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Paul wrote about three main purposes of prophecy: "One who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation" (1 Corinthians 14:3). Edification refers to building up people in the faith and enabling them to be more effective in ministry. Exhortation pertains to...

It's important to know the times and seasons you're in, so you don't miss your window of breakthrough. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter..." Many are in a season of transition and crossing over to a new place God has prepared for them as they...

Philippians 3:9 - "and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith." Paul wanted to gain the rest of faith, so he refused all...

The outpouring of the Spirit is likened in Scripture to a deluge of rain on a dry and thirsty land. But if that deluge is to result in a harvest, then the soil must first be prepared. "Break up your fallow ground," cries the prophet Hosea, " for it is time to seek the Lord, that He may come and...

"Everyone will be salted with fire" (Mark 9:49). Many Christians today are being tested, stretched, and tried. It's as if our God, whose eyes are like blazing fire, is blowing His mighty wind from Heaven. He's fanning some smoldering wicks as He equips His servants to become FLAMES OF FIRE. We...

"Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called," - Ephesians 4:1 "For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in...

Ephesians 4:22-24 - "Strip yourselves of your former nature...And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind...put on the new nature...created in...true holiness." Righteousness and holiness are two different things. Righteousness is the right standing with God you gained when you were...

"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." - Romans 12:2 (NLT) Political correctness, new cultural norms and social...

The enemy has attempted to fence in your destiny. In other words, he has built a fortress in many of our minds using circumstances to build an ungodly belief system. He will also attempt to build a fortress by using our past failures. Can you imagine a major breakout of the glory of the Lord...

Pray within yourself all day long. Live in prayer -- let it touch everything that you do. Be aware of God's presence within you -- even when you are busy. The important thing is not to listen to yourself, but silently listen to God. Talk little and do much, without caring to be seen. Do...

God's question to Ezekiel in Ezekiel Chapter 37 was never about the bones. What God was really asking Ezekiel was, "Where is the limit to your faith?" After seeing all the death and devastation, God needs someone who will rise up and declare, "MY GOD IS STILL ABLE!" That is what God is looking...

Strong emotions and deep feelings, or seeking after signs, can be more dangerous than helpful. Your imagination is sure to run away with you. God will lead you if you will be faithful to come before Him quietly. Remember, your life is hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3). Eat of Him...

We develop a resurrection mindset, not just the future resurrection but in our thinking now. There will be an ultimate resurrection and glorification. There is a resurrection power working in us now. Our spirit has been raised from the dead already (see Romans 6:3). "And if the Spirit of him...

1 Corinthians 2:11 - "For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God." As believers we need to set our natural thinking aside, and ask the Lord to help us see with the eyes of His...

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him" - (1 Corinthians 2:9). God wants to work through you in ways that would confound your mind if you saw them in advance. His plans for us are beyond anything we could imagine. He...

The anointing has purpose -- stop making excuses and start making disciples. Moses prayed to God on the mountain for 40 days and then in 10 days God gave him the law. Jesus, before He ascended, taught the disciples for 40 days and then the disciples tarried in Jerusalem for 10 days to receive...

Daniel 7:25 - "And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High..." Don't allow the enemy to weary you, causing you to lose focus and bring you into an oppressive state of mind. Jesus gave His life so that you, first of all, would be free and...

Isaiah 51:11 - "And the redeemed of the LORD will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, forever free from sorrow and grief." Isaiah 53:4 - "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken...

The flesh has become so corrupted that even what you think, and feel is not very trustworthy. Selfishness is the source of all sin in man. Self is God's greatest enemy, because self always declares independence from Him. What is self? Whatever man possesses or is able to do without seeking...

2 Corinthians 4:4 - "Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God." NLT If you have been...