Posts with the category “year-on-fire”

Everyone needs help defeating temptation, including you.  Read More

The Bible is the most relevant book ever written. The Bible itself promises that the Bible is potent and profitable.  Read More

The same God who spoke and created the worlds, spoke the word of God, the Bible.  Read More

Some of the strongest Bible promises are promises in reference to the Bible itself. The Bible is rock solid. Incorruptible. Unchangeable. Dependable. Absolute.  Read More

Every blessing of God, like every promise of God, is for everyone who is in Christ.  Read More

God not only chooses to bless you, he wants your blessings to be conspicuous— like a hat on your head, or a ribbon in your hair.  Read More

When you are in Christ, there are not only blessings for you to take hold of, the blessings will actually overtake you.  Read More

There is no greater fulfillment than being the right person in the right place at the right time. This is the blessing of belonging.  Read More

God is a promise keeper and he calls you to be a promise keeper as well.  Read More

If you think the highlight of heaven will be naptime, and that you will be just sitting around twiddling your thumbs, you are in for a big surprise!  Read More

Everyone enjoys a good meal, but there is a dinner party that Father God is preparing for his Son that will make any other banquet seem like eating at a middle school cafeteria.  Read More

Moral integrity is indispensable if you want the blessing of God.  Read More

God gives blessing in some of the most grievesome moments.  Read More

Bible reading is not boring; it is blessed. Reading the Bible out loud is powerful— even listening to an audio Bible brings a powerful blessing  Read More

Blessed and Insulted “If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.” 1 Peter 4:14A good insult helps you determine where your identity comes from. If your identity comes from people, an insult can be devastating; but if your identity comes from Christ, an insult is more of a validation.Peter wrote his letter to a group of persec...  Read More

Sometimes you suffer when you deserve it. Other times you suffer unjustly— for righteousness’ sake.  Read More

Anyone can stand tall when circumstances are good, but a blessed person remains steadfast under adversity and trials.  Read More

When hope is deferred, it can make your heart sick. When you hope in God, on the other hand, your hope is guaranteed. Rock solid. You can hope in the return of Christ, knowing for certain he will keep his word, and one day soon you will see this promise fulfilled.  Read More

You may be stingy, but the God of blessing is never stingy with his blessing. He himself has unlimited blessing, so he does not need to be stingy or discrete in parceling out his blessing.  Read More

No one sleeps better and enjoys it more than a person with a clear conscience.  Read More

Blessed are those with a clear conscience for they shall sleep well.  Read More

God is a God of light, and yet often calls us to obey him before we receive full revelation. During those times, God calls us to trust him in the dark.  Read More

Blessed Obedience“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Luke 11:28The place of obedience is the place of blessing. Sometimes what God clearly tells you sounds difficult, even wrong. Obedience to God will often lead you to a crisis of faith that requires you to make decisions that are counterintuitive. If you have not yet discovered this, you probably have not been listeni...  Read More

There are children in your life who are waiting for you to give them the blessing of God.  Read More

God wants you to bless what you have in your hand, not complain about what you don’t have.  Read More

Every revelation from God is a blessing.  Read More

God reserves a special blessing for those who accept a hard word from God without taking an offense.  Read More

When you have an impulse to give generously, go with it. Don’t second guess yourself. Of your three internal motivations— the Holy Spirit, the flesh, the devil— the flesh and the devil virtually never prompt generosity. The motivation to give generously is normally prompted by the Holy Spirit  Read More

The blessed bless. God calls you to himself so that he can bless you, but that blessing does not end with you— he wants you to give it away to others.  Read More

God wants you to know that he created you for a purpose— that he might bless you.  Read More

God wants to bless you with the biggest blessing of all— the blessing of his face shining upon you. There is no bigger blessing than encountering God's shining face— the manifesting presence of Christ.  Read More

Every blessing of God is a promise of God. The healthier you are, the more you want every blessing God promises.  Read More

The words, blessed are those who are persecuted, sound contradictory and confusing.   Read More

Every blessing Jesus announced at the beginning of his public ministry is a promise of God.  Read More

The blessing of seeing God is one of the most significant blessings you will receive.  Read More

The blessed bless, and the cursed curse. The wounded wound, and the healed heal. The agitated agitate, and the merciful are shown mercy.  Read More

Hunger for God is the first gift of God. Hunger for God leads you to receive every other blessing from God.  Read More

Meekness is not weakness; it is brokenness and boldness. Jesus began his earthly ministry by declaring eight sequential blessings, each of which unlocks a kingdom promise. This promise, shall inherit the earth, is a far reaching, significant promise.  Read More

Christ began his public ministry by declaring a sequence of eight blessings because blessing is why he came.  Read More

When the blessed Father sent his blessed Son, he began his public ministry by declaring a sequence of eight blessings. These eight blessings begin with humility: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Read More