There are times when I feel the weight of spiritual conflict. My natural response has often been to fight—to pray harder, put on the armor of God, stand my ground, and contend. Scripture certainly tells us that spiritual warfare is real, but lately, in solitude and silence, I have been thinking differently about what it actually means to fight. When God revealed Himself to Moses, He said: “I AM WHO I AM.” Yahweh. The God who is. The God who has always been and always will be.

Hello friends, Before getting into the three parables of Matthew 25, I've been thinking about something John the Baptist and Jesus both said at the beginning of their ministries. John came preaching in the wilderness of Judea: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2, NKJV) Then in Matthew 4:17, Jesus begins preaching: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” I've been thinking about those words, “at hand.” The Kingdom of God isn't something we only

There is a moment in Mark’s Gospel that I have been thinking about lately. The disciples had just returned from the work Jesus had sent them out to do. They had been preaching, ministering, and seeing God move. But when they returned, the crowds were still there. Scripture says there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and the disciples didn't even have time to eat. I think a lot of us know what that feels like. Maybe not crowds following us around, but the feelin

There is something I have been thinking about lately. Scripture tells us that we have received the Spirit of adoption and that by that same Spirit we cry out, “Abba, Father.” We are children of God. And if we are His children, then we are also heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. That is an incredible thing to consider. But here we are, still living in these human bodies and still dealing with the flesh. We still struggle. We still feel the pull of our old nature. We sti

There was a season when my early mornings were pretty intense. I had my prayer lists. I prayed spiritual warfare out loud. I spent time binding and loosing and praying over everything I could think of. At the time, I believed that was what I was supposed to be doing. I was sincere about it. But if I'm truthful, sometimes I finished those mornings more tired than when I started. Then the Lord began teaching me something about surrender. Some of that came through the words of s

There is a quiet place where the noise of the world finally falls away. It is there, in solitude and silence, that I find myself listening more carefully to what the Holy Spirit is saying. And I believe the Church that has been crucified with Christ is being called to stand in this hour. For such a time as this. We are not a Church that has lost the war. We belong to Christ, and Scripture tells us something very different about who we are. Paul said: “I have been crucified wi

There is a connection between living a crucified life and having the kind of faith that moves mountains, sets captives free, sees miracles, and believes God for healing. I keep coming back to this. Paul writes, “And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” (Galatians 5:24, NKJV). And in Galatians 2:20 he says: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh

An old friend I haven’t spoken with in many years, Cere, posted a powerful and sobering word on Facebook. He painted a chilling picture of the most evil being imaginable, one who deals in drugs, prostitution, trafficking, murder, wars, broken families, lies, and every form of destruction. Then he asked a piercing question: “Knowing my reputation… would you come?” He used that image to illustrate how the world system operates under Satan’s influence, and how too many who profe

Come with me for a moment into the stillness. Before the rushing wind, before the tongues of fire, before three thousand were added in a single day, there was a quiet room and a simple command: wait. Jesus told His disciples, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the Promise of the Father… You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (Acts 1:4, 8 NKJV) They obeyed. They gathered in the upper room, continued with one accord in prayer and supplication,

In the quiet place, spiritual sight grows clearer even as natural vision fades. A prophetic reflection on discerning the signs of the times, the names of God, and the dunamis power of the Holy Spirit for the days ahead.