Why does He make the fruit so beautiful...to attract the world.  You are the joy they need; you are the love; you are the peace; you are the patience; you are the power...because Christ is your source…

The Scripture says we can do all things through Christ, not ourselves, and it also says that when we have done all, we are to stand.  There is a time, when we have stood against the devil by standing on the Word…

Have you felt persecuted because of your Christianity, scorned or humiliated for your faith, ostracized or laughed at because of your Biblical values?  Well, you are in good company.  Jesus was despised and rejected of men…

Why would we want to be part of the world or its way of doing things? Why would we care whether the world agrees with the way we do things or sees the logic in our way of behaving?  When the world tempts you to agree with its tradition or mindset, stop!…

Come to the table.  Sit down and dine!  SIT!  Rest!  Stop struggling!  You don’t have to!  God has already done it all for you through the death and resurrection of Christ!  Enjoy your inheritance and share it with others…

So, we know we are righteous in Christ.  What is our responsibility?  Jesus walked on this earth as a man led by the same Holy Spirit He sent to us when He was resurrected and sat down at the right hand of the Father..

Have you ever just enjoyed lying down in a beautiful meadow of wildflowers, perhaps with a rushing stream nearby on a cool afternoon?  Didn’t it just make all of your troubles seem to vanish (Psalm 23:2-3)?  You see, every season we are in has a beauty of its own…

So many people struggle with insecurity and feelings of inadequacy, as though they are not good enough to do what needs to be done.  God is no fool, and He does not make mistakes…

Elisha confidently replied, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.  And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.  And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire ‘round about Elisha…”

When we walk forward, led by the Holy Spirit, we always overcome!  We accomplish God’s mission for us.  Was Elijah moved by the river in front of him?  Not a bit.  He rolled up his cloak, struck the waters; the waters parted, and…

“Who am I?”  Of course, in the natural, you have a definition of who you are – a wife, mother, husband, father, CEO, doctor, lawyer, teacher, secretary, administrative assistant, contractor, and so on, but we are more concerned with who you are in the Spirit…

Imagine, God sweeps away our sins like a cloud or like the morning mist.  Can you see what He is saying?  When you gaze up at the sky and you watch the clouds floating along, sometimes you look away, and when you look back, the cloud has a totally different shape or look; it may even be gone…

Sometimes we feel like we are going down all of the wrong roads, or taking so many sidesteps or detours, or running into so many roadblocks, that we'll never come out the way God wanted us to.  Don't fret.  God has a way of turning our winding or broken roads into our golden path to His desired end…

How do we help our children deal with unhealthy peer pressure?  We could just as correctly ask, “How do we help them deal with every issue they face?”  Of course, the answer is always the same.  Stick to the Word of God, and things will go well with you, but we can get more specific than that…

Raising children is perhaps both the most difficult and the most rewarding and blessed of all opportunities we have on this earth.  Every young person that you influence for the Lord will then reach out and influence others for Him…

God knows your problem, but it is not a problem to Him.  To Him, it is only the beginning of your victory, a scar soon to be turned into a star in your life…

Jesus is the author and finisher of your faith (Heb. 12:2).  He is perfect, and He is not going to give you less than you need to be an overcomer in this world.  God has deposited into every believer’s spirit the same measure of faith.  You have what it takes.  Now you just need to grow your faith…

The very same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you (Romans 8:11)!  Think about that.  Do you realize what power you have, through Christ, as a born again believer?  Power to move mountains and destroy the yokes of darkness that had you bound, power to reach others with the love of God to bring healing, liberty, and the abundance…

I used to think I needed to be bolder, or I needed to be more direct or “in your face” to be useful to God, but do you know that God made you just the way you are because he needs all kinds of gifts and tools to reach all sorts of people?  Just like there must be all different types of seeds in order to grow all of the different vegetables…

As he walked down the aisle, he took me by the hand and said, “You have God's full attention.  He is listening.  Just put your requests before Him.  Just ask Him for what you want.”…