“I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings” (Jeremiah 17:10). The Lord looks at the heart of every person and does not merely see its present condition. He looks into the heart at every contributing factor that motivates both mind and heart.…
“Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together” (Luke 17:37). The vultures gather together around dead bodies. Theirs is to devour the decaying flesh and ruin. They have a victory party before their feast with every intention to consume everything that is left unattended. Where Jesus died is the gathering place of demons and devils. Without His…
“Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this” (Revelation 1:19). The revelation of Jesus Christ gave John the insight to write His testimony describing the past, the present, and the future. Time and space no longer exist as divided in His presence. He takes us beyond the…
“Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him” (Psalm 68:1). The very presence of the Lord confounds the enemy. The light of His glory shines so brightly that anything contrary to His nature melts and fades away. We are drawn to His light. We are perfected in order to reflect the…
“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does” (Job 23:13). God is complete in and of Himself. He is not like us with needs that may cause our focus to shift from one thing to another. Those are the limits placed upon the human experience. We navigate through time not…
“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not satisfied” (Ecclesiastes 6:7). The work of man’s hands may satisfy his immediate but not his ultimate needs. Hard work is required for one to eat his bread and provide for his family. Yet there are needs beyond the immediate but requiring immediate attention. The deep longing…
“If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak” (Numbers 24:13). Hearing and obeying the Word of the Lord is more important than the benefits of hard work and…
“How you have advised the one without wisdom, and abundantly revealed your insight!” (Job 26:3 NET). God’s advice to those who are void of wisdom can be translated as those who lack the ability to plan ahead. Those who lack foresight to make plans for the future are advised by God in things only known to Him. Forward thinking is…
“And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come” (1Thessalonians 1:10). The posture of the follower of Jesus Christ is anticipation for what lies ahead. The word of God the persecution of trials and the tests that come against him. It has the ability to stabilize…
This year has numerous prophetic overtones. 400 years ago, Africans were brought to America as slaves and stayed in bondage for 250 years. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. Watchnight Services held in many African American churches originated to commemorate the time they spent awaiting the news that their freedom had come. …
“Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life?” (2 Peter 3:11 MSG). How quickly things can change from what we have grown accustomed to into something with which we are totally unfamiliar. The transitions occur as a judgment against every standard that opposes what ought to be…
“Since the One who saves and those who are saved have a common origin, Jesus doesn’t hesitate to treat them as family” (Hebrews 2:11 MSG). We are members of the family of God and the household of faith. Regardless as to when we entered in or whether the member is born or adopted into the family, there is a place…