Divine Set-Ups

When it comes to God, nothing happens by chance. Our very own existence was divinely orchestrated. God lets in Jeremiah on this fact telling him, ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations’ (Jeremiah 1:5). This …

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 …

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 …

The King’s Table

When David became King, he summoned Mephibosheth, his best friend’s son, and said to him, ‘I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table’ (2 Samuel 9:7). So, at …

Supernatural Provision

Does God still say, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you’ (Exodus 16:4), like He did to the Israelites? Does God still send ravens to feed people like He ordered ravens who brought Elijah ‘bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening’ (1 Kings 17:6)?  Do people wake …

Speaking to Yourself

It is not only madmen who speak to themselves. The deeper one wades into spiritual waters, the need to speak to oneself becomes apparent. Furthermore, it becomes a necessity. As we unwrap ‘the riches of his (Christ’s) glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe’ (Ephesians 1:18-19), our flesh …

Cleansing the Bloodline

After the Fall, humans became compromised and sinful. Adam’s children born ‘in his own likeness, in his own image’ (Genesis 5:3) shared the same fatal DNA, and not before long, one killed the other. Man no longer had the image of God, but of self. Since then, we became known as the fallen race. Seeing …

The Deaf and Mute Spirit

A crowd has gathered around 9 of Jesus’ disciples, because some Pharisees are arguing with them. Cause of dispute: an unresolved request. When Jesus approaches the crowd and asks what the commotion is all about, a man from the crowd responds, ‘Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has …

A Fast as Unto the Lord

‘Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?’ ~ Isaiah 58:5 Fasting is not just …

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 …