Author Archives: mike

Broken Chains

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains in pieces. (Ps. 107:14)

We can all relate to this word. At one time we were bound by darkness and we were hopeless. It is when we reach the lowest depth of despair, that we encounter God the greatest. God is no respecter of persons, anyone
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My Persecutors Will Stumble

But the Lord is with me as a mighty awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will greatly be ashamed, for they will not prosper, their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten. (Jer.20:11)

When dealing with evil that is thrown our way, this scripture gives us hope. God reassures us that
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In The Midst Of The Years

O Lord revive your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known. (Habakkuk 3:2)

So many times in our lives God has gives us precious promises, but the waiting is almost intolerable. Patience is one of the fruits of the Spirit and the outcome is always beautiful. His promises
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Fruit Of Discipline

For the Lord will not cast off forever; but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. (Lam.3:31-33)

God is not an angry God waiting to zap us with lightning when we
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I Am Convinced

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, nor angels nor demons, neither our fears for today or our worries for tomorrow- not even the powers of hell can separate us from the love of God. (Romans 8:38)

The cares of this world may seem to separate
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Seasoned With Fire

For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. (Mark9:49)

For over 35 years I had been asking God why my life was so difficult. Why the mental, physical and spiritual hardships? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do the wicked seem to live easy and experience exponential abundance and enjoyment?

Let’s
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Focus

In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. (Psalm 94:19)

When fear of the unknown creeps behind to engage your soul with worry, and when seeing all fail around and the hills melt like wax and the earth quake, run to the comfort of God. It is His comfort that causes us to say
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Till The Death

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation. (Ps.91:15,16)

Whenever we call upon Jesus, He answers! He is our Deliverer. He is so beautiful. He offers us satisfaction with
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Ministering Angels

Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word. Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure. (Ps.103:20,21)

What an encouraging and beautiful word this is. The Psalmist tells us that God’s angels are empowered to do His word by hearing His
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Mount Up With Wings

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.(Isa.40:31)

Waiting on God is serving Him. Our strength is renewed as we serve our King. God is building character in our lives through the difficulties that we
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Even In Hell

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell behold You are there.(Ps.139:7,8)

So many times we thought that we had gone so far from God that He was so far from us. So many believe they
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To The End

For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. (1Thess. 5:2)

Jesus always tells us not to fear. The day of the Lord is not to be feared by believers but embraced. This scripture makes us understand the sudden unexpectedness of Jesus’ return, but for us who
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Satan Is Defeated

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.(Col 2:15)

When Jesus dies on the cross and rose again on the third day, He removed the armament of principalities and powers. He literally stripped them of their weapons. Why then do so many Christians suffer at the hand
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Father Knows Best

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Col.3:1-4)

When I had reached the point of earthly success,
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How Do You See Yourself?

There we saw the giants, and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.(Num.13:33)

When our mind is renewed by the washing with God’s word, we can see ourself as God sees us. In His sight we are holy, redeemed, full of His Spirit and more than conquerors through Jesus. When we see
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