This top line (from a popular song that we sing here at church) is probably my favorite out of everything that we sing. Its message is simple: Since The Lord Jesus made us, only He has the right to tell us who we are. God loves more, knows more, hopes more and sees farther than everyone else combined. Therefore, only He has earned the right to tell us who we are. We have been bought with a price and we are His. Thank God! If it were left up to me to decide who I was, I would

I know from experience how easy it is to lay down my God-given weapon— “the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word” (Ephesians 6:17). ... In hand or in heart, this weapon is “living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12) Whatever we come into agreement with, that’s what we empower. We can speak words of healing or words that wound; I can edify and build up or discourage and tear down. Words are containers of power, and they carry either positi

Some of us are old enough to remember the old television commercial about the Nestle Quick Chocolate bunny. He loved chocolate milk. The problem was he had no patience. He would mix up the milk and drink it all down at once. The ad said that “patience was a virtue”. The definition of virtue is a quality considered desirable in a person, morally good. The Bible says in Proverbs 16:32 that “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty.” Better than a warrior. Somet

As a father, I teach my children that the power of the tongue can either build or destroy. What we say carries with it life or death. I want them to learn this important concept of life, so they know provision is just on the other side of obedience. If we are in need, we are to declare the Word of God over our lives. We are blessed, we are highly favored, we are sons and daughters don’t ever lose sight of that. Joshua 1:8 says, This Book of the Law shall not depart from your

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 Words are the most powerful thing you have in your arsenal. We can see from Proverbs that the power in our words will yield either life or death. Our choice of words will either bring encouragement or destruction. Our words will either help and heal or hinder and hurt. The very power of our words should stop us in our tracks. We must seek God’s help every minute of th