prayer and fasting and the Holy Spirit

January 10, 2020

When Heaven Stands On Tiptoe

Did you ever consider that your willingness to say “yes” to whatever The Lord is asking of you right now might change the very course of history? A woman asked […]
November 21, 2018
Perseverance, persistence, prayer, contend, promised land, Matthew 15, Mark 7

“But He Did Not Answer Her a Word”: Lessons from the Syrophoenician Woman

Had the Gentile woman with the demonized daughter (described in Matthew 15 and Mark 7) been raised in the American church, I picture her encounter with Jesus going much differently. […]
April 21, 2017
keys to the kingdom, intercession

The Keys of the Kingdom

Not long ago I was finishing my devotions, and I sensed the Lord urging me back for a moment. I sat down and told Him I was listening, and then […]
March 5, 2016
the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God, Romans 14:17, Isaiah 32:17, the Father's heart

Christ’s Government: Establishing His Kingdom on Earth

God’s supreme objective is the establishment of His kingdom on earth. Jesus told His disciples to pray this way: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it […]
February 20, 2016
spiritual warfare, islamization, islam and the west, Bruce Bawer, 2 Thess 2:6

Christ’s Government on Earth: Physical or Spiritual War?

Gay author and activist Bruce Bawer left the US to escape what he described as the influence of conservatism and Christianity. Moving to Europe to live with his lover, he […]
October 4, 2015
royal priesthood, Melchizedek, kings and priests, 1 Peter 2:9

Christ’s Government on Earth – The Royal Priesthood

In understanding our identity and authority in Christ, we are able to bring His righteous and life-giving government to earth.  Previously, we highlighted what it means to be in covenant […]
September 20, 2015
names of God, nature of God,

Christ’s Government on Earth – What’s in a Name?

In my last post, we highlighted a scriptural pattern in which God changed a person’s name when He came into covenant with him or her. Examples of this were Abram […]
September 4, 2014

“The weapons are there . . . will they be used?”

“ISIS (The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is sawing children in half and beheading infants, and now the report is that they have easy access to the U.S. through […]
July 4, 2014

“If my people . . . will humble themselves”

Most Christians can quote 2 Chronicles 7:14 by heart: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from […]
April 17, 2014

Pray at all times in the Spirit

The key to waging spiritual battles to bring God’s kingdom to earth is prayer. That may sound easy or simple, but effective prayer often is neither. The kind of prayer […]
July 4, 2013

A Spirit-led fast for national prayer

“My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to […]
April 26, 2013

God’s Generals

God’s Generals by Roberts Liardon recounts the lives of twelve men and women who were called by God to specific ministries of preaching, teaching, healing, and deliverance. I finished reading this […]