Ps.73:28 – “But as for me, it is good to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all Your works.” James 4:8 – “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” The words “Draw Me Close to You”—made famous by S. W….
ORDINARY VESSELS, EXTRAORDINARY BOLDNESS
Acts.4.13 – Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. In God’s pattern, boldness isn’t tied to education, status, or influence—it flows from ordinary people who walk closely with Him….
𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙂𝙏𝙃𝙎 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙂 𝘽𝙀𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙊𝘿𝙐𝘾𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙁
Judg. 11:4, 6 “And it so happened in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel… and they said to Jephthah, ‘Come and be our leader, so that we can fight with the children of Ammon.’” Jephthah’s story shows that people may overlook your pain, but they cannot overlook your strength….
𝙒𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙈𝙔 𝙄𝙎 𝙇𝘼𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙔𝙊𝙐, 𝘾𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙏 𝙄𝙎 𝙉𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙔𝙊𝙐
Isa. 62:2 “…and you shall be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord shall name.” Life often places us in seasons where others label us, but Christ names us. People called David a shepherd boy, yet Christ named him king. Gideon was seen as a coward, but heaven called him a…
𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙉 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝙍𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙎𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙈𝙎 𝙄𝙈𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙎𝙄𝘽𝙇𝙀
2Ki 7:2 (NIV) “The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, ‘Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?’ ‘You will see it with your own eyes,’ answered Elisha, ‘but you will not eat any of it.’” This verse captures a…
IF YOU ARE IN THE BELLY TODAY, CLASSROOM IS IN SESSION
Jonah 2:1–2 “Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, and said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and He heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and Thou heardest my voice.” Some lessons can’t be learned on dry land. Jonah ran from…
𝙂𝙊𝘿 𝙄𝙎𝙉’𝙏 𝙏𝙍𝙔𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙊 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝙈𝙀𝙀𝙏
Psalm 24:1 (NKJV) – “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.” Human hands worry about margins, shortages, and survival. But God does not operate within limits—He is the Creator of all things. He does not adjust His plans because of lack, delay His purpose because of…
𝙀𝙈𝙊𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙎𝙐𝙍𝙂𝙀𝙍𝙔 𝙄𝙎 𝙋𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙁𝙐𝙇 𝘽𝙐𝙏 𝙂𝙊𝘿’𝙎 𝙄𝙉𝙆 𝙄𝙎 𝙒𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙔
Jer. 18:4 “But the vessel he was making from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter made it again into another vessel, as seemed best to him.” Emotional surgery is when God opens hidden wounds, touches places we tried to cover, and confronts issues we hoped to forget. It hurts—not because God…
SUCCESS RESPONDS TO THOSE WHO REFUSE TO QUIT
Jdg.20.34–35 “And the children of Benjamin did not know that disaster was upon them… The LORD defeated Benjamin before Israel…” (NKJV) Judges 20 unfolds during a painful civil conflict. Israel seeks justice, goes into battle twice, and is twice defeated—even after praying. Yet they refuse to quit. On the third day, after renewed worship and…
THE RIVER THAT NEVER RUNS DRY
Psa.46.4–5 “There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God… God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.” (NKJV) The psalmist describes a steady river flowing in the midst of chaos—a picture of God’s presence sustaining His…