The Art of Spiritual Silence

‘Be silent, all mankind, before the Lord: for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling’ ~ Zechariah 2:13 For one to enter into and experience the glory of God, silence is needed. God tells Elijah to ‘stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord’ (1 Kings 19:11), because He ‘was about to …

The Word of God

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning’ (John 1:1-2). From this revelation by John, we get to see that the Word of God is not merely writings, but a personification of God. Jesus says, ‘I am the bread …

Treasures in Jars of Clay

The people God uses and deposits His treasure in are not as we might expect, or even choose if we had that power. But, ‘Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you …

God the Storyteller

'Call unto me, and I will answer you, and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know' ~ Jeremiah 33:3 One only needs to look around and see that God is a creative. The variety and species around us realize this fact. Truly, the world is God’s story for, ‘In the beginning God …

Aftermaths of God

‘I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days’ ~ Daniel 8:27 ‘I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground’ ~ Daniel 10:8-9 ‘When I saw …

Destiny Diverters

Destiny diverters do not come up to you and say, ‘Hey there, I am here to destroy your life’. They are smarter than that – or so they think. Instead, these nosy people position themselves on the way you take, so that you ‘accidentally’ bump into them. ‘The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined …

Throwing Tantrums at God

When things do not go right in our lives for one reason or another, the first person we tend to direct shots at, is God. At first, an emotion grips us, we then try to make sense of it. And when we cannot, we turn to the proverbial, ‘Why me God?’. This question is peristaltic …

The Delivery Room called Patience

Our interaction with God is not transactional, but relational. The quicker one realizes that, the better. That is why we pray for days, months, or even years to receive a certain response from God. That is why we search through the Scriptures to find a single truth. We search, linger, and wait for answers that …

Aligning with God

‘If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm’ ~ Psalm 37:23 Since ‘There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord’ (Proverbs 21:30), aligning with God’s wisdom, insight, and plan is the only way we can succeed in every area of our life. Anything outside …

The Time of God’s Visitation

‘They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not know the time of your visitation’ ~ Luke 19:44 Jesus speaking of the destruction that will befall Jerusalem ties it to their ignorance of not recognizing when God was among them. He says, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day …