Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. The Lord would have you know, that His worst day of suffering here on earth, did not deter, arrest, diminish or hault the consummation of His earthly assignment, for the cause of an eternal heavenly kingdom. The redempti

If you are like me, you guessed wrong. According to the record, the mosquito ranks number one in causing deaths among humans. Between 750,000 and 1,000,000 deaths are caused each year by mosquitoes. Of the several diseases associated with this small creature, malaria accounts for 500,000 + of these deaths. Most of us think of a mosquito as a nuisance—and in many cases that is true. However, in many areas of the world, the threat of illness/death from this tiny creature is

When we walk through life, we will inevitably do things we regret. Often the pain is minor but sometimes the pain is deep. A few weeks ago, I was plumbing in a hot water heater while sitting on a five gallon bucket. I was talking to a friend and trying to hurry, which is my mantra. I was trying to open a package, when all of a sudden, the knife slipped and hit my leg. I was instantly filled with regret. Regret that it had happened, but most of all, I knew better. The cut was

Jeremiah 2:13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have abandoned Me, The fountain of living waters, to carve out for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns that do not hold water.” In ancient Israel, water was a lot of work, but a fountain of living waters brought it right to you. Why then would the Israelites choose to carve out cisterns of water instead of abandoning the fountain of living waters? When we are walking out our faith it is far too easy to get off cours

And it came about that everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. Exodus 33:7b Moses was the one who first pitched the tent outside the came for a place to meet with God. God would meet with Moses face to face and verses 10 and 11 tell us that the cloud the people followed would descend on and stand at the entrance of the tent. The people would see this and begin to worship. Where is your tent of meeting? Do you have a pla