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Psalm 32, verses 10 and 11, "Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!" The end result of walking in truth is an inner joy that this world knows nothing about. When all hell is breaking out in this world, you will be able to see something that is beyond a...

The Gospel of Mark chapter 10, verse 27, "But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.'" One of my grandsons laughs out loud every time I say the words, "Oh phooey!" I don't know their origin but to me it means, don't believe that for one second. Though the situation varies sometimes it's my response when he says something l...

Psalm 32, verses 5 and 6, "I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. For this cause, everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they shall not come near him." In other words, in a time of confusion where contra...

Psalms 18, beginning at verse 16, "He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me." You know, when we fail, it's so easy to thi...

Prayer finds its ultimate authority when we begin to pray for others. We must not forget other believers who are in this battle with us. Realize that we are praying for many evangelists, pastors, missionaries, and other ambassadors who are called of God, yet they are currently in chains. Paul exhorts us to pray for all the saints, not just for ourselves, and pray with authority. Pray that those wh...

In Psalms 18:3 David says, "I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies." You know, King David had known great victories. He knew that the source of his strength had come as answers to prayer. Though surrounded himself, he knew that his victory would also mean freedom for many others. I'm sure that everything hell had tried to quiet his voice. Satan...

2 Corinthians chapter 10, verse 3, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedien...

Today I'd like you to pray with me as we remember the tragedy of September 11th when it hit here in New York City and how it affected our entire country. Pray with me that there would never be an attack like that against our nation again. Father God, in Jesus name, Lord we lift up not only New York City, but all the major cities of this country, we ask you Lord to keep our borders safe and our cit...

Psalm 32, verses 3 and 4, "When I kept silent, my bones grew old. Through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality was turned into the drought of summer." For some that might be hearing this today, you might be wondering why you've been so heavy lately. It's because the hand of God is on you. The hand of God is drawing you. He is trying to speak some...

Judges chapter 7, verses 19 and 20, "Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. The three companies blew trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they wer...

Psalms 60 beginning at verse 4, "You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. That Your beloved may be delivered, save with Your right hand, and hear me." People display banners when they have something to declare; quite often, it's a statement of victory, offering hope for the future for all and any who have the opportunity to see it. You and I hav...

The book of Romans chapter 1, verse 16, Paul says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes." What kind of people is God looking for today? The answer is clear. He is looking for people who are willing to go public. People who are willing to say what God says, how God gives it to them; doing God's will God's way, for His honor...

The book of Isaiah chapter 6, verse 1, "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple." This verse of scripture tells us that when that which is of flesh dies, when looking to man reaches its final disappointment, when the words of man have come to an end; then, if we will let Him, God will give us a full visi...

As human beings, we are at war with God inside. We all want God to see things our way. We want Him to except our lifestyles, our ways of thinking, our behaviors. There's lawlessness that is breaking out in our world today that's really going to get worse. The only insurance we have against it is if we come into the light and begin to walk in truth. Let's not try to get God to agree with us, let's...

Matthew 5:14, Jesus said, "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house." You are that light-chosen by God to be placed in a prominent place. There has to be a church, someone, somewhere, that is able to stand for God and with God, whose life says...

Psalms 137 beginning at verse 1, "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it." You know, the sense of lost in this particular moment in history must have been overwhelming. The people must have thought, "how could we have done this to our God, to let His name fall into such reproach and His blessings, sli...

The book of Acts chapter 12, verses 15 and 16, "But they said to her, 'You are beside yourself!' Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So, they said, 'It is his angel.' Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished." Here is a great prayer meeting, asking for a good thing, but no one actually believing that they will receive what they're asking for....

Psalms 140 beginning at verse 7, "O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further his wicked scheme, lest they be exalted." I recently had the opportunity to see the movie War Room, a movie about the power of prayer. I strongly recommend that everybody see it. I sat there amazed, that such...

God has called us to rebuild the testimony of who He is in our present day. We must come to the realization that there is cause higher than just preserving ourselves. Pray that God will give us the grace to fight for our families and for our children. Let's pray for courage to ask the Lord to help us to get through our fears. We need to push back the destruction that wants to keep the testimony of...

Acts chapter 15 verse 37, "Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark, but Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work." Verse 39 and 40 says, "they parted from one another…Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas." It's a mistake to write off people that God hasn't...

The book of Jonah chapter 1 beginning at verse 5, "Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep. So the captain came to him, and said to him, 'What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your G...

Psalm 13 and verse 1 begins, "How long Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will you hide Your face from me?" Have you ever set out to do something that you felt was led of God, only for it not to go as planned? You feel suddenly abandoned and possibly even foolish, for having believed God in the first place. It's very hard for Christian people to admit they have become bitter against God bu...

2 Chronicles, chapter 7 beginning at verse 13, "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 from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." We're not the first society...

Have you been given a burden by God that you cannot shake? When God chooses to reveal something of His heart to you there is a reason why you can't shake it off. Generally, it's because He is trying to lead you somewhere, to do something He's assigned you to do. Sometimes, it's something so way out of the box of your experience. In my life, I've learned I'm never called for what I can naturally do...

1 Kings chapter 22 verse 29, "So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you put on your robes.' So, the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle." Are you one that disguises your conversation, your actions, and your behavior when you go into the house of...