Ask in faith

"But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways". (James 1:6-8 KJV). Ask in faith! God the Father is willing to give to His children wisdom, a greater knowledge of the Word of God, and a deeper intimacy with Him. Just ask! However, we must ask in the right way, without doubting or for selfish reasons. A double minded man is a wavering man in his mind, thoughts, and intentions, and he is not to be trusted. He is unstable, and he continues to veer from one course to another, showing lack of control. There's no doubt that this man has good intentions, but he is pulled by every wind and tossed to and fro by every wave. A person cannot receive from the Lord this way because their faith is not in the Lord alone but in other things. One cannot serve two masters. This produces instability of faith, which cannot honor God. Put Jesus first, above your life and everything that surrounds you. He makes it clear that we should ask, seek, and knock. He is willing and able to do His part. Are we willing and able to do ours? God bless you. Amen

Your goodness

"Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, and worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust and take refuge in You before the sons of men"! (Psalm 31:19 AMP). The Lord will make a way in this last hour. He will show us His great love and mercy, pouring it upon those who want it. The Lord knows those who trust in Him, and in the days of trouble He is able to help them. Count your blessings and see how much you are really blessed. When confronted with persecution and death, men and women, along with their children, withstood these times with great faith. They were not moved from their love in Jesus Christ. Even when they were beaten, left for dead, or saw their loved ones burned alive for their belief in Jesus Christ, their faith in the Lord kept them alive. The Lord will make a way even if we cannot understand. God opens doors before us that no man can shut. He will make a way. The valley that we walk through may be dark and weary. Temptation and frustration may grip our hearts time and time again, but we must trust in the Lord. He is able to keep us from harms way. He will make a way. Struggles may be in front of us or all around us. This is very common nowadays, but we put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. He has already conquered this world, making a path for every believer to walk in. He will make a way. When all seems to be falling apart and you cannot get ahead, fall on your knees and give God praise. He will make a way. God bless you. Amen

Many are the sorrows of the wicked

"Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on the Lord shall be compassed about with mercy and with loving-kindness". (Psalm 32:10 AMP). The youth of today have not been given a chance at life. There is temptation every where we look. The enemy sure is deceiving. He is using everything he can get his hands on to lead, not only the youth away from the truth, but adults also. Drugs are in our schools like no other time in history. Immorality is taking over their young minds. This is just the beginning of the great falling away, and it has already started in the church house. Kids are confused, and they are not sure how to serve or surrender to the Lord because they see the same thing in the church house as they do in their own homes, compromise. As long as the church is lukewarm, the children will also be lukewarm, and even greater. This is serious, but not too serious to those who sit back and watch the immoral ways of man take over everything it can or has access to. If the devil can get into the house, he can easily rule that home with fighting, bitterness, anger, depression, and even murder. He can careless about our kids. Continue to fight for your loved ones. It is not in vain. God bless you. Amen

Possess it.

"And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it". (Numbers 13:30 KJV). The Lord will make a way even if it does look dark and weary. The Lord saved the children of Israel many times in their desperation. Battle after battle, God did the miraculous right in front of His children. He provided and took care of them all with water and manna. Not one ever got sick or died from cancer or heart disease. There was no such thing among God's children. Two men, Caleb and Joshua, stood up against all the others and their disbelief. These men believed in God's promise, and they were not about to let the promises slip away. Even with the odds against them, they proclaimed God's promise and kept it in their hearts. These men believed, and because of their faith in the promises of God they were the only ones from twenty years and older who got to go into the promise land. Doubt and unbelief always looks to self and says, "We cannot". While faith looks to the Lord, and says, "We can". The Lord never changes. He is and always will be the same. He is the same God that brought Israel out of the wilderness and into the promise land flowing with milk and honey. He is the same God that is saving those in need today. There is nothing impossible for God to do. We just need to have faith. God bless you. Amen

