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What Are You Seeking!

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  “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 What Are You Seeking? In Luke 5, when Peter obeyed Jesus’ word to let down his nets even though he’d fished all night and caught nothing, his nets began to break from such a large number of fish. Realizing who Jesus was and the miracle that had happened, Peter fell at Jesus’ knees in worship. Even though the catch was very valuable and could have been Peter’s focus, Peter showed by his actions that he was more interested in Jesus than success. He recognized the source of all good things was in his boat and that the goal was not the fish but to fulfill his purpose as a servant of the Most High God. God has exactly what you need for each season of your life. If you keep God first place, He’ll add everything you need. The psalmist says, “Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing” (Psalm 34:10). The key is to not seek the blessing, but seek the Blesser. Keep Him first ...
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Thriving in a World of Spiritual Drought!

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  Thriving in a World of Spiritual Drought Scripture: Isaiah 58:11, NKJV “ The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. ” (Isaiah 58:11, NKJV) As we look at our world, we find ourselves in a spiritual desert. However, God has made provision for his people as they cultivate their relationship with him. This verse gives us hope as we make our way through the world. First, we have God’s promise of guiding us continually. The Psalmist said, “ My eyes are ever toward the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net. ” (Psalm 25:15, NKJV) The Lord is TRUE NORTH on the compass of our life. If we fix our eyes on him, he will direct our steps and counsel us. How does he satisfy our soul in drought? He does it through his Word. Scripture constantly reminds us of the necessity of our feeding our soul on the Word of God: “ So He humbled you, allowed ...
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To Whom Are You Listening?

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  The arguments of the person who is influencing you do not come from the one who is calling you. Galatians 5:8, GW To Whom Are You Listening? In the Scripture, even though God said that Job was a “blameless and upright man,” almost overnight he suffered great personal losses. Things got so bad that his wife told him to just curse God and die. His friends, supposedly his comforters, said the tragedy was all his fault. Surely, they said, he sinned and was getting what he deserved. In times of difficulties, be careful who you listen to. Don’t give your ear to just anyone. Some people don’t have your best interest at heart. They’ll judge and condemn you, try to straighten you out, tell you everything you’ve done wrong. You need to be around people who speak faith into you. You need people who tell you that you’re coming out, that healing is on the way, that God has beauty for the ashes. And even if the difficulty is your fault, you need people who tell you that God’s mercy is bigger t...
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Open Our Eyes!

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  Open Our Eyes! Scripture: Psalm 119:18, NIV “ Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. ” (Psalm 119:18, NIV) Scripture has a lot to say about eyes. Where we focus our eyes is important; they can lead us astray or they can keep our attention of the goals God has places in front of us. We are counseled to look neither to the right or the left. Like the runner in the race, we are to keep our eyes focused on the goal. As we focus our eyes on the Word of God, we will get to know God better: “ Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him…. ” (Luke 24:31, NIV) God’s Word will communicate with us, and we will recognize the truth he wants us to experience. We will grow to know Christ as he reveals himself to us. The first step of experiencing all that Christ has for us is coming to know him. Only then do we come to the point, “ Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ” (Luke 24:45, NIV) The concepts in the Word of God are spiritually dis...
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What’s Limiting You!

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  Zachariah said to the angel, “Do you expect me to believe this? I’m an old man and my wife is an old woman.” Luke 1:18, MSG What’s Limiting You? Zachariah and his wife, Elizabeth, had tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child. When Gabriel showed up and told Zachariah that they would bear a son named John, Zachariah had fed upon the lies that they were too old for so long that he couldn’t believe it was possible. He did what we do so often. Rather than feed upon what God says about us, we dwell on what we can’t do, how we’ve made too many mistakes, how we tried before and it didn’t work. We think that the giant is too big, the sickness, the addiction, the dream. God is saying that you’re still destined to do great things. You’re not limited by your background, your education, by how big the opposition is, by how old or how young you are. What limits us is what we’re feeding upon, our wrong thinking. Stop feeding the limited, the average, the “can’t do it” you, and start feed...
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God Performs His Word Through Us!

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  God Performs His Word Through Us Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10–11, NKJV “ For thus says the Lord: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. ” (Jeremiah 29:10–11, NKJV) God told the people in captivity that he would visit them and perform his good word toward them, giving them both a future and hope. Even though this passage was written to the people of that time in captivity, the principles still apply today. Every time we experience the fulfillment of a promise God makes to us, we are experiencing his visitation and the performance of his good Word. For example, we live by his Spirit, and by his Spirit he fills us so we can put to death the misdeeds of the body. He performs his Word through us. We need to have a greater expectation for the working of God in ...
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Jars of Clay!

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  But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7, NIV Jars of Clay The apostle Paul reminds us that though we may feel like ordinary jars of clay with imperfections and cracks, inside our jar is the greatest treasure imaginable, “the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” You may seem ordinary, but the truth is you’re extraordinary. God loves to show Himself through the unexpected. He loves to put treasure in people who seem unlikely, at a disadvantage, ordinary. You may feel small, but the Most High God is on your side. When you look at what you’re up against, it can seem daunting—a sickness, a financial issue, struggling in your career. What you can’t see is that God has put in you the talent, confidence, and skills that will empower you to accomplish dreams that look impossible. You don’t know the treasure inside that’s going to wake up—the gifts, the calling, the ideas, and the...
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