Acts 27:1-25 “saying, ‘Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.’ Nevertheless, the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul.” (Acts 27:10-11, NKJV) Recently at an event our family hosted, our son was…

2 Kings 7:1-20 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” GOD’s Decree. “Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills.”  (Amos 9:13, MSG) God can…

Exodus 15:22-27 “For a wide door of opportunity for effectual [service] has opened to me [there, a great and promising one], and [there are] many adversaries.”  (1 Corinthians 16:9, AMPC) Opportunity is like an open door into a room full of treasures that can empower a person and help them elevate their lives. When we recognize and maximize the opportunities that are provided…

John 5:1-9; I Samuel 17:24-37 “Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the very most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity.”  (Colossians 4:5, AMPC) We are instructed in the word of God to be wise and ‘buy up’ every opportunity God brings our way. Paul said to…

I Samuel 2:27-36 “Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the LORD says: ‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.”  (1 Samuel 2:30, NKJV) We honor God through our…

I Chronicles 29:1-9 “Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.”  (Proverbs 3:9-10, NLT) Honor God with your first and your best, and He will bless you with the highest blessings that heaven has to offer. God deserves the best…

John 5:19-29; Matthew 15:21-28 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”  (James 1:17, NKJV) I don’t know about you, but I want the best of everything God has to offer me. I want the best life possible. I’m not satisfied with anything…

John 4:1-24 “the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: ‘You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” (Revelation 4:10-11, NKJV) Days of heaven…

Genesis 18:1-14 “And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him].”  (Genesis 5:24, AMPC) Enoch got it right. He prioritized the worship of God in his life and enjoyed days of heaven on earth until God took him to heaven to be with Him. His worship and intimacy made him so pleasing to…

2 Chronicles 7:11-20 “For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”  (1 Peter 3:12, BBE) Beloved, prayer is the ‘breath’ of a believer, and it is the one spiritual exercise that moves God to arise on our behalf. Prayer is what…