The light

"For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved". (John 3:20 KJV). Jesus came to save the sinner, but many stayed sitting in their sins, doubting, and living in unbelief. As the spiritual storms flood this earth, darkness is fighting light and good is against bad. Many are asleep and casually care for other's desires. What has become of Christianity in this late hour? So many people sow into their own selfish desires and are blinded by what's happening in front of their homes, towns, cities, and governments. Young kids are not being raised up under godly standards or godly morals. They are taking out the Word of God from everywhere. The Word of God has become an offense to so many people. They don't want to hear it or see it, least their evil deeds be exposed. So, they will remain in darkness. What is Christianity going to look like in twenty years? Is it going to be diluted even more with the wisdom of man? Will the Holy Spirit move freely upon the land? This is up to the church of today. The church today needs to arise out of their sleep. The church needs to get off the couch and begin to follow Jesus once again. We cannot allow another day to go by where darkness so easily comes into the church. It's up to us, child of God. God bless you. Amen

The Lord will take vengeance

"God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him". (Nahum 1:2, 7 KJV). The enemy did not get too far with his tricks or schemes. God has already stopped him , right in his tracks. We just have to believe it. Our Lord has given us the authority and the upper hand on the devil, and Jesus has defeated him at the cross. Every hurt the enemy sowed into, every lie he spoke, every harm he's done to the children of God, and every life he has taken will be accounted for. God is going to get revenge for His children. The Lord is for us. He is looking out for us. So hold fast! God is good, strong, able, and willing to save in these days of trouble. He has His eyes upon the faithful and those who trust in Him. He is and always will be in charge, and everything that comes your way went through Him first before it came to you. All evil will be crushed and done away with soon. Darkness will be stomped out by Christ's illuminating light. There will be no where for darkness to hide or run. Trust in the Lord, for He takes in those who place their trust in Him and His Word, and not in the frail arm of man. God bless you. Amen

Why sleep ye?

"And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation". (Luke 22:46 KJV). Pray so that you do not enter into temptation. Jesus took His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane, a place they were familiar with. He told them to keep watch and to pray, as He went a stone's cast away, knelt down, and began to pray. Jesus was about to do what is impossible for man to do. He was about to carry the sins of the whole world upon His shoulders. As He laid there in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, He cried out to God the Father and asked Him, "if you be willing remove this cup from me nevertheless not my will, but Thine, be done". It's meaningless for the believer to go through this world under his or her own will. It is going to take God's will. Jesus knew He was about to be nailed to the cross, and the only way He was able to bear such a burden was to surrender His all to God. He knew what kind of pain He was going to bear and what persecution was on its' way, and the only way He could get through this was just by crying out. Have we surrendered it all? Can we give God, our Lord, one hour of watching and praying? Or has He found us asleep in our darkest times? Has He found us asleep when all Hell is around us? Jesus knew what He was up against, and it is also very clear to the sight of man what we, the church, are up against. We must understand that our flesh is weak, but the Spirit is willing. It's time for us to pray and seek the face of the Lord. God bless you. Amen

Repent

"In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand". (Matthew 3:1, 2 KJV). Deep repentance must be heard from the house of God in these last days. It is not the time to get comfortable and sleep. It's time to rise up in full gear and face the truth. We're getting closer to the end, and the hour is coming soon. God will judge the House of God first. When that time comes, we are going to wish we had done more, reached out more, prayed more, and sought more. Repentance is not being preached anymore. We have exchanged it for a watered down sermon that cannot move the heart of a lost sinner, much less bring conviction to the back slider. Truly repenting opens up the door for Christ as a whole to come in and take over that life. Without the cry of repentance, we will only continue to fulfill and go after our own wants and desires. Being unrepentant holds us back from walking in the fullness of God's power and gives way for the enemy to deceive and delude the heart. Only those who seek a greater hunger and a deeper relationship with God will repent and deny themselves daily. This is a battle, and only those who give attention to the Word of God will hear what the Spirit says. Repent! God bless you. Amen

Seek His presence continually.

"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually"! (Psalm 105:4 ESV). Seek the Lord, for He is faithful and gives strength where it is due. There is no place where we can hide from God. His eyes are on every one of His children. We cannot run from the presence of God. He is everywhere, even if we do not see Him. "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence"? (Psalms 139:7). That is good news to those who desire to seek Him and those who are in need of something more than just the normal. He is always watching out for His children. He is always making sure we are all protected from the accuser, the evil one. The men and women of old knew the presence of the Lord in a mighty way. Even when persecution came upon them, they were not moved by it. Nothing was able to take them from their faith in Christ Jesus. A trip to the lion's den did not stop them from believing in the One True God. Nothing can stop a believer from walking in victory when they know the Lord and His sweet presence. God's strength awaits those who continually seek Him in and through the storms. God bless you. Amen

Always pray.

