Isaiah 52:1 "Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again." Congratulations!  You made it to the end.  This is a day of feasting and a day of celebration!  We want to strongly encourage you to find others of... Lire la Suite →

1 Thessalonians 5:6 "So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober." It is in this passage that the apostle Paul describes the conditions of the last days.  And I believe that he is describing the time in which you and I are living right now. ... Lire la Suite →

Isaiah 45:13 "I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the Lord Almighty." Cyrus was a heathen king; he worshiped idols; and he ruled a vast empire with an iron fist.  And... Lire la Suite →

Judges 5:12 "Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, break out in song!  Arise, Barak!  Take captive your captives, son of Abinoam." Deborah is without a doubt one of the greatest heroines mentioned in Holy Scripture. She is the only woman mentioned among the judges in that long period between the death of Joshua... Lire la Suite →

Yom Kippour Leviticus 16:30-31 In the time of Moses the Day of Atonement was commemorated ten days following the start of the New Year.  These ten days were intended to be a time of reflection and soul-searching; any wrongs committed during the prior 12 months should be amended, and forgiveness asked. Two goats were chosen... Lire la Suite →

2 Peter 3:1 "This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance." KJV Yesterday we looked at another text from Peter saying something very similar.  The word translated here as “stir up” also means to “awaken.”  The phrase “pure minds” literally means “thoughts... Lire la Suite →

2 Peter 1:13 "I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body…" Have you ever heard a message on Sunday morning and thought, “Boy I’ve heard this before”?  Have you ever received an impression on your spirit from the Lord and thought, “Yeah, ok.  I’ve heard... Lire la Suite →

The beginning of the third (and final) week!  You’re doing great.  Press in to God this week.  Make it your best.  He has more for you! Mark 13:35-37 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,... Lire la Suite →

Isaiah 50:4 "The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary.  He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed." Today we come to the end of the second week of our Daniel Fast.  God has done some amazing things already in our lives during... Lire la Suite →