You may have been encouraged along the way to spend time with God, and in fact, that’s the best way to start every day, isn’t it? However, what if God thinks that the best way to start any day is to start that day spending time with you? Wouldn’t that be something?
In Matthew 10:16, Jesus warns His Apostles to be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves as we are sent out on a mission. While we are not Apostles, we are sent out by God into a den of wolves. How do we apply wisdom and innocence on our walk, and what traps should we be on the lookout for to avoid being ensnared?
In a way, the trumpets of the Great Tribulation sound eerily similar the plagues of the Exodus. As anti-Israeli forces moved against the people of God in Egypt, so God moved against them as a warning, even as an encouragement, to join Him and His people in His plan for the world. So it will be in the time of the Great Tribulation. Will anyone, including anti-Christian influencers, accept the invitation
Hebrews 11:3 addresses a critical issue faced by our culture in the twenty-first century. What is that issue? It is the issue of origins. What a person believes about origins is the difference between despair and purpose, between hopelessness and meaning. Let me tell you why I reject chance as a plausible explanation of origins.
Hebrews 11 is a magnificent paradigm for movers and shakers. At the heart of this paradigm is the practical application of faith. Think about this: The more I believe God, the more I attempt; and the more I attempt, the more I see God at work.
In the first century, today, ministry leadership may have been a position that was considered to be less than desirable. However, according to Paul, there is no higher work than that of ministry leadership. It is a work of colossal value. Yet, prepare yourself for a shock. You may not want even want to watch.
Chapter 6 of the Revelation unfolds the beginning of global devastation as the end of the end approaches. Will this devastation originate with a single person, or is it possible that an overwhelming world-wide influence will take the lead? Either way, the promises of peace and tranquility will quickly fade as a new, global order of tyrants arise.
For two consecutive chapters, praise has stood at the heart of the Revelation. Believe it or not, praise defeats the power and sting of tribulation. To be sure, praise is our greatest weapon against the darkness of circumstantial depression and the weight of situational despair.
Leo Schofield spent 36 years in a Florida prison for a murder he did not commit. Perhaps, there are worst things – but not many. Leo’s story has been documented on the news magazine 20/20, as well the Bone Valley podcast. You may have seen or heard it. How could God work mightily in that mess of a situation? Find out from Leo himself.
If heaven is not in a panic about what is happening on earth, neither should we be in a panic. Of course, we pray for our world. Of course, we seek and offer solutions, but we trust the Lord to use everything for His glory, including us. His timeline is far more important than our own.
