The Kingdom
- Our Father Feb 14, 2022 In the end that Face which is the delight or the terror of the universe must be turned upon each of us either with one expression or with the other, either conferring glory inexpressible or inflicting…
- De Civitate Dei – The City of God vs. The City of Self Aug 31, 2021 He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner.― Augustine of Hippo, City of God For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of…
- A Blessing upon The Opening of The Sanctuary of Solutions in Jesus Christ, in Mombasa, Kenya on July 4th Jun 28, 2021 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering ten-thousand times ten-thousand and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is…
- Good News: No Thing Is Ever Enough Apr 18, 2021 The Christian says, ‘Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists. A baby feels hunger: well, there is such a thing as food. A duckling wants to swim: well, there is such…
- Warriors Own The Night Jan 12, 2021 Fear not the night,Fear those who walk the night.And I am he that walks the night,But only evil needs to fear meAnd gentle souls sleep safe in their beds,Because I own the night.~ David Grossman Moses…
- Fear’s Antidote: Home Now, And Home Forever Aug 16, 2020 Jesus did not come from heaven to earth just to get us out of hell and into heaven — though He is the only One Who can do that. He also came to get Himself out…
- Doxa Mar 1, 2019 I read in a periodical the other day that the fundamental thing is how we think of God. By God Himself, it is not! How God thinks of us is not only more important, but infinitely…
- My Testimony: Apologetics As A New Creation Oct 2, 2018 May you be encouraged. Christ has set me free to Love and serve.
- Torrent from The Tabernacle Aug 27, 2018 In what strange quarries and stoneyards the stones for the celestial wall are being hewn! Out of the hillsides of humiliated pride; deep in the darkness of crushed despair; in the fretting and dusty atmosphere of…
- Avoiding Philanthropy: Go All The Way Instead Aug 14, 2018 A good way to avoid the snare of empty religious activity is to appear before God every once in a while with our Bibles open to the thirteenth chapter of first Corinthians. This passage, though rated…
- Turning Away from The Rage Apr 25, 2018 The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at…
- Kings of The Kingdom Mar 2, 2018 Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever… If you reject the ragamuffin gospel and…
- The DreamLife of Missionaries Feb 9, 2018 I am afraid of only one thing—that I should become a grain of wheat not willing to die. ~Young Missionary Girl The reason why the crowd went to meet Him was that they heard He had…
- You Are A King, You Know Jan 22, 2018 The truth that we are kings and queens in Christ is not some idea conjured up to boost our self-esteem but a present reality that we will enjoy in its fullness at the resurrection of the…
- True Adulthood Is Having The Heart of A Child Nov 9, 2017 The Lord greatly loves the repenting sinner and mercifully presses him to His bosom: “Where were you, My child? I was waiting a long time for you.” The Lord calls all to Himself with the voice…
- True Nobility: Freedom to Submit Jun 7, 2017 Men sometimes speak as if humility and meekness would rob us of what is noble and bold and manlike. O that all would believe that this is the nobility of the kingdom of heaven, that this…
- Princes of The Kingdom: Living ἐν κηρύγματι May 28, 2017 The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become – the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and…
- Our Fear of Believing The Solution: The Kingdom May 4, 2017 As his child, you are entitled to his kingdom, the warmth, the peace, and the power of his presence, the wisdom, the insight, and the guidance of his Spirit, the goodness, the joy, and every supreme…
- Mysterium Tremendum Mar 5, 2017 Hollywood has not yet recognized what truly tingles the spine, buckles the knees, quakes the heart, and turns bones into jelly. To meet God is a terrifying adventure. ~Terry Lindvall In the year that King Uzziah…
- Nothing Is Ever Enough Feb 22, 2017 Joy of life seems to me to arise from a sense of being where one belongs…. All the discontented people I know are trying sedulously to be something they are not, to do something they cannot…
- Blessed Poverty Oct 20, 2016 If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your selfishness and your intellectual pride will inhibit His coming to live in your heart…
- Loving For The Honor Jul 11, 2016 He who would be a true warrior in God’s kingdom, Will most joyfully spend all, And be fully spent, For that purpose which his King deems worthy.This is his honor and no duty. These are the…
- What Fools These Mortals Be Jul 10, 2016 To hold on to the plough while wiping our tears—this is Christianity.~Watchman Nee (1903-1972)Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the…
- Final Reality: No More Enemy Jul 8, 2016 I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.~ Martin Luther King Jr.I tell you this, brothers: flesh and…
- The Lie of Culture And The Answer of The Kingdom Jul 6, 2016 When the church transcends culture, it can transform culture. In the Dark Ages, reform did not arise from the state but from communities of those who remained uncompromising in a compromising age.~Charles Colson (1931-2012) So Pilate…
- Beyond A Civilized Existence Mar 18, 2016 Jesus taught, first, that a man’s business is to do the will of God; second, that God takes upon himself the care of that man; third, therefore, that a man must never be afraid of anything;…
