Meeting the Need

"You give them something to eat!"

Luke 9:13

I've found, at times, when I mention to the Lord that someone has a need, He will often tell me to meet that need. Sometimes this catches me off guard because I'm not expecting Him to tell me to do something about it--I was asking Him to do something about it! He did this with the disciples who came to Him and told Him to send the hungry crowd of 5000 away because they had no food. He said, "You give them something to eat!" The Lord has told me to take care of a financial need for someone else, even when it looked like I didn't have the money either! The disciples certainly didn't have enough food to feed the 5000, nor did they have enough money to go buy food. However, the Lord was trying to teach them something--you have more resources than you think you do! If you will do what He says, and give what you do have to Him, it can go farther than you ever dreamed!

The guy with the midnight friend is an example of someone who knows that the Lord is the source of all supply. He has the words, He has the wisdom, He has the power to take care of any need there is, and He said, "Everyone who asks, receives..." (Luke 11:10). Don't give up and walk away with your need unmet. Don't send others away with their need unmet, but let Him meet the need! Seek Him for the way to make it happen!

Throw Out Your Line!

"Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their utterances to the end of the world."
Psalm 19:4

The word "line" in this Scripture is *Qav. It means a cord, as for measuring or connecting. It could even be a musical type of line--a line that carries sound. This may be a sound/light type of energy, as even the Bible tells us that His Word brings light, (Psalm 119:130). God is a creative God and He has designed it so the message of the Gospel can go out into all the earth through many forms. Throw out your line--send out the Word of God through whatever voice or form the Lord has given to you. Release the sound of His Word through the creative expression He has gifted you with!

Our creative expression is our "art." We don't use it to make Jesus fashionable. We don't shape Him into something just so people will accept Him. We don't paint a picture of Jesus that implies He can be whatever we want Him to be. We "preach" the truth--even through our creative expressions. Let the creative gifting God has put within you release the sound of the living Word of God, reaching the hearts of people, so faith is conceived in their heart, they call upon Him and are saved!

*Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible

Your Seed is Calling

"For nothing will be impossible with God."

Luke 1:27

I think one of the major reasons people don't know their call in life, is that they overlook it--not realizing its importance. Your call may not seem significant in the beginning because it's just a seed, but it has potential to turn into something great. It needs you, however, to tend to it and nurture it. It needs you to see the potential in it way before anyone else does, and then to stay committed to its growth.

The Land of Your Anointing

"The land of your anointing is your piece and portion of the Spirit of God. It’s the breath He has breathed into you. It began when the Spirit of God pulled together dirt from the earth, breathed into it and brought it to life. He took this creation and put him in a garden where he would grow hungry for the fruit of the land he came from. It was a place where he was to choose to be filled only with that which God had provided and leave a portion set aside as holy to the Lord. He cultivated the land, revealing and enhancing the beauty of God’s creation. Joy, gratitude and worship occurred as a result. As you agree with God’s purpose for you, the same thing happens.

We know that our purpose is to worship Him, but there’s such depth in that. Your expression of worship is unique. God loves diversity. Every snowflake is different. Our fingerprints are all different. You will find your unique expression of worship and gifting from the Spirit of God. He is not holding back on you. He is not trying to keep your purpose a secret!"

A quote from my new book, "Living in the Land of Your Anointing" being released soon...so excited! God wants you to discover the beauty of His creation--and your purpose for being created!

Dirty Feet

"He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet." 

John 13:10

Jesus said this to Peter after he told Him he didn't want Him to wash his feet. Jesus said if He didn't wash his feet then Peter would have no place in Him. So Peter told Him to go ahead and to wash his hands and head too! Jesus then made this statement--he who has bathed needs only to wash his feet. Once a person has bathed, he doesn't need his whole body to be bathed again, but he may need his feet washed from time to time. Our feet get dirty from our travels through life on this earth. The dusty places that our journey take us to sometimes need to be washed off. Peter thought he wasn't worthy to have Jesus wash his feet, but Jesus is the only one worthy to wash our feet. No one else can do it. No one else overcame in every way like He did. Thank God that Jesus is both able and willing to wash us completely clean! A little later that same night, Jesus told them that they were clean because of the words He had spoken to them. The next time your feet are a little dirty, go to the Word--living and written--and receive the foot washing that only He can give!

John 15:3

Today's Face

"The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth." Psalm 145:18

When we go before the Lord in prayer and seeking, are we looking for today's voice and today's face, or are we looking to re-live an experience of the past? God is so good and during His visits we experience sweet and refreshing times in His presence--times that we don't want to end. It may be tempting when we come before Him again, to want to re-live those moments rather than looking for what He is saying to us today. Of course we are to talk about His goodness and we need to remember the sweet times we have in His presence, but He doesn't run out! We can come before Him always and hear what He has to say for today--we need the fresh word for today, the fresh scent of today, the fresh atmosphere the wind of the Spirit is blowing in! Listen and look for today's voice and today's face. Breathe in today's atmosphere!

The Book of Remembrance

"Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another,

and the Lord gave attention and heard it,

and a book of remembrance was written before Him

for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name."

Malachi 3:16

What kinds of things do those people who fear the Lord talk about? Whatever it is, He is listening, paying attention and writing in a book of remembrance. He goes on to say that these people will be His and He will spare them in the end. Instead of being destroyed with the arrogant and the wicked, the sun of righteousness will rise on those who fear His name with healing in its wings! 

All of you who fear the Lord, talk to each other! Speak of His goodness and His mighty acts. Talk about the glory of His kingdom, His power and His wonder. Speak, shout and sing praises to Him! He is listening. He is paying attention. Let all of your words be a sweet fragrance to Him!

Psalm 119:46, Psalm 145, Psalm 105:2, Psalm 40:5