"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint"; (Luke 18:1 KJV). Pray for your loved ones. Pray for the hurting and lost among you. There's always something we can do to help, and that is to pray, cry out to the Lord Jesus Christ, and to begin to intercede on behalf of our families and children, for those who are lost out and about, and for those who are broken and hurting with no direction. Plead in that prayer closet for a generation that is in a battle. This battle not only captures their souls. It is out to grab a hold of their eyes, feelings, emotions, and all that it can from them. It uses amusements to entangle their flesh. Is it going to take losing a loved one before we realize we could've done something about it? Is it going to take something drastic to happen in our homes for us to fall on our knees and begin to ask God for help? God isn't out to hurt us or our families. He has given us the answer and access to His promises, but it begins on our knees. Don't waste another minute in front of the television or Internet while your family and loved ones are still lost. Grab a hold of Christ on your knees. Pray and do not faint. God bless you. Amen

Greatly distressed

"And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God". (1 Samuel 30:6 KJV). What's it going to take? King David, along with his men, came back home to Ziklag and found that the Amalekites had made a raid and took their wives, children, and every thing they could possibly carry away. David's men grew angry and hurt with their mighty king. Their wives and children were taken captive. All they had worked for was burned down. Everything was lost. Bitterness and hatred stirred up in the hearts of these mighty men of war, and all they could think about was getting revenge on someone for their lost valuables. So, they decided to stone David, but David fell to his knees, prayed to God, and asked Him for guidance. In desperate situations, anger can easily rise up in an individual's heart. In the case with the men of David, their anger grew to hurt towards the man they followed and trusted in. This is what most of us do. We will do things our own way under the pressure of attack. We take charge our own way, leaving God's guidance out because it becomes very personal. There was really no difference with King David and his men. They all lost what they loved, but King David sought the Lord for understanding. He was not about to do anything without God's word. What are you up against? Has the enemy come in and taken your children? Or maybe your family has been scattered or your marriage has fallen apart. What are you going to do when the battle hits close to home? Encourage yourselves in the Lord. God bless you. Amen

My help.

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth". (Psalms 121:1, 2 KJV). I thank God for a new life. A life of peace and love. A life filled and satisfied. A new life determined to grow more and to strive for a deeper relationship with Him. Do you remember where the Lord found you? Do you remember where He picked you up from and how far you were from Him? He looked down upon us with love and mercy while all the others passed by and ignored us. What man could never do, Christ Jesus came in and did. He came in and opened the prison doors that we were behind. He broke the chains that held us captive and depressed. He defeated the evil one, who held us in bondage as slaves. You may think you have gone too far in the wrong direction or you may think, "how can God ever love me after all that I have done". Stand still. He is everywhere, and he has an ear towards the heart crying out for salvation and love. He never takes back His promises, nor does He withhold His goodness, lovingkindness, mercy or grace from His children. Oh how good it is to be in the arms of such a loving God. Have faith. Cry out. God bless you. Amen

Naked shall he return

"As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand". (Ecclesiastes 5:15 KJV). One of the greatest battles the church faces today is the battle for time. Many are bound by time. The modern day excuse in the church house is "there is just not enough time in one day". People are living busy lives and trying to juggle many things all at one time. They chase success with great determination, spending hours on end trying to reach their goals. Only to wake up one day and notice that it was all in vain. Why go after that which will only perish? Why spend your life in front of a T.V. or computer getting nothing done, while your family is out of control, addicted, lost, and hurting? There is no time to sleep and sit back watching the world pass by. There is no time to spend all our time chasing after the world and every new thing it offers, while the enemy is killing our families. We must find time to pray. Prayer is a must in the life of a believer. It's time to stand firm in the will of God, getting into that prayer closet and fighting for our loved ones. Don't allow time pass you by and keep you from the greatest victory in your life. Families are lost, broken, and beat up by the wickedness of this world. It's time to pray. God bless you. Amen

