~ Psalms 34:1-8

Taste: (Ta'am)Hebrew - To eat discern, perceive; to evaluate. This verb refers to the testing of good by means of the sense of taste. From the primary sense of physical tasting, Ta'am as a noun came to refer to "discernment", that is , the capacity to choose and delight in good things.

Authority

Any study of church history of revivals or reawakening's, tell us one central fact; The Christian Church spoke with Authority. The Word of God speaks with Authority. When the Church is governed by the authority of the Word, the Church speaks authoritatively as well...but not like the scribes. God in His Word always speaks a sure word in a slippery place.

Luke 6:40- "The disciple is not above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as his master"

In the modern world , authority of any kind is a dirty word. True authority is written off as arrogance, but this simply shows how the arrogance of individualism dislikes any organized competition. Authority is built into the world. In any given situation, someone is going to wield authority; someone is going to make the call. Our concern should be to place that authority in the place where Scripture places it. When is comes to the oracles of God, that authority has been given to a faithful Church. But this authority must be explained....

Creating a Kingdom Culture

I believe the body of Christ is in a major transition in this hour. We are moving from a "churchanity" mentality and model to a "Kingdom culture". We are being transformed into a new form of relationships which is affecting how we relate to one another.

Cultures are not created overnight. A culture is the integrated pattern of human knowledge combined of belief's, behaviors, and values which are sustained within a group of people and are transmitted and imparted to succeeding generations.

In other words, a culture is knowledge, belief's, behaviors and values that are defined and imparted from one generation to another and if we are to have a Kingdom culture or as Christ taught us to pray "Kingdom on Earth" it is imperative that we change our thinking about our relationships...

Go Doubting Nothing

"Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man's house" ~ Acts 11:12

Doubting, In the Greek has two definitions:

1. To judge thoroughly; to decide between two or more choices; to make a distinction; to seperate two components, elements, or factors; to render a decision; to evaluate carefully.

2. The word also connotes a conflict with oneself, in the sense of hesitating, having misgivings, doubting, being divided in decision making , or wavering between hope and fear. This is its use here.

Are They Not All Ministering Spirits ?

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them" ~ Psalm 34:7

We cannot see the angels, but it is enough that they can see us.
If devils do us mischief, shining ones do us service. We have a fixed protection, a permanent watch.
If we remain in God's precincts, we shall be in His protection.
And notice that the Lord of angels does not come and go,
paying us transient visits; He encamps around us.
The headquarters of the army of salvation is where those live whose trust is in God.

He Will Bring You Out

"For You, O God, have tested us:
You have refined us as sliver is refined.

You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.

You have caused men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;

But You brought us out to rich fulfillment".

Psalm 66:10-12

Sinning for the Sake of Sin

“A man who cannot forgive,” Charles Spurgeon wrote, “is a poor fellow indeed, for he punishes himself for the sins of others. That being a sin, he therefore sins for the sake of sin.”

When We Don't Know The Way

Even if he knows the road, it is hard for a blind man to find his way. But
a road which he has not known at all is quite out of the question for his
unguided feet. We are by nature blind as to the way of salvation.How can
we know the way of life except that He anoint our eyes and enable us to
see it? Without His touch, we could never have known, never have
imagined that the way of the cross leads home.

"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known" ~ Isaiah 42:16