What type of fruit are you producing?
Perennials or Annuals?
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain….. John 15:16
One of the advantages of living in
Walk in Integrity …and Don’t Forget!
And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will,…… then I will …..” I Samuel 1:11
The Bible has an array of illustrations regarding people who have asked the Lord for something in a time of distress or gr
Focus, Fill, Forget
“…………………….the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10
Today the Lord wants us to know that it doesn’t matter how things may appear, it doesn’t matter the sort of negative or bad news we may get – we must allow the joy tha
What’s That Smell?
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.” James 3:12
Whenever someone has spent some time in a room where there is a concentration of a certain ty
OH NO! Not This Time!!!
“Wisdom is the principle thing, therefore, get wisdom; and in all thy getting, get understanding”. Proverbs 4:7
Today we appear to be forever learning – but never gleaning the proper understanding. The Lord desires for us to r
The Hit List
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one”. Ephesians 6:16
As I was glancing through an Ebony Magazine one day, there was a page entitled “Hit List”. T
The Day of Illumination
Lord may I permit your light to shine through me—REGARDLESS.
“JEHOVAH ORI”
(The Lord my light - Psalms 27:1)
Read Psalm 27 & St. John 1
To summarize the concept of “Illumination”, we could state that illumination is when God, th
Former Habits, Mindsets, Desires, Actions ….
Are They Dead or Dormant?
Read Ephesians 6:10-18
As we progress and grow towards becoming that “profitable” servant; we should discover that many of our ungodly habits and desires appear to no longer be pres
Her Tears, Her Hair, Her Kiss
“….. And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.” Luke 7:38
When we refer to t
Who Opened That Door?
“Be not deceived” Galatians 6:7a
There is a saying here in America, “All that glitters is not gold.” In other words, everyone and everything that appears to be authentic at a glance; is not always what it or they seem to be. This
You’re An Eagle – So Soar HIGHER!
But 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. Isaiah 40:31
There was a time when many of
Your Samuel Is On The Way!
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” Galatians 6:9
The Lord has instructed me to remind you that all of your praying and all of your fasting has not been
Independently Independent – Yet Dependent
“He whom the Son has set free, is free indeed.” John 8:36
In America today we are celebrating a holiday entitled Independence Day. There have been festivities that have spanned for over a week. The celebrati
The Spirit of Goliath
“Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he defied the armies of the living God.” I Samuel 17:36
We, the body of Christ must continually be on guard f
Identity Crisis
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into Hi
No More Free Rides!!!
Although many of you have read this prayer on other occasions, however, simply because we are now in a new place, it is necessary to address this spirit of fear in relationship to our current stature. We can no longer permit th
Your Axe-head Will Float Again
(Read: II Kings 6:1-7)
This story as recorded in II Kings has always been among another one of my favorites. Today we will not even be able to “scratch the surface” to reveal all that can be gleaned from the examples an
Slow down…Be Kind!
“Kindness can only be sown from a heart that is tender.”
“Elohay Chasdi”
(The God of my Kindness - Psalm 59:11)
Love is patient, love is kind…... I Corinthians 13:4
Read Psalm 59 & I Corinthians 13
It has been said that our actions sp
Stay in the Race!
“Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” I Kings 19:18
While in prayer the Lord simply said, “Encourage my people”.
So no matter who you
Shine the Spotlight
And Expose….Any Wicked Way In Me
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139: 23 & 24
When I consider the word wicked,
