Prophets are God’s artists who paint God’s mind on people’s hearts. They paint God’s anger, anguish, love, blessing, and happiness on people’s hearts. They move when God moves, speak when God tells them to speak, and hide when God says so. They paint the impressions and nature of God the Father in people’s hearts.Prophets first deal with people’s heart condition. They reveal the heart’s state / condition of the people. Prophets...
Each prophet in the Bible had more than 40 unique revelations of Jesus during their lifetime. If each prophet established a museum, it would house more than 40 unique paintings (revelations of Jesus). Isaiah would have a museum dedicated to Christ the Suffering Messiah that would feature paintings representing Jesus’ birth – a virgin giving birth to a son, Emmanuel – God is with us, Jesus the suffering savior king, Jesus on the Cross,...
If the prophets in the Bible had a museum, each prophet would have at least 40 drawings or paintings of unique revelation of Jesus Christ. Isaiah would have a museum dedicated to Christ the Suffering Messiah. Jeremiah would have a museum dedicated to God’s Wrath and Anger. Ezekiel would have a museum dedicated to God’s Glory. Hosea would have a museum depicting God as a devoted husband. John would have a museum dedicated to God’s love, and...
Better is a day in Your courts than a thousand anywhere else. Lord Jesus, let me experience that one day in your courts which is better than a thousand elsewhere. Let me find your courts and experience that one day today. Let me experience the same experience which the Psalmist experienced in your courts that day.
Let what I learn by experience (in your courts) create a yearning to live in your courts. Let me be captivated by the splendor,...
One of the advantages of seeing God face to face on a daily basis is that your perspective of life changes from worldly perspective to eternal perspective. Everything you do will be seen in an eternal perspective. Your prayers will be done in an eternal perspective. Spending eternity with God and God’s eternal plans (or purposes) will get hold of you. You will start doing everything in preparation for eternity and spending eternity with God....
Did you ask yourself this question recently - When was the last time you repented? A healthy Christian is a Christian who repents and turns to God on a daily basis. These days repentance and fear of God is missing so much in the pulpits. Pulpits are filled with motivational speeches. The preachers don’t preach the ways of God and the fear of God but rather preach what people want. In their preaching they conceal or hide the deep damage caused...
Now it came to pass the same night that the LORD said to him, “Take your father’s young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it” Judges 6:25The Lord told Gideon to tear or break down the altar of Baal and cut down the wooden image beside it. Gideon did it and they called him Jerubbaal. If they changed the name, it means that its a...
Even the sparrow has found a home,And the swallow a nest for herself (near God’s altar in the courts of the living God), Where she may lay her young. Psalms 84:3
The writer here is envious of the sparrows and swallows. The fact that swallows and sparrows can live near God's altar in the courts of the living God makes him envious. He is envious because they have the privilege and opportunity to reside in the courts of the living God. While the...
God makes broken lives beautiful. Even when the lives are broken beyond repair, God still can make it beautiful. Even when enemy destroys beyond repair, he still can pick it up, make it beautiful and use it for His Glory. Even when we make a big mistake beyond repair, he still can pick it up, make it beautiful and use it for His Glory. Even when we have a healing complication beyond repair, he still can pick it up, make it beautiful and use it...
What do you see in this generation? Big and beautiful churches on the outside with broken altars and desecrated holy places on the inside. The church looks so beautiful from outside, but on the inside, its pulpits and holy places are desecrated. The church has grown in size (become big in establishments), but on the inside, it is crumbling and decaying due to sin and unholiness. On the outside, it appears beautiful, but inside, it's a den of...