Blinded the minds

"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them". (2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV) The light of Christ has come into this world to unveil the eyes of those who are blinded by the gods of this world, who are out to deceive the whole world. The devil is working overtime to delude the children of God through seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, and this is only the beginning of this work. Wickedness is taking over the lives of the young people and making them believe that there is no God or Savior and that the Word of Truth is a lie. Then, there are some that teach that God loves you just the way you are, whether you're a homosexual, drug addict, or an adulterer. To some point that is true. God loved us so much that He gave us His Son so that we could be free from sin and the spirits that come along with the lifestyle. Man always wants to put his input into what God has put His final say so on. God has done everything to set man free, but man must want to be free. God the Father has made a way through His son Jesus Christ to save the lost sinner from death and Hell. He has given us His son Jesus Christ that He may bring true light to the hearts that live in darkness. He is the only way. There is no other but Jesus Christ and the cross. If there was another way, then the work of the Cross of Christ was in vain. God bless you. Amen

Above all things

"Above all things have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins [forgives and disregards the offenses of others]" (1 Peter 4:8 AMP). Frustration can be your greatest enemy to the prayer closet. Maybe there is someone in your family that frustrates you. They just do not want to surrender to Christ, but they sure want the blessing while they continues to disregard the love of Christ. Have you gotten frustrated at this person? Maybe you cry out for salvation for them, or you have asked God, "When will they ever get it right and do something good in their lives". Hear yourself praying. Is it from a heart of love or a of heart of frustration? Our prayers can only be answered under the will of God. There have been times I found myself crying out for individuals through frustration. In those prayers, I found myself asking God to do what I wanted. I prayed my own selfish desires for that individual and not God's will. God's will is to save and bring freedom, peace, and love to His children and not to fulfill our selfish wants. It's so easy to get in a place where we pray for our own wants and desires without it being surrounded by the Lord's desires for us. Only a prayer from a crying heart with selfless motives, moved by a passion to see our loved ones saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, can move the hand of God. Frustration for an individual only prolongs our prayers and hinders our voices. Only the walls can hear a prayer out of frustration. God bless you. Amen

Cry day and night

"And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them" (Luke 18:7 KJV)? Have you ever thought of giving up on your prayer life and just abandoning it all together? Maybe you can't find any time to get alone with Christ or you have no place to fall on your knees. If a person is sick and tired of the direction their own life or families are going, they will do something about it. If someone or something began to hurt your children, what are you going to do? Are you going to sit back and let it be? I doubt it. It is no different in this spiritual war that we are in. Kids are getting hurt by the wickedness that runs freely in our streets and schools. The only way to stop this from attacking our loved ones is on our knees praying to our Lord, who hears the prayers of a crying father, mother, brother, or sister. When a spiritual warrior begins to see the rapid growth of darkness getting closer to their loved ones, they will do something about it. It is a battle, and only those who hunger to see their loved ones free and living a life with Christ, are the warriors that will not sleep till the battle has been won. The victory awaits you today. Don't let another moment pass you by. Find that place where you and God can meet. Be persistent and see the glory of God do the impossible before your very own eyes. God bless you. Amen

The thief.

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10 KJV). The youth today are broken and hurt. They scream for a way out from the inside of their souls. They are looking for a way out, and many are desperate and will do anything to get attention. The devil has come in and laid some attractive traps for this young generation. He is making them think that everything is alright, and making them believe that this is normal. The television and music, along with video games, are attracting kids and leading them towards immorality and rebellion. There are new drugs on the streets that are harder to kick, more addictive, and more powerful than they were 20 years ago. The enemy uses these things to lead kids astray from the Truth. Demonic spirits are waiting for another catch to bring it in and bind it up for eternity. Along with all the immorality, rebellion, lying, idolatry, drugs, and etc comes darkness with evil spirits of perversion, seduction, hate, murder, and suicide. This darkness cannot be stopped by man. Man is powerless, for his flesh is weak. Man needs to allow the Holy Spirit to move through him and to bring the precious light of Christ into their homes, families, work, and to those lost that are dying in the world. There's a generation dying a spiritual death, and they desperately need our help in prayer and fasting. In the name of Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen

Not against flesh and blood.

