“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.” -1 Corinthians 13:8 We are told that prophecy, tongues and knowledge will pass away. We can be sure that signs, wonders and…
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One of the prayers that I often pray from scripture comes from the Apostle Paul. It’s a very simple prayer, but very powerful. “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and…
“Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom”. -1 Cor 1:22 The same is true of people today. There are certain segments of the church that are all about wisdom and teaching and there are certain segments of the church that are all about signs…
Today’s post is from my journal- March 2019. Last night the Holy Spirit heavily impressed me in a dream that to know whether something is truly a blessing or not we must first ask what the source of it is. The critical question in our…
“So teach us to number our days that we might get a heart of wisdom.” -Psalm 90:12 Only God knows the number of our days. He actually knows exactly how many we have left on this Earth! It only makes sense then, to ask Him,…
“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts” -Ezekiel 14:3 The pathway from my heart to my mouth is a very short one. Jesus said from the abundance of our heart our mouth speaks. When we take an idol into our…
“From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”” -Matthew 4:17 Why are we afraid to tell people to repent? The entire Bible, from the beginning to the end, points out the importance and need of it.…
“Then King David went in and sat before the Lord”. -2 Samuel 7:18 If you look at the original language the sense here is not that David just sat down for a few minutes before the Lord. The idea here is more along the lines…
In Isaiah chapter 6, we see a prophet of God, who obviously already knew God, but suddenly saw God in a way he had never known before! “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted…
This is something from my journal last year on Divine Providence. I share it because there’s a univerisal principal here that is crucial to understand. It’s a lesson I’m still very much actively in the process of learning… God was showing me today how every…
I normally don’t post pictures on my blog. As it turns out. I’ve only done it once before and it was also while I was at the beach! Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words! When I saw the sign, God spoke to me,…
Have you ever been with somebody who doesn’t communicate their expectations? Well, Jesus isn’t like that. He totally spells out what it means to love Him, and what His expectations are! Here’s a couple things that Jesus said about our love for Him… “If you…
Kaph, the Hebrew pictograph for 2o represents an open palm/hand. We have just entered the year 2020. Is 2020 the year of two open hands? A double portion of the Hand of the Lord? I find it interesting that God often uses what is right…
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” -Proverbs 29:18 I was led by the Holy Spirit today to consider the role and importance of prophets in the church. Roughly 400 years passed between the prophet Malachi and the appearing of John the Baptist. That’s…
Over the last couple years there’s been a lot of talk about revival in the Pacific Northwest. Many feel that the Portland, Oregon area where I live may be one of the epicenters of an outpouring of the Glory of God that will usher in…
“Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.” -Exodus 25:40 As Moses was being instructed by God concerning the construction of the Tabernacle he was told to be sure to make it according to the…
“By your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.” -Revelation 5:9 We only purchase that which we want to possess, and so it is with God. He purchased us from every tribe, language, people and nation with the goal…
“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” -Hebrews 1:9 Jesus was the most joyful person who ever walked the face of the earth. He was supremely, gloriously,…
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” -Romans 14:17 The Children of the Kingdom are righteousness, peace and joy. Are you giving birth to these children? You should be!…
It baffles me why some people think that change in the church must be gradual and not disruptive. Let me introduce you to the God of Disruption! Paul got saved and became an apostle of Jesus Christ through divine disruption. Paul was going on his…
“Greet one another with a holy kiss.” -1 Corinthians 13:12 I believe God wants to marry love and holiness in His people. I’m being a bit allegorical here, but I love what God is showing me! A holy kiss! A holy love is what God…
“For you have died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” -Colossians 3:3 “HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD.” Hidden. I love that. He so envelops me that I am now completely hidden. His blood so covers me that I am the righteousness…
The Holy Spirit is the Voice of Holiness, a burning fire that speaks! “The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.” -Psalm 29:5 The vocabulary of the church will soon be radically changing for the Voice of the Lord is speaking to His…
Jesus had a secret, and He’s trying to teach it to me. Like everything about Him, it’s an Open Secret. He’s not trying to hide it from anyone. It’s as plain as can be in the Word of God. “So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I…
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” -2 Corinthians 3:18 Looking at Jesus transforms me. We expect…
Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” -Exodus 33:18 When Moses asked God to show him His Glory, God revealed a number of things about Himself. One of those things is His sovereignty. “I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will…
“Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. Behold all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire and among the brands…
“Who is like you among the gods, O LORD— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?” -Exodus 15:11 The Glory of God and the Holiness of God are always found together, you can never separate the two. A true way to discern the…
“His speech is most sweet, and He is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend…” -Song of Songs 5:11 Many know the Jesus of religion. That’s not the Jesus I know. The Jesus I know is altogether desirable. His voice is…
“Do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there.” -Numbers 32:5 In Numbers 32 we see some of the Israelites telling Moses they don’t want to cross the Jordan River. When I read this I was astounded! It was God, after all, who…
“You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.” -Song of Songs 4:9 Many years ago the Holy Spirit gave me some dating advice. He said, “It’s not…
God used brokenness as a catalyst to surrender, and surrender as the path that led straight to His heart. The most beautiful place in Jesus is the place of surrender. The day I was shattered was the day I started to live again. I walked…
Because prophetic words come directly from the Spirit to our spirit they almost always have a sense of immediacy. We get excited and think they’ll happen right away. One of the hardest lessons to learn about prophecy is that most of the time prophetic words…
In my post, “God’s Prophetic Whisper” I talk about the Holy Spirit’s activity in speaking to us about future events. Why does God speak to us about future events? The reasons can be varied. Here’s a few that I’ve experienced- 1. The Spirit of God…
“My sweetheart, My Bride, is a secret garden, a walled garden, a private spring!” -Song of Songs 4:13 There is no one more romantically intimate than Jesus Christ! We’re His secret garden. I’ve been meditating on this for almost a year now, thinking how I…
God continues to show me pictures of revival. This time it was an inner picture/vision of the Holy Spirit depicted as fireworks exploding above the Earth with burning pieces falling to the ground! The burning pieces were falling in various locations all over the Earth…
“Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” -Psalm 85:6 I’m in the midst of the greatest spiritual revival of my life. It started in mid 2017 and is still going strong! So explosive has the Holy Spirit’s work in…
I was praying for someone to be able to “see as God sees”. It was revealed to me by the Holy Spirit that this person was being “driven by fear”. It occurred to me that our eyes can be WIDE OPEN because of FEAR or…
I’ve been writing a lot about the adventure I’ve been on for the last year. Today I want to take you back in time to when I was 27 years old, dirt poor, but totally in love with Jesus. He was all I had, and…
In my previous post I talk being vulnerable. It’s important to point out that Jesus didn’t leave me shattered and broken and vulnerable in woundedness. Jesus comes to heal the brokenhearted, He doesn’t leave us brokenhearted! There’s a vast difference between being “vulnerable in woundedness”…
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the most miraculous thing that has ever happened in my life occurred this year. Out of the worst pain and brokenness God brought emotional healing so deep that I have no scars to point to! He used brokenness as…
“On that day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” -Mark 4:35 If you’re walking closely with Jesus, there will come a time when He says to you, “Let us go across to the other side.”…
“The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.” -Psalm 16:6 One of the most beautiful things about surrender to God is that no matter what happens in life you’re guaranteed to end up in Pleasant Places! As I’ve reflected…
I was out praying and enjoying the view of Mt Hood when this verse came to mind: “The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.” -Psalm 97:5 Imagine if God melted Mt.…
“…to give them beauty for ashes.” -Isaiah 61:3 It wasn’t that long ago that I went through such painful devastation that about all I had left was a pile of ashes. Think about what ashes are… Ashes are what’s left after there’s NOTHING left. Ashes…
For the purpose of this post, when I speak about “THE PRESENCE” I am talking about the manifest presence of God where we are able to sense His pleasure, favor and blessing on us. Long before David had the palace, he had THE PRESENCE. As…
Luke chapter 2 has an amazing paragraph about a man named Simeon. Simeon’s life is what I want my life to be like. In four sentences, the Holy Spirit’s mentioned three times! “Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and…
You see them everywhere… engraved in sidewalk brick, etched in park benchs, scattered along the coastal path I’m walking today… Memorials to those who loved it here, but are no longer here. My family has a bench with my mom’s name on it in Door…
True revival is falling so much in love with Jesus that you want to be just like Him! Revival is THE THING that everybody’s talking about right now in the Church. In the Pacific Northwest, where I live, expectations are very high that we are…
Tuesday morning at 10 AM, I ended up in a tiny town, at a tiny church, in a tiny room with 6 people (including myself). I’d never been there before, I went because God told me to go. I found out there was going to…
This is the time of the year we hear about the “Christmas Story.” We’ve all heard about the shepherds keeping watch over their sheep at night, the Christmas star, the wise men, the baby Jesus- That’s the Christmas story most have heard. You never hear…
“By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household.” -Hebrews 11:7 One of the striking things about the Word of God is that it was penned by people who are…