- Kingdom Math Aug 24, 2015 In the kingdom of God the surest way to lose something is to try to protect it, and the best way to keep it is to let it go.~A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)And Jesus answered them, “The…
- The Kingdom of Heaven Is Yours May 31, 2015 As his child, you are entitled to his kingdom, the warmth, the peace, and the power of his presence, the wisdom, the insight, and the guidance of his Spirit, the goodness, the joy, and every supreme…
- Knowing Who You Are = Success in Suffering Apr 23, 2015 Flee a thousand leagues from saying, “I was in the right. It was not right for me to suffer this. They had no right to treat me so.” God deliver us from all such rights. And…
- Battle Fatigue: Tired And OK Apr 8, 2015 A re-post on exhaustion“We are to be re-made. All the rabbit in us is to disappear—the worried, conscientious, ethical rabbit as well as the cowardly and sensual rabbit. We shall bleed and squeal as the handfuls…
- Deeper Than We Know Mar 11, 2015 The gospel is absurd and the life of Jesus is meaningless unless we believe that He lived, died, and rose again with but one purpose in mind: to make brand-new creation. Not to make people with…
- Living A God-Sized Gospel Jan 28, 2015 The old life is dead. You are dead to it. You will not be consumed by it; you cannot be controlled by it. You have a newer and higher life. Let it have full scope… You…
- Trying to Build A Home on A Lilypad Dec 7, 2014 Winged time glides on insensibly and deceives us; and there is nothing more fleeting than years.~Ovid (43 b.c.-a.d. 17) “Hear then the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does…
- Dust in The Wind: The Futility of Ministry Nov 6, 2014 And all your money, won’t another minute buy.~ Kansas, Dust in The Wind We live less than the time it takes to blink an eye, if we measure our lives against eternity…. I learned a long…
- Victory in The Rubble of The World Aug 19, 2014 The kingdom of God is a kingdom of paradox, where through the ugly defeat of a cross, a holy God is utterly glorified. Victory comes through defeat; healing through brokenness; finding self through losing self.~Charles Colson…
- The Best of Days Jul 9, 2014 It is one thing to drop off or renounce certain things, and quite another to be engrossed with the right thing. Monks renounce much, but they are not occupied with the glorified Lord Jesus Christ. It…
- Princes Should Not Be Cowards Jul 2, 2014 Love has a clear eye; but it can see only one thing—it is blind to every interest but that of its Lord; it sees things in the light of his glory and weighs actions in the…
- Can’t Fight The Love: The Way to Win The Culture Jun 23, 2014 Love isn’t like a reservoir. You’ll never drain it dry. It’s much more like a natural spring. The longer and the farther it flows, the stronger and the deeper and the clearer it becomes.~Eddie Cantor (1892-1964)To…
- Recognizing True Authority May 15, 2014 In every Christian’s heart there is a cross and a throne, and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross; if he refuses the cross, he remains on the throne. Perhaps…
- Through The Wicket Gate May 6, 2014 It is a lattice of Divine Facts upon which our vines of faith are interwoven — It is Finished…now receive sight and believe, and a wicket gate will open onto a narrow pathway where it shall…
- Ultimatum Apr 16, 2014 We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum. A.W. Tozer The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. ~Isaiah 40:8 Oh beloved,…
- Unexpected Kingdom Moments Mar 27, 2014 The kingdom of God does not exist because of your effort or mine. It exists because God reigns. Our part is to enter this kingdom and bring our life under his sovereign will.~T. Z. KooBut thanks…
- Freed by The Anchor of Our Soul Aug 14, 2013 Oh G_d, i’ve let you down so many times. And He says, you can’t let me down because you don’t hold Me up. Neither did you hold Me on the cross. My Love and Righteousness held…
- Stand We Will Aug 4, 2013 God creates out of nothing—wonderful, you say; yes, to be sure, but he does what is still more wonderful. He makes saints out of sinners.~Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Now to Him who is able to keep…
- Our King Jun 10, 2012 I will cut off the chariot from EphraimAnd the horse from Jerusalem;And the bow of war will be cut off.And He will speak peace to the nations;And His dominion will be from sea to sea,And from…
- Foundation of The Kingdom Feb 10, 2012 Re-post on Righteousness God’s Righteousness is that foundation of His power wherein He imparts His Goodness to us, protects our hearts against evil, clothes us with right action, and imbues us with a desire for true…
- The Compulsion of Hope Oct 3, 2011 O hope! Dazzling, radiant hope! What a change thou bringest to the hopeless; brightening the darkened paths, and cheering the lonely way.~Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of…
- Profound Comfort Aug 11, 2011 Feed on Christ, and then go and live your life, and it is Christ in you that lives your life, that helps the poor, that tells the truth, that fights the battle, and that wins the…
- He Is Our Banner May 10, 2011 Yeah, we are proud of the young warrior training at Ft. Jackson. Join me in the morning watches to pray for his safety, his success, and his mission. Many thanks to those readers who do. scot…
- 3 min. video of “That’s My King.” Happy Palm Sunday! Apr 18, 2011 3 min. video of the “That’s My King” message Happy Palm Sunday reader! Jesus was (and is!) The King entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. But as Pastor Darryl DelHousaye, from Grace Community Church in Tempe, AZ…
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