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Great Endurance!

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  …being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience. Colossians 1:11, NIV Great Endurance When you look at the life of David, he had many mountaintop moments that we celebrate—his anointing to be the next king of Israel, defeating Goliath, becoming a national hero, conquering enemy armies. These were moments when God suddenly promoted, blessed, favored. But most of David’s life was spent in the valleys where it didn’t look like God was doing anything, times that were lonely, unfair, uncomfortable. If it wasn’t for the grace of God strengthening David with all power, he would not have had the great endurance and patience it took for him to reach the throne. It’s easy to get discouraged when things aren’t changing as fast as we would like. We know God has put promises in our heart, then opposition shows up with a flood of trouble, heartbreak, and anxiety. Know that in that moment God is going to strengthen you with su...
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Prerequisites for Experiencing Son Power!

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  Prerequisites for Experiencing Son Power Everyone experiences sun power on a daily basis, but not everyone experiences Son power. God’s Word reveals to us that certain steps are necessary in order to experience the full power of Jesus Christ. Failure to understand these steps and properly apply them will short circuit the Son Power working in our lives. Step #1: Experiencing Spiritual Birth All things related to our relationship with God begin with spiritual birth.  Jesus tells us that one must be “born again” to see the kingdom of God (see John 3:1-18). Those who believe and trust in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, experience spiritual birth. Have you taken this important first step? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and asked him to be the Lord of your life? If so, you are a part of the family of God! If not, take time right now to go to,  “Begin Your Relationship with God.” This important first step enables us to have the relationship with God that he d...
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Judges5:1-31!

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  Introduction Judges 5:1–31: Today’s reading is known as the Song of Deborah and Barak. It is a song praising God for defeating Jabin and the Canaanite army. In poetic form, it provides details about the battle and Israel’s victory. Today’s Key Verse: Judges 5:5 GNT The mountains quaked before the LORD of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. Read 5 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: 2  Praise the Lord!     The Israelites were determined to fight;     the people gladly volunteered. 3  Listen, you kings!     Pay attention, you rulers! I will sing and play music     to Israel's God, the Lord. 4  Lord, when you left the mountains of Seir,     when you came out of the region of Edom,     the earth shook, and rain fell from the sky.     Yes, water poured down from the clouds. 5  The mountains ...
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Rising to Son Power!

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  Rising to Son Power Picture in your mind for a moment a sunrise. Sun rays bursting forth, beautiful color, incredible potential, hope for a new day. The sun, the source of unbelievable and, for all practical purposes, virtually unlimited power. The sun, the focus of our existence as the earth revolves around it. Without the sun, life as we know it would be non-existent. The sun is the source of light and power for our entire planetary system. Without the sun, we would be in complete darkness. Night and day are determined by the sunrise and sunset. The sun gives us illumination that scatters the darkness so we can see and observe by the natural eye the things that are hidden without its light. How confining life would be without it’s light! The rays of the sun provide warmth, light, and power. Without the sun, we would have no plant life or food to sustain us. Without the sun, life on earth would not exist. Jesus Christ, God’s Son A little more than 2,000 years ago, God’s Son, the...
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Judges 4:1-24!

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  Introduction Judges 4:1–24: After the death of Ehud, the Israelites once again disobey God and are conquered by the Canaanites as punishment. God chooses a female prophet, Deborah, to serve as judge, and she is instructed to command Barak to lead the people in battle against Jabin of Hazor, the Canaanite king who oppresses the Israelites cruelly. Today’s Key Verse: Judges 4:14a GNT Then Deborah said to Barak, “Go! The LORD is leading you!” Read 4 After Ehud died, the people of Israel sinned against the Lord again.  2  So the Lord let them be conquered by Jabin, a Canaanite king who ruled in the city of Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived at Harosheth-of-the-Gentiles.  3  Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he ruled the people of Israel with cruelty and violence for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. 4  Now Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet, and she was serving as a judge for th...
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Experience Son Power!

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  Experience SON POWER I love to watch the clouds in the sky during the day and in the brightness of the moon at night. Watching those clouds move is an illustration to me of how God is always on the move. He is continually working to change our circumstances and is always available to intervene in the affairs of mankind. Sometimes the clouds appear to be still, but if I watch long enough, I see their changing shapes, I notice them moving ever so slightly and silently. I would not even be aware of that movement if I was not focused intently on them. God is like this so much of the time. He is on the move in our circumstances.  The landscape of our lives is constantly changing, and God is there, directing and guiding, even when we are unaware.  The book of Psalms says it well, “Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters—a pathway no one knew was there!” (Psalm 77:19, NLT). When I coined the word  Kingdom of God   I was at the begin...
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Experience Grace!

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  Experiencing Grace When God’s grace is workings in our everyday living, we can expect to experience his goodness. When the Holy Spirit is working in and through us, we are in position, subject to God’s sovereignty, for God to work mightily. In Psalm 138 we read, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me” (v. 8). As I think about the Lord fulfilling his purpose for me, I know that  grace  is a key component. And I know there are certain biblical  expectations  that I have when it comes to experiencing God’s grace. I’ve found acrostics to be helpful to me in remembering important biblical principles. Here are some important grace concepts organized within the acrostic GRACE: We have the  expectation  of  GOOD   coming our way as we acquaint ourselves with him and receive instruction from his mouth.  “ “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay...
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