Boom! I’m not talking about the fireworks blasting away most of last night. Or the night before, and especially tonight. Boom! I’m talking about celebration. This is Interruption #100! I admit that I lose count from time to time and put out the wrong number on the Interruptions, but according to my accountant – this is #100 – Boom! […]
The Lord bless you, And keep you, Make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you. The Lord turn His face toward you, And give you peace! If you haven’t heard the song that begins with these lyrics, you need to go back 100 days and live life over again. You missed something!
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Dreams will increase in the last days. The Prophet Joel writes: “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.” – Joel 2:28-30 Please note that Joel places the context as, “before the great and dreadful
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Every person lives by faith. Christians live by faith and atheists live by faith. Scoffers live by faith and martyrs live by faith. For some, faith becomes doubt. You can develop a certain pride in considering all the facts – considering yourself to be open-minded. You may even smirk at those who say, “Jesus came to
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It is too easy to become fixated on the sandwich and forget about the restaurant. Jesus taught: “Give us this day our daily bread.” This sentence on prayer is found in the Lord’s Prayer. Asking is a major reason to pray. Jesus taught in the Lord’s Prayer that when we ask, it will be given to us.
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When we confess sin to God, we receive grace and mercy. Grace is giving us something that we don’t deserve, while mercy withholds something that we do deserve. On Monday morning, as I begin my week, I ask for grace and mercy in advance. Lots of it. I often say that I’m the number one consumer of
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That’s you. You are selected. Your prayers will change history. I’ve always been fascinated by Daniel. In first year of King Xerxes reign, while reading scripture, I understood that the Lord wanted to return the nation of Israel to Israel after 70 years of captivity in Babylon. Yes! Just checked my calendar. It has been 70 years. So,
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You may have read recently about the billionaire inventor who sold his business and went to work with the poor in another country. While there, he was accused of subverting the peace and seeking to overthrow the government. During his trial he was beaten by soldiers. Then he was mocked by a large crowd of people. In
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The Apostle Paul writes in Philippians 3:8: “What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.” The New International Version says “garbage”. The New American Standard Version says “rubbish”.
You! Let’s talk about you. If you don’t learn to pray for yourself, you won’t be able to pray effectively for others or for the Kingdom. Yes, a bold statement. If you align your prayer requests with God’s purposes in your life, you will be able to target prayers to receive your answers. If you haven’t