“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care." -Psalm 95:6-8 Have you ever thought about what kind of "frequency" heaven must have? I was watching a tutorial recently on the frequency rates of wireless devices. The information was fascinating! All these electro-magnetic waves traveling through the air that we can't even see. There is so much in our world that is invi

“Come, and follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." -Matthew 4:19 Jesus was a no-nonsense kind of person. Whenever He said something, it had purpose. Jesus never did anything without purpose: He did what He saw the Father doing. (John 5:19) Additionally, he instructed people to jump all in - give it 110%, and never look back. "Don't take any money with you, nor a traveler's bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don't stop to greet anyone on the road." -Luke 10:4 We li

“In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out; but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out - until the day it lifted. So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their travels." -Exodus 40:36-38 Have you ever heard the phrase 'go with the flow?' Well, surprisingly, this is a kingdom principle. When the I

"So again I ask, does God give you His Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?" -Galatians 3:5 Have you ever witnessed a miracle? I can't say that I've seen someone come back from the dead, though I have experienced what might be considered "smaller" miracles related to emotional healing, safety, and finances. Our level of faith is often equal to our experience. The enemy's purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy. He tri

“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant..." -Matthew 20:26 When I was younger, I worked at various restaurants as a server. At first, I was petrified. I used to have a HUGE fear of people. So huge, in fact, I was afraid to answer the telephone as a child! Being a server, I had to come to terms with all of that. But, through it I learned to serve. I also learned to serve at the church I went to. Later when I got a job at a big de

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." -1 Peter 5:8 Sometimes when I think about the state of our culture, I feel burdened. When I see or hear about music video with lots of sex and violence and all of the millions of views these videos have on YouTube, it makes my heart heavy. "How many people are being led into things that are spiritually dangerous for them?!?" I think. The artists repre

“I will never leave you nor forsake you." -Hebrews 13:5b Have you ever seen the sun shine when it's raining? It is one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. The rain pours down with big grey drops and showers the earth with its downpour. But, as the sun peeks through, the raindrops that fall are no longer grey. They are bright and shimmering, like little yellow stars falling from the sky. Even through the clouds and the rain, the sun is able to shine. Often, we don't

“O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.” -Psalm 34:3 Sometimes when we have a problem, we magnify the problem - or make it bigger in our minds than it may be in reality. We think about the problem and talk about all the different angels of the problem. But, when we do this, we may be putting the problem on a pedestal. Thought it is good to understand the problem, when does a focus on the problem become unhealthy? When the problem obscures our ability

"In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." -Ephesians 6:16 Have you ever played a video game when your immunity shield went down? All of a sudden, you get hit, out of nowhere. And you had gotten so far too! But not only does your immunity shield go down - every hit and every punch you take now does 10 times the damage. And very quickly you die. No fun!! But do you know what? God has given us an

“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side." -Luke 10: 31 & 32 We often hear about the seven deadly sins, or the "thou shalt nots" of the ten commandments. All of these things are essential to understand the difference between right and wrong, and avoid doing wrong. But, even if we don't do