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand" (Ephesians 6:12, 13 KJV). When is it going to hurt enough and build up enough drive inside of us, so that we find a place to fall on our knees and begin to pray for the children and for our families? So many people are lost without a direction in life or even a desire to live. Has it bugged you enough to where you would just fall on your face and cry out to the One who can hear your prayer, Christ Jesus himself? We are in a spiritual battle. This battle calls for spiritual warriors. The enemy is only threatened by and can only notice a spiritual woman or man who fights on their knees with the Word of God in their hands. Anything other than that is not a threat to the devil. Sons and daughters are being tricked by the trickster, while fathers and mothers are on the sideline casually doing nothing. This is a war, and there are many casualties falling. We each have a choice. We will either just watch and do nothing or begin to engage in this spiritual warfare and defeat the enemy who has been defeating our families. Does it hurt yet to see our little ones lead astray into worldly addictions and habits of ungodliness? Does it hurt yet to see a generation seduced by perversion and wickedness, like no other generation in the past? Great attacks means great victory for those who are found on their knees. God bless you. Amen

Believeth in Him

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16 KJV). Christianity is not what man makes it. It is what God has made it through His Son Jesus Christ. There is nothing really good in the heart of man. Yes, we have good traits. Many are kind, loving, generous, and willing to do for others when in need. To do so is great, but the church was built upon Christ Jesus and Him first. God, in His burning passion, seeing that man was unable to do what He required did it Himself for you and I. God is full of mercy, and He has been since the day man was created. He will never stop loving us for He freely gave His very best to see us free from depression, addictions, isolation, and from death. No man can ever give us what God has freely given to us. Salvation does not cost you anything and it will not get you into debt. It is given through faith in Jesus Christ and not what man can do. Find time to pray and give thanks to God the Father, who has given us liberty, peace, and fullness of life through His Son Jesus Christ. God bless you. Amen

With no brightness

"Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it" (Amos 5:20 NKJV)? We cry out in the midst of adversities, in the days of darkness, and as wickedness covers the world. The land is barren and desolate for there are very few laborers working in the fields. The theme of today is every man for himself. Many ask themselves, "What can I get for myself?". Selfishness and self prosperity has flooded the land, blinding many with false delusions and empty promises. These are the days the prophets spoke about. These are the days we heard about. These are the days when people become lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God. These are the days when false teaching rapidly floods the church house, professing a relationship with our Savior. Many hold a "form of godliness, but deny the power thereof". These days are as the days of Noah. People are buying, selling, trading, giving themselves in marriage, drinking, and eating. Men have become wicked in their imaginations and their hearts, which can never be satisfied by the lust that they so desire. Darkness is not going away any time soon, and we don't have to become a lost people, bound and blinded by it either. Run to the light that is only found in Christ Jesus. Run from every spirit that does not profess Christ and the cross as the only way to salvation. Run from the lusts of the flesh and self righteousness. Grab the horns of the altar and cry out to God, our Creator. God bless you. Amen

But I fear

"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3 KJV). Do you find yourself far away from where you first found Christ? Is it hard to get back into the prayer closet where you once were, where you once found peace, freedom, and the love of Christ so many times? This is very serious because something is taking you away from your time with the Lord. If this sounds familiar you're not the only one who's been there or is still there. There are many Christians today that find their lives surrounded with worries and anxieties that have flooded the place that once was home for Christ in their lives. Many have just given up on prayer. Some have just been overwhelmed by their own lifestyle, and they find no time to pray. However, there are many Christians who do not know that the enemy has come in and choked out the very breath of life that God freely gave to them. The devil will always try to choke out your time with God and suffocate your prayer life and worship, making it hard to get back into your Bible studies. We have to be aware of the subtlety of the enemy, his craftiness. He is out to steal, kill, and destroy. He'll do anything and use anything to grab a person and lead them away from the joy of the Lord. Protect yourself in the Word of God. Seek Christ daily. God bless you. Amen

Pour out your heart

"Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah" (Psalms 62:8 NKJV). So many people take up their own defense and find themselves falling, alone, and broken. Many people just don't want to change. They would rather stay addicted than be set free. They would rather stay in chains than receive liberty. What will it take for man to give up his own will and run, seek, and cry out for peace? It's impossible for a self-righteous man to truly love God, for their love is in the one they see in the natural mirror. Has the church forgotten about the harvest, those who die of hunger, those who are in need just outside of the holy walls? Do we not hear the cry of a generation who is dying spiritually inside? Can we not see with our eyes how evil has glamorized itself among the nations and laid snares and traps to catch this generation? Have we not yet been disappointed enough by man and his works and ways? It's time that we seek the Lord, our Rock, our Salvation, and our Defense. With Him we shall not be moved nor misled. God bless you. Amen

