Category: General

I have some musing on the subject of entitlement and mercy: simply put, God doesn’t entitle us to stuff even as His children. He treats as true children and we must respond as true children. His covenant with us guarantees the availability of stuff, but not entitlement to stuff. Most people get mercy and grace […]

Saul missed the what-God-wants of his life and generation by failing to wait. While we remember his failure for full obedience with regard to Agag and the Amelekites, Saul’s failure to wait for Samuel reset his whole life and leadership long before this more obvious failure occurred. Saul’s heart was revealed by his failure to […]

A mystery is something hidden. God strategically hides things, keeps them hidden, and reveals them just as strategically as He hid them, in His time. As the head of the year arrives September 30, we can expect the revealing of things God has hidden. He has preserved and reserved inheritance for this time, anticipating a […]

Faith has consequences. Our behavior and beliefs answer to one another. If we fail to act out the consequences of what we believe, we must ultimately deny or redefine our faith. Faithfulness speaks of our “fulfillment-of-faith,” of behavior and lifestyle that prioritizing life by arranging the highest and lowest and everything else in between. We […]

Among the gifts given by Holy Spirit, one is given special attention by Scripture, emphasized as a gift of the Spirit to be pursued, a gift valued by its capacity to build, encourage, and embolden the people of God. The gift of prophecy. Paul makes some really strong statements with regard to this enabling capacity […]

God’s strategy to leave Egypt is not the same as His strategy to prepare for inheritance. The strategy for entering into inheritance is different from the strategy of preparation for inheritance. God preserves inheritance for a faithful generation who pass the tests of preparation in the desert, the tests of growing and maturing that reveal […]

I have been writing that the prodigal son’s father was dysfunctional for giving him inheritance when he was not ready. I maintain that sentiment, but I do want to mention the reason such a poor decision could occur. Good fathers are easily taken advantage of. The vulnerability of a good father is his tendency to […]

Jesus waited for a sound to be blended in Brasil, a sound He wanted to hear in Europe, Africa, and Asia. He sent remnants to this land and waited for the blending of cultures and peoples, to create a sound in Brasil He could release back into Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is a sound […]

Jesus esperou por um som que se misturaria no Brasil. Um som que Ele desejou ouvir na Europa, na África e na Asia. Ele enviou um remanescente desses lugares para esta terra e esperou por toda essa mistura de culturas e pessoas para criar um som no Brasil que Ele pudesse liberar de volta para […]

Jesus used this Greek term, ekklesia, [Greek word] in describing what He was building. He builds it on the Father’s revelation that He is the Son of God. That is, ecclesia [English word] is built upon the revelation of Jesus as God’s Son. The testimony of Jesus is the prophetic spirit: Who He is prophesies […]