“People miss the supernatural looking for the spectacular.” Kenneth Copeland (BVOV) “Except ye see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” (John 4:48) Am I looking for signs and wonders? Sure. I’d like a dramatic display regarding my work and my back. However, recent prayer reminded me that I can miss God’s daily presence while waiting for my “big” healing. For example, my Honda rides low and scraped the curb enough to pop the bumper. …
If you backlight a spider with a flashlight, the shadow he projects is huge. With eight creepy legs, he can overtake you and wrap you up in his web to eat later. But it’s a shadow; the actual bug is a tiny nuisance you can flick away with a finger. Similarly, Satan loves magnification. Every lie he tells gives him size and power. He aims to demoralize us by saying Chris-tianity is weak. Church attendance…
While researching my Youth Ministry project, Animals in the Bible, I found this poem by G.K. Chesterton. Apparently, it’s well known, but I’d never heard it: the voice of the most famous donkey in history. THE DONKEY When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry And ears like errant wings, The…
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the…
We know as believers that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior (Rom. 10:9-10). Jesus, the Son of God, is the ultimate example of Godly leadership for Christians. He assumed this authority that had been stolen from Adam by Satan when Jesus died on the Cross (Luke 4:5-8, John 3:16, Rom. 8:34). Now that Jesus has restored godly authority we must be live responsibly as stewards of that same authority (John 1:12). Let us consider…
I want things to go faster: prayers answered, work, laundry, etc. I also want things to go slower: days off, sleep, vacations, etc. Then again all this concentration on waiting or rushing creates a layer of discontent that disturbs faith. Ken Copeland and Bill Winston addressed this issue on BVOV with Peter’s remarkable scripture. “One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.” (2 Pet. 3:8)…
ISAIAH 40:31 “…they that wait upon The LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Sometimes I wake up in the morning without a thought in my head. No God, no Satan, just blank. Then the contest begins, and the enemy strikes with a deluge of troubling thoughts: aging, traffic jams, mom gone – take your…
“God so loved the World.” Let that statement resonate with you. Imagine God in heaven sitting on His throne looking down at the world. What does he see? The Bible states that there is nothing new under the sun, so let’s imagine that the same behaviors and activities that occur now are similar to the time before Jesus manifested on Earth. There is evildoing all around us, selfishness, lust, murders, stealing and the list can…
Happy 4th of July! Tonight we join crowds in arenas and parks to watch the fireworks for our country’s birthday. It’s visually thrilling and a shared evening for everyone. Now imagine the multitudes following Jesus, sitting themselves down on the mount, and crowding the streets and beaches to see him. Add to these events that the multitudes went home healed of blindness, leprosy, withered limbs, broken hearts, and death. Talk about thrilling. “THERE WERE GATHERED…
The time to Now! It is time to pray. We all can do it. There are no special words, no special place, no time constraints. You just have to make it a priority. Instead of asking yourself why, ask yourself why not. Prayer is like oxygen to our spiritual lives. It provides the needed wind in our sails to propel everything we do as believers. It allows us to interact with our Heavenly Father like…