I will sing a new song to you, O God; . . .I will make music to you- Psalm 144:9 (NIV) Poet or psalmist? Which is it? Oh, yeah… spoken word, poetry or psalms? Today, much like in the past ages, people are caught up in titles. They live by labels. For some people, they are precisely [...]
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Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials- James 1:2 (NASB) Can you consider your troubles as times to boost your joy? James thought so. Better yet, James believed so. He said it to other believers about what they endure as a “testing” of their faith. James spoke of enduring such trials, [...]
An Ever-Present Enemy
Posted in endurance, growth, joy, strength on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. – Luke 4:13 (NIV) Luke provides an account of the devil, Satan, Lucifer, the prince of the earth, the fallen angel, completing his attempts to tempt Jesus in the wilderness and departing from Him. James spoke of submitting ourselves to the [...]
When Satan Attacks
Posted in believers, church, encouragement, evil, fear, Jesus, joy, offering, pastors, redemption, salvation, wicked, tagged attack, Christ, heart, help, offering, prayer, salvation, satan, spiritual, warfare on August 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.- Ephesians 6:12 (NKJV) Satan gets a lot of credit in the church. Much of what the average Christian gives over to Satan is truly [...]
Purposeful Pursuits
Posted in action, believers, encouragement, glory, joy on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our purpose in all things is to please God.- John Wesley What we need to do is please God by what we do day by day. Our daily pursuits should lead to God being glorified every step of the way. Our work should serve as part of our worship. Daily, as we work according to [...]
Discover Your Destiny
Posted in assurance, believers, blessed, Christian, daily, deliverance, encouragement, evangelism, healing, Jesus, joy, leadership, success, unity, values on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Believe it or not, Moses would be a pretty tough act to follow as a spiritual leader. He had seen God face to face and spent many days doing one-on-one meetings with God on Mount Sinai. Yet, Joshua was told to be both strong and courageous regarding leading the people of God into the Promised [...]
Making Peace Both Near and Far
Posted in family, freedom, joy, peace on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of us need to make peace with family. No matter how far that you have come, you still need to make peace. Someone just needs to bury the hatchet ASAP. There is no more time to waste. Friendships have lied in ruin because of the failure of one side to approach making peace and [...]
Beyond Just Another Day (Psalm 118:24)
Posted in believers, Christianity, creation, evangelism, faith, joy, Operation Reach Out on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the day which the Lord hath made-Ps. 118:24 (KJV) Every single day is made by the Lord. True believers cannot deny that. The Creator is the creative force that creates all things. John shared such a view about Him when he wrote by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit: He created everything there [...]
Since We’ve Started (The Journey of Life Path)
Posted in accomplishment, faith, joy, labor, ministry, offering, reflection, service, work on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God has been so gracious to allow us time to reflect and look back at what we started and how far we have come thus far. When I consider the fear that held my dreams in 2006, I am thankful for the challenge of faith that came about in 2007 that made Life Path Ministries [...]
