Transformational Change Needed Over this past generation our country has gone through wholesale changes in what we stand for and believe in. There are things happening today that weren’t even contemplated back then. In 1965, after reading Billy Graham’s manuscript entitled, “World Aflame,” Ruth Graham Bell said, “Billy, if God doesn’t soon bring judgment upon […]
A U-Turn Is Needed Today’s church is so busy trying to be relevant that it’s leaving many of the teachings and truths of the Bible behind. Leonard Revenhill said, “Before the Church arises to shake the world, some obscure truth of God arises to shake the church.” The church needs to make a U-turn. It […]
Repentant Fruit While dragon fruit may need to repent, this is not the fruit I’m talking about. Fruit refers to the way we live our lives. Do we live our lives for Christ, or do we live our lives for Satan, the dragon, or ourselves? Repentance is not just being sorry. To repent means to […]
Turn and Live “For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live” (Ezekiel 18:32) Repentance involves our mental acceptance of the fact that we have sinned and our sins have not only affected others but have hurt and wounded God. This should produce within us a deep […]
Repent and Believe Repentance involves our mental acceptance of the fact that we have sinned and our sins have not only affected others, but have hurt and wounded God. This should produce within us a deep heartfelt sorrow over what we have done, where it literally breaks our hearts when we think about it. But […]
The Blessings of Repentance Repentance is often looked upon as a positive, but with a price. In reality, however, it’s a blessing to all those who truly turn from their sin. It is something that is a positive because it brings with it the blessings of refreshment. Repentance brings refreshing presence of the Holy Spirit. […]
God’s Unchanging Love Does God ever change? Through the prophet Malachi, God said, “I the Lord do not change.” (Malachi 3:6a) But we also read numerous examples of God changing due to the people’s repentance. In fact, this is actually a promise God gives. “Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from his evil […]
God’s Feast For You “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” (Psalm 23:5) God is spreading out a massive feast of epic proportions, food directly from heaven for you to taste and eat. As a feast it’s a joyous time, a […]
God is Longsuffering, Not Forever-Suffering Children will test your patience. This is something every parent knows. Children will continue to do something to see how much they can get away with, or ask you for something to see how far they can go. And while this is an attribute of a child, this shouldn’t be […]
Repentant Fruit While dragon fruit may need to repent, this is not the fruit I’m talking about. Fruit refers to the way we live our lives. Do we live our lives for Christ, or do we live our lives for Satan, the dragon, or ourselves? Repentance is not just being sorry. To repent means to […]