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1 Samuel 2:6 These prophetic words from Hannah at the dedication of Samuel are still true today! The Lord makes alive! He alone holds the power of life and death. The Lord has pretty vividly impressed this truth on me during the last few days! Some of you may not be...

2 Chronicles 13:18 The Old Covenant Scriptures are filled with examples and challenges to rely on the Lord, not on our own intellect and prowess. Abijah became king in Judah following the death of his father, Rehoboam. Rehoboam had not been a godly example for his...

“Encourage one another daily!” Hebrews 3:13 Three people in my early life held an unusually important place: my grandmother, a voice coach during my last year of college, and my private German tutor during the first months of our living in Germany. Why these three?...

If your life is boring, or even ordinary, it may be that you are not listening for that inner, sometimes wild, voice of the Holy Spirit. God can call us to do many ordinary things, but He can also call us to do wild, extravagant, unusual things.  For example, giving...

Practice hospitality.  Romans 12:13 We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people [those who are working in the kingdom] so that we may work together for the truth. 3 John 8 We have some of the finest homes in the world, but often use them little. We have...

We’ve just past through the strongest giving time of the year. Thank God for all the generosity that we have experienced both in our own hearts and the hearts and lives of those around us. One of the first “revelations” the Lord gave me when I began to realize that...

“The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.” Proverbs 27:21 Don’t let that praise land on you! It’s all a test! Turn it toward gratitude to the Lord for anything good that has come through you. As James says, “Every...

1 Samuel 30:6 David is one of my heroes. Not because he did everything right, but because he continually turned to the Lord. One of the most astonishing scriptures in the Bible for me is Acts 13:22, where God describes David as a “man after my own heart; he will do...

Mark 6:31 In the midst of much activity, “get some rest.” Those were the Lord’s words to His disciples after a full day. Their day had been so full that they had “not even had a chance to eat, so Jesus said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get...

My normal reading brought me again this morning to Psalm 1, and I was reminded of what I call the “Godly Prosperity Promise.” Yes, the prosperity teaching has at times been relegated to a kind of “name and claim it.” I took a ride one time in a new Cadillac that was...

“In the last days the mountain of the LORD’S temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.” Isaiah 2:2 (Emphasis mine) The highest of the mountains? Exalted above the hills? I was...

“We will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” Psalm 46:2-3 “Do not fear…” (Matthew 10:28, 31, Luke 12:32), Jesus was constantly cautioning His...

The True Light “The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.” John 1:9 This is a powerful word. Jesus enlightens everyone? How? Even before He came into the world, He enlightened everyone? What does this mean? Inside every one of Adam’s children,...

”“We also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.” 1 Thessalonians 2:13 The word works in those who...

”Because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to and his descendants will inherit it.” Numbers 14:24 A different spirit! An opposite spirit! Twelve men from the twelve tribes had gone through...

We’ve now seen the last one, and we are still standing! First of all, if you happen to be one of those who thought we might be raptured along about now, I encourage you to reread Scripture. In the back of the PREPARE! book, I’ve listed every scripture that has the...