People experience healing after suffering through genuine faith, obeying God redeems them from empty life, growing spiritually by drinking God’s word, becoming a living stone to offer spiritual sacrifices, and enduring injustice while entrusting themselves to Christ. A healed person influences God and their spouse and becomes a peacemaker in various spheres of life through…
God does unbelievable and amazing things to accomplish His purpose even when He seems uninvolved and silent while the wicked are destroying the righteous. Wait for truth and God’s glory to live by faith rather than in pride, greed and idolatry. Pray and rejoice in God who delivers His people so they have strength to…
To defeat sin and restore Godly foundations, know first of all that sin wounds people. Follow Christ’s leadership in hating coveting, defrauding and stealing. Be filled with the Spirit to confront injustice, falsehood and profiteering, which opens the door to teach God’s word and restore His kingship and provision. Then His people are in position to trust…
Lack of love and disobedience prompt God’s judgment. He reveals His plans to stop injustice and destroy materialism. These things lead people to seek God by telling the truth, practicing justice, deny complacency to grieve over sin and hate pride. Understand God’s Wrath When People Lack Love Toward OthersAmos, a shepherd of Tekoa, said the…
We need people to stand in the gap before God to confront injustice, stop strongholds of sexual sin, pray against strongholds of sin, eliminate malice of heart and revenge, refuse trusting in prosperity, refuse pride in human wisdom, skill, wealth and beauty, and refuse making people your source of confidence. Stand in the Gap Before…
In order to spread God’s glory and holiness in your city, reject idols and pride, see God’s glory, grieve over evil, speak God’s word, trust God for new heart, and communicate object lessons to motivate obedience. Reject Confidence in Money, Idols and PrideThe Lord told Ezekiel that the end came to Israel with judgment,…
“I have an unquenchable desire to slow down and find my life going deeper in my walk with Christ. I want to meet him in the depths of my soul, away from the stress and press of everything on top. A relationship with Christ is the key to fulfilling our deepest longings. All of life…
Cindy Jacobs in her book, “Possessing the Gates of the Enemy,” quoted Ed Silvoso’s definition of a stronghold: “a mindset impregnated with hopelessness that causes the believer to accept as unchangeable something that he/she knows is contrary to the will of God.” Rights we have to give up in order to tear down strongholds: The…
Author Howard Snyder wrote, “Kingdom people seek first the Kingdom of God and its justice; church people often put church work above concerns of justice, mercy and truth. Church people think about how to get people into the church; Kingdom people think about how to get the church into the world. Church people worry that…
Children have a sense of justice and truth. While growing up, we all face situations when someone took advantage of us. After bringing home a spoiled banana from a grocery store, we demand a refund. When a movie doesn’t live up to its billing, we feel cheated. Our life insurance policy doesn’t cover a procedure listed in the small…
Sometimes God seems far away. We perceive He isn’t listening to us. Events in our lives are running out of control. Things aren’t coming together or making sense. Injustice runs rampant in the world. People struggle under the weight of great burdens. Our family is experiencing that right now with a large hospital bill after an expected visit…