Silently waits for God

"Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved" (Psalms 62:1, 2 NKJV). What do you do when the devil comes in and torments your house, your life, or your love ones? We live in the days where the enemy has no respect for even the youngest of our children. He has come to destroy families and lives in any way that he can. The only way we can stop this enemy is by standing on the Rock of Christ Jesus. In the times when the kings ruled the earth, when those who believed in the Lord saw the enemy charging their walls, they began to seek the Lord and inquire of Him with great prayer and fasting. Today there are many homes that are being torn down by this enemy. Families are being ripped in two, and it is the children that get caught in the middle, with no walls protecting them. This gives ground to the enemy to come to them with all tricks and accusations that only brings torment and frustration. Their thoughts become the devil's playground, filled with darkness, bitterness, and unforgiveness. What are we going to do when our children begin to cut themselves, hurt themselves, and are lied to by the spirit of suicide, which begins to lead them astray? It's our choice to sit back and watch the devil steal, kill, and destroy. Or we can begin by seeking God, our Jesus Christ, with prayer and fasting. We are not being moved until we see results. We are standing still and letting God fight our battles. The battle has started, and God is looking for some prayer warriors to stand in the gap for His children. Church, it's up to us! God bless you. Amen

My Hiding place;

"You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah" (Psalms 32:7 NKJV). Keep the fire burning and the anointing fresh. Jesus has given us great things to do. We are a people that are not of this world. We do not get entangled with the things of this world. We are just passing through. Our hope and faith is in the One above, who sits on the throne and who makes Heaven our home. The closer we draw unto the Lord Jesus, the more He will come to us and breathe a fresh anointing into our spirits. King David became familiar with this place where God could bring peace to his soul, rest to his mind, and strength to his entire being. This place is where God can breathe and rekindle the fire inside of us. King David was afflicted by the enemy. He was brought down time and time again through his own actions, but he always found his way back to the secret place. Are you weak to temptation? Are you struggling with a besetting sin? Don't ignore this secret place. God wants to pour love upon you, bring you out of your distress and afflictions, and wake up your spirit once again. This can be done in the secret place. God bless you. Amen

Our soul waits for The Lord.

"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield" (Psalms 33:20 NKJV). There is a war for our souls, and it is growing bigger by the hour. The devil is out to bind up and put people, young or old, into bondage, where they feel worthless, ashamed, and unable to be forgiven. His strategies have not changed very much over the years, but he has put some new players on the block that are hungry for the souls of our children. The only way we are able to overcome and walk in victory is by having faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and nothing else. He has given us the victory two-thousand years ago at Calvary, but it is not enough just knowing what He's done. It begins with us believing in who He really is and His sacrifice that He made for all humanity. This can only come to pass when one begins to hunger, desire, and seek His face with weeping and fasting. It isn't enough to have the knowledge of the new covenant and yet not walk in it. One is only fooled by their own will. This is a battle, and one can only walk in the fullness of victory under the shadows of the Most High, standing on the foundations of Christ. The only one who will live in freedom, peace, and rest are the ones fighting the good fight of faith and trusting and holding onto the promises of God. God bless you. Amen

I do not frustrate the grace.

"I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain" (Galatians 2:21 KJV). Many among us today are undecided and doubtful. God has poured out His grace, His unmerited favor, upon all humanity. We live in the dispensation of grace, and it is a powerful time to get to know our Savior, now that it is free. In the church today, we find so many changes that only frustrates the grace of God. Many have unknowingly changed the atmosphere in the house of God. Preachers don't preach the message of the Gospel, Christ crucified, but have changed the message and have begun to preach prosperity, wealth, and how to be a better you. When the believer puts their faith in something other than Christ and the cross, they are frustrating the grace of God. When this begins to happen, one tries to find a way other than the cross to reach salvation. A man is not justified by the works of the law, but only by faith in Jesus Christ. The object of our faith is Christ Jesus and what He did at the cross. For if righteousness came by the law or by our own works, it would make the death of Christ a waste. It is time to get serious about the Lord and start bearing your cross. It is the only way to eternal freedom. God bless you. Amen

The secret of The Lord.

