Rejection is never easy, but rejection from people we care about really hurts. Maybe it’s the rejection of losing your job or having a spouse walk out on you. Sometimes rejection can be so devastating we are not sure we are going to recover. The devil will try to destroy a child of God with … Responding to Rejection
If you have studied the Bible, you know the story of Jacob—how he and his mother, Rebekah, deceived his father, into giving him the blessing that should have gone to his twin brother Esau. To save his life, he was sent away to live with his mother’s brother, Laban. Soon after his arrival in Haran, … God’s Favor with Man Overcomes Obstacles
I wasn’t fully aware of how I operated in the area of dreams until I had lunch one day with an evangelist friend. “I’ve been watching you for several years,” he said. “You say you’re going to go to New York City and meet with the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and it actually comes … The Gift of Faith
God is asking you today, “What do you want to do with your life?” Get the vision He wants to give you and do not be afraid! Deal with your fear and allow Him to guide you each step of the way. Years ago, I spent the day with some dear friends, Jim and Jeanne … Catching God’s Vision
The Bible is full of God’s dreams and plans. It starts in Genesis with His plan for the world. In Genesis, we read how God created everything from nothing. “Let there be light, and there was light.” He separated day and night. He gathered the water to make land appear. He made stars, plants, animals, … God’s First Dream
God hardened Moses to desert living in the place he would spend another 40 years of his life. The adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter learned meekness and humility and, at the same time, grew physically stronger and more hardened for the task ahead. At the end of 40 years, Moses was charged with stalking into … God’s Favor Brings Blessing
The greatest uprising since the Iranian Revolution of January 1979 is happening right now. It looks like a scene from the movie Braveheart, when Scotland cried “Freedom” during the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward of England, led by Sir William Wallace. Evangelical Bible believers see it as a battle between principalities and … ‘The Prince of Persia’: History, Faith, and A Warning the West Ignored
Imagine an entire army dispatched to bring in one lone prophet of God who had no visible means of protection! That is what happened to Elisha. One morning his servant was going about his daily duties when he glanced out a window and was stunned to see Syrian army forces camped around Dothan. He probably … Seeing What Is Invisible
ne of the greatest empires of ancient history, the Persian Empire, played a key role in the Old Testament story of God’s Chosen People. A careful study of Scripture makes it clear that Persia (modern-day Iran) has a key role to play in future prophetic events as well. To better understand what the Word of … Persia Then and Now
Today Israel is facing new threats of attack and war, but that is nothing new. Israel has been fighting to survive ever since the miracle rebirth of the Jewish state in 1948. Take a moment to look back at how that long history of conflict began. On May 14, 1948, the day on which the … War from the Start