“A revival, among other things, is a sudden manifestation of God’s presence. It is not the coming of the sun, but the sun breaking through the clouds. Although the sun may be hidden, it is still there until it … Read the rest
EZRA’S FAST
Ezra was a descendant of Aaron living in Babylonia among the Jewish exiles during the reign of Artaxerxes, the 3rd in a succession of kings who were moved by God to issue decrees enabling the rebuilding of Jerusalem and her … Read the rest
DEEP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: UNITED PRAYER REFLECTS THE UNITY OF GOD.
I was thinking about unity this week as I prepared to lead our online study group through Chapter 8 of my book Prayer Matters.
God Himself consists of relationships. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all perfectly … Read the rest
DEEP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: PRAYER IS A FUNNEL FOR GOD’S KINGDOM BLESSINGS
God has chosen to work mightily through the prayers of His people! And He can do that because Christ died for us on the cross so that the answers to our prayers are no longer dependent on our own merit. … Read the rest
WHY PRAYER MATTERS
SET YOUR MINDS ON THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE
The Apostle Paul has an admonition for the Christians in Colossae, a mercantile center in ancient Phrygia, near Laodicea – a melting pot of religious influences and the center of a cult around the archangel Michael, who was believed to … Read the rest
REVIVAL IS THE ONLY ANSWER TO OUR DIVISIONS
HOW WE CAN PRAY ABOUT RACISM
The death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis has ignited turmoil and debate about racism like never before. It was assumed that he was treated with fatal brutality because of the color … Read the rest
The Twenty-Eighty Principle
The Prayer Altar in Heaven
WHAT GOD DESIRES FROM US WHEN THE WORLD IS SHAKING
Few of us would doubt that the world is in the midst of an unprecedented shaking right now. The news headlines of outbreaks and government responses are causing the way of life we have come to consider as normal to … Read the rest