"The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant" (Psalms 25:14 KJV). Every time God moved upon the men of old, it was when they put themselves in the secret place. The secret place is a place of prayer and seeking the face of God. It's a place where the hungry Christian desperately seeks out to know and understand more of God's presence and to hear His voice. It is in this secret place that we are given the knowledge and understanding of God's new covenant for us all. He shows us that it is a lifeline of freedom, joy, and rest. It is the lifeline for the sinners who are stuck in the mirey clay and crying out for help. The casual believer will never enter into this secret place. They just don't have the time nor the thirst for this secret place. The Lord shall make His way plain to the God-fearing man. His Word will be opened to the believer who truly fears the Lord. The secret place is the place where we can find peace and love. Do not be a stranger to the secret place, but allow God to show you great and mighty things from His throne room. God bless you. Amen

And the people murmured.

"And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink" (Exodus 15:24 KJV)? The Lord will turn bitter into sweet if we just have faith. The children of Israel were rejoicing and praising God, exalting Him on high, worshiping Him, dancing, and remembering all that He did at the Red Sea. However, as soon as the excitement ended, bitterness began to arise among them. They became thirsty for water. They came to a place named Marah, which means bitterness, and they found that the waters were bitter. It's a pleasure to see great miracles done at the hand of God, and it is an exciting way of living when we do walk forward in faith. God is going to try our faith in the wilderness. He's going to get us to rely on Him and Him only. He knows that we cannot do it on our own, for our ways are selfish, wicked, and perverse, and there is no way we can ever be free on our own strength. When the children of Israel began to walk in a unknown land, a wilderness of testing and trials, they found themselves among the bitter waters and began to cry out against their leader. Just seventy-eight hours before, they were worshiping the Lord. Now, they're complaining about their situation. How fast we can get consumed by our own needs! God always has a plan, but do we have faith? God told Moses to put a tree into the bitter waters and they would become sweet. So, Moses did. The water became sweet, and the people began to rejoice once more. There is no other way to get through this wilderness except through faith in Christ Jesus and what He did at the Cross for you and I. The wilderness was not made for us to walk alone, but to be guided by our Great Comforter. God bless you. Amen

Preserve you.

"And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt" (Genesis 45:7, 8 KJV). Satan cannot stop what God has anointed for he has no authority over the anointing of God. As long as we believe, trust in, and rely on our Lord Jesus Christ, Satan can try with all of his strength to lead us astray and try to deceive us, but he can't grab a hold of us. When one trusts in Jesus Christ, they will not be moved. Joseph knew nothing else except our great God, and he wasn't about to let any circumstance change his mind. Slavery couldn't make him into a slave. He knew he was a child of God, nothing less and nothing more. He knew he was a child of the Most High. Joseph was wrongly accused and put in prison, but that didn't stop him from running to the Rock of Christ, which remains steadfast and immovable. The more we trust in Christ Jesus and the longer we remain in intimacy with Him, nothing of this world can move us. Maturity and growth comes in time, but it all begins with an experience. We have to start somewhere. When we truly decide to follow Christ as our Lord and Savior, development begins. He will train us in ways we would never have imagined, and sometimes it will hurt quite a bit. Joseph was rejected, sold as a slave, and put in prison for something he did not even do, but God was preparing this man's heart for greater things come. Growth comes with pain, and through that growth there will be many rejections, disappointments, heart aches, and a lot of preparation. Keep your eyes straight on Jesus Christ. You'll be just fine. God bless you. Amen

Into a pit.

"And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it" (Genesis 37:23, 24 KJV). Joseph had every right to put down his arms and fall away from God's will. He was rejected and disliked by his brothers, who sold him into slavery. Joseph could've easily given up on God the Father and his own life. Joseph was no different from Christ Jesus, who was also rejected by so many. "He came to his own, and His own received Him not". They stripped Joseph of his coat of many colors, which was given to him from his father. His brothers threw him into a pit with no water, a prison. The flesh cannot stand the spirit just as his brothers could not stand Joseph. One could remove the coat from another, their earthly possessions, but they cannot remove the anointing from that person. It is God given. The enemy is always trying to break our faith by trying to convince us that we are only prisoners and slaves and that no one loves us. We see Joseph thrown into a pit by the ones he loved. He was sold for twenty pieces of silver as a slave. We also see Jesus Christ sold for thirty pieces of silver and hung on a cross for the ones He loved. God gave Joseph the victory just as he did for all of us at Calvary. Do not let your issues pull you down into a pit to where you become enslaved by them. Just trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and everything He's done for us at Calvary. God bless you. Amen