Dear Ones: Mercy and Truth! They are traveling companions in the spirit realm. Some translations use kindness and long suffering instead of mercy, but the connotations are the same. When I searched for “mercy and truth” in the NKJV I found 20 instances of them occurring together. This is something to consider. When the mercy…
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Comfort Me
Dear Ones: Comfort me, was the cry of the psalmist to the Lord. He knew where to turn to find comfort and peace for his soul. These words are for our enlightenment. The Lord has promised to care for those who are in His family. He also extends mercy to the lost as to draw…
Revelatory and Vocal Gifts
We continue to dig deeper into the Spiritual Gifts: Revelatory and Vocal. The gifts that reveal the heart, thoughts, and purposes of God can find their expression through the vocal gifts. The synergy between the different gifts is very obvious here. We can find many examples of the word of wisdom and word of knowledge…
Rivers in the Badlands
Dear Ones: Rivers in the Badlands! He is the One Who made a road through the Red Sea, too. It seems that this wilderness time we are going through will never end. But we have a God Who is walking every step of the way with us. We are not alone in the wilderness like…
Doing a Good Work
Dear Ones: Doing a Good Work in You! Yes, you are a masterpiece in progress. He is forming a vessel fit for a King. This is an ongoing process as you become more and more like Him. So, give yourself a break, He knows what He is doing in your life. Our instant society wants…
Come Boldly
Dear Ones: Come Boldly into His presence! Yes, we are bold as lions and are invited to come into His presence. Let us be confident that He is for us and not plotting against us. The Lord Jesus is the Open Door through which we can access the Throne of the Father in the 3rd…
Distinguishing of Spirits
In this lesson we dig deeper into the Spiritual Gifts. Distinguishing of Spirits and Supernatural Faith are foundational gifts upon which the other gifts draw. This gift was strategically placed in our tool box so that the believer is not left blind to the activity of the dark one and his minions. Knowing the spirit…
Bold as a Lion
Dear Ones: Bold as a Lion! Yes, that is you. The Lord Jesus is called the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Since He lives in you, you have a Lion nature too. Recently I heard the Spirit say, “You hear the enemy called a wolf in sheep’s clothing. But I tell you who you…
Eyes of Faith
Dear Ones: Eyes of Faith! Yes, Abraham had eyes of faith to believe that he would see what God promised him. He walked the land of promise and believed what the Lord told him, that it was his inheritance. This childless man had a barren wife, yet the Lord spoke of Abraham’s descendants being a…
Times of Testing
Dear Ones: Times of Testing. Yes, they come for we live in a fallen world with a culture that fights against God. But He is faithful to surround you under His wings. His wings are a screen and a filter that keeps the trials you face from crushing you. He enables you to bear up…