As believers, we have been given gifts of the Holy Spirit to be used to edify and strengthen the church. But many times, we are tempted to compare our gifts to others or to want to make our calling all about us. God, however, called us to obedience. He wants
In John 11:24 Martha, speaking about her recently deceased brother Lazarus, said to Jesus, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Then Jesus threw a bomb that Martha did not fully catch. He told her, “I AM that resurrection; I am life.” That
The phrase “It was meant for evil but God meant it for good” might be one of the most common phrases used by Christians today. But these were not merely feel-good words uttered in the spur of the moment. Neither was Joseph trying to sound smart and profound. These words
One of the prayers I believe every child of God should pray daily is “Father, give me eyes that see. Help me see from your perspective.” Why? Because, most times, we view life and our situations through the lens of our frailty and inadequacies as humans. We are oftentimes forgetful
The God who works in us is not absent. He is present with us in the fire. One of my teachers shared a dream she had once. In it, God showed her a silversmith’s workshop where the silversmith was purifying the silver. The silversmith was not outside the furnace or
Waiting! The bane of most of us. We do not like to wait. In fact, technological advancements have increased our dislike for waiting because we have fast everything. The very thought that we have to wait for anything irks us. And sadly, somehow we have imported that attitude into our
Nothing God does is done in a vacuum and without purpose. Nothing! Everything He does has a plan, purpose, and intent. Even though we know that God is completely in control, it is also ok to ask, “Father, what are you doing?” Hope Against All Odds The world was in
Rightly Seeing God Through Praise I was speaking with some women a few days ago about praising God, and one of the things the Holy Spirit was teaching us was that praise brings us to the place where we see God for who He is. When we get to that
“Therefore stay alert because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.
“I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” – Luke 17:34–35 We live in a world where we do not