It can be exciting to receive a vision from the Lord and have it confirmed by Scripture and godly counsel. We often mistakenly think such exciting confirmation means the vision will be brought to pass quickly and without having to persevere through difficulty. But God's purpose in building faith through...

What are the plans and purposes that God is calling you to do? Are you moving in that direction? Or is fear paralyzing you from pursuing the dreams that God has placed in you?Is the spirit of fear trying to dictate decisions that you make? Fear of failure? Fear that...

We often know how to push each other's buttons. In this verse, God is telling us not to poke in ways that are likely to provoke an angry or violent reaction beyond what may genuinely be necessary to exercise our own faith in good conscience. We often become pretty good...

One of Jesus’ most poignant instructions on forgiveness is when Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive. Peter is being generous with his suggestion of seven times. Traditional Rabbinic teaching required that an offended person only forgive an offender three times.Jesus essentially said that no limits on forgiveness...

Today’s verses take us back to the beginning of a well-known Jewish prayer called The Shema. This prayer is an affirmation of God’s singularity, which is traditionally read by observant Jews. The concept of one true God that is all-powerful, infinite and limitless. The passage that follows details the way...