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- Published on May. 2, 2012
Heaven's Power Cord
The wise man wrote in Ecclesiastes of the power of a three-fold cord, it is not easily broken. The principle of the three-fold cord is in the accumulating layers of the same properties in the same rope. “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” The emphasis is on the enduring ability of the rope to withstand even the greatest opposition.
Jesus delivered a three-fold approach to living an overcoming life through the Spirit in Matthew 6. Jesus stated to His disciples in his powerful discourse, “When ye give…When ye pray…When ye fast…” Jesus revealed to us the threefold “Power Cord” that releases Heaven into our lives. Please note that each of these layers of the cord are spiritual disciplines.
Spiritual disciplines are expected and required in order to receive the supernatural promises of God. This is often in direct conflict with the popular preaching of the day that excuses these disciplines as necessary characteristics of a Christian. In fact, these disciplines are the defining principles that produce the fruit necessary to declare a Christian testimony.
It is interesting to me that each of these disciplines addressed the need for a secret place in God. Jesus directly provided a counter-culture to that which was present in that “church culture,” which was focused upon promotion of self. To that, Jesus stated, “Ye have your reward.”
The obvious counter to this cultural mind set, was that Jesus was offering a better reward. Our God wants to give us something better! What a refreshing truth to be believed! How does supernatural blessings get released into my life? Better things are the result when our faith leads us to the ‘Power Cord’ of Heaven.
I strongly encourage each of you to access the power cord of Heaven: giving, praying, and fasting; and experience the supernatural in your life.
March Madness
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- Published on Mar. 16, 2012
Here we are in the month of March and people all over this nation are paying attention to the annual NCAA Tournament most commonly called “March Madness”. The “madness” part comes from the fact that you cannot really predict what is going to happen when you place 64 teams in a ‘win-or-go-home’ tournament. However, year after year people of all ages attempt to do the impossible. Everyone has his or her own method to predicting the outcome of the tournament. Some make their picks based on the color of the jersey. Others base it on the conference the team plays in or always pick their favorite team to win. Go IU! One by one, we all see our predictions fall by the wayside.
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- Published on Jan. 1, 2012
Matthew 25 is a telling chapter of God’s expectation for believers to be faithful in these last days. Jesus presents a tremendous perspective for us to consider in the Parable of Talents. In what the Bible describes as the ‘Day of Reckoning’ in verse 19, the Lord of that House ascribed to the profitable servants that had doubled their talent, “Well done, thou good and faithful servants, for thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.”
“Faithful over a few things,” now, that is revelation.