it's time to pray

God is drawing near to us in these dark days. He's drawing us into what truly matters. He's drawing us again to the only lasting truth. He's drawing us to the very center of His heart. God isn't only giving redemption but also a reason to live. We must draw near to Him as He

Isaiah 43, beginning at verse one, says,"But now thus says the Lord who created you, O Jacob, and he who formed you, O Israel. Fear not for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you and through the

Psalm 102, in verse seven, says,"I lie awake and am like a sparrow alone on the housetop." One of the deepest needs of all people is to know that we are loved. Even God Himself in Genesis 2:18 said,"It is not good that men should be alone, so God gave the first person someone to

John 6, beginning at verse nine, says,"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many? Then Jesus said, 'Make the people sit down.' Now, there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down in numbers of about 5,000. And Jesus

I thank God that even though the hour is dark and the day is late, He is waking us and showing us it's time to pray. We need the boldness of God in our hearts once again. We need the courage to step out of the shadows and stand for the truth. There are so

As the people of God, we've studiously followed the pre-conversion pathway of the Apostle Peter. I reference Matthew chapter 26, verses 31 to 35, where we see Peter setting his thoughts above the Word of God and esteeming himself to be stronger than he was. In America, we've committed the same sin and failings as

1 Corinthians 1:26 27 says, For you see your calling brethren, that not many wise, according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to

2 Chronicles 7:13 15: When I shut up heaven, and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear

Matthew 7:24 27: Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

I want to warn anyone, including church leaders, about being a Christian. If you hold the words God speaks to you lightly, especially in the New Testament, your house will fall in the days ahead. You will not stand. When the storms that are coming into the world begin to abound, you're going to find

You might feel like your life isn t going to amount to anything. Maybe you feel like the darkness is getting deeper, you're becoming more selfish and angrier, and the despair is worsening. I know what that feels like because I've been there. However, a new life is offered when you open your heart to God.

Jonah 3:4 5 says, And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day s walk. Then he cried out and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown! So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Jonah is a story

In Ecclesiastes 2, in half of verse three, Solomon says: "I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine while guiding my heart with wisdom." Think of the tragedy of this man's life. Solomon was given the ability of God and the responsibility to guard the testimony of God on the earth.

We're living in a day of rampant and ever-increasing immorality. Confusion abounds on every side. If ever there was a time for the Church to rise, it's now. If ever there was a time for the power of God to be displayed through ordinary people, it's now. If ever there was a time for us

You don't have to be a prophet to know we're going into a season of incredible worldwide hardship. We see it all over the news: the financial struggle, the social confusion, nations rising against other countries, famines in the world, and the possibility of new diseases. We are entering a storm, and there's no way

Philippians 3:13 14: Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Paul is saying he wasn't everything he

Joshua 7:19: Now, Joshua said to Achan, My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and make confession to him, and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me. There's a time in every life to confess and return to a place of strength. The

2 Kings 6:5 says, "But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out and said, Alas, master! For it was borrowed. When God called you, He gave you the divine ability to do something for His glory. This ability is not yours. It belongs

2 Timothy 2:15 says, "Be diligent to present yourself approved by God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." We have to get into the Word of God and study it. We must find out who we are in Christ and what giftings of God are supplied

When we accepted Christ into our hearts, the Holy Spirit the third person of the Godhead came to dwell inside us. There are still many believers who need to take hold of the fact that God's Spirit is living inside of them. We don't have a concept or arguments about God, knowledge, or a fuzzy feeling about

1 Corinthians chapter 12:27 31. Now you are the body of Christ and members individually. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do

Proverbs 3:5 8 says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to

Matthew 8, beginning at verse 2, says, And behold, a leper came and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, I am willing. Be cleansed. Immediately, his leprosy was cleansed. Going through life every day, things of this world

Ephesians 4:7 8 says, "But to each of us, grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore, when he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men." In other words, you have everything today that you need to be able to do what God has called you to do.

God's purpose for His church is to be people who proclaim His mighty works. We are not left on the earth to just an argument about His existence. We're left here to demonstrate the reality that He is alive. We must tell others what Christ did on the cross for humanity. We're not called to