Knowing the difference between who I am leaning on, and who is leaning on me, is the difference between fulfilling my mission or destroying those I'm called to lead. ===================================== Scripture Deuteronomy 3:27-28 "Go up to the top of Pisgah and...

Hearing God's voice is not enough. We must 'know' God, and walk with Him! =========================== Scripture Numbers 31:15-16 "Moses said to them, "Have you let all the women live? Behold these, on Balaam's advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously...

Like Jesus, I must be sure of my mission. I must know who I am in God, and know the authority I have in him. And then...I must simply keep on walking. Without reacting, without retorting, without slowing down. ======================= Scripture Mark 8:11-12 "The...

Nations and cultures are impacted not merely by the bold, but by those who walk in a way that God is able to bless. ================ Scripture Numbers 27:6-7 "And the Lord said to Moses, "The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an...

Jesus taught his disciples not to let their season dictate their health. He showed them that it's not 'more holy' to burn out and wear out. He reminded them that the success they were experiencing was because of God...not because of their own achievement....

Hidden issues require divine wisdom, and a Spirit-led response. =============== Scripture Numbers 12:1-2 "Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. And they said, "Has the Lord indeed...

Kingdom service is about so much more than a task list—it is about serving each other, creating room for leaders to grow, and protecting the health of the Body. ========================== Scripture Numbers 8:25-26 "...from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw...

I choose to trust the shepherd's love for me, and keep following Him even when His path leads through places I don't want to walk--because I know His love for me has not run out. ======================= Scripture Psalm 23:3-4 "He restores my soul. He leads me in paths...

God's authority and ownership of all that exists, must govern the way that I steward the things He's entrusted to me. ================== Scripture Leviticus 25:55 "For it is to me that the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the...

Paul had confidence in saying farewell, because he was not abandoning those he loved to their own devices--he was entrusting them to the care of the Holy Spirit, and the guidance of God's Word. Scripture Acts 20:32 "And now I commend you to God and to the word of his...

God gave us the solution for our sin problem—we must allow His transformation, instead of tolerating unresolved sin in our lives. ========================================== Scripture Leviticus 7:19-20 "Flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall...

How patient the Lord is, and how stubborn His people can be! How much better would it have been for them if they had only surrendered to his Lordship, instead of merely calling him the Lord! ============================= Scripture Exodus 33:3-4 (The Lord said to...

God measures the value of a heart not by what people can do, but simply for who they are. ================= Scripture Exodus 30:14-15 "Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the Lord's offering. The rich shall not give...

Our private reality, must match our public declarations. ================================= Scripture Exodus 28:36-37, 42 "You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, "Holy to the Lord." And you shall fasten it on the turban...

God's desire is that the reference points and most significant moments in my life would be those that He defines, because only then will all the other things fall into the right sequence and priority. ======================= Scripture Exodus 12:1-2 "The Lord said to...

Jesus wasn't recognized by his speech, his knowledge, or his wisdom. His primary identifiable mark was the way that he served. =================== Scripture Luke 24:30-31 "When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them....

Because of the price that Jesus paid, mankind has the ability to experience the mercy of God TODAY. How much better to surrender our lives to God now, instead of waiting for the last possible moment! ====================== Scripture Luke 23:42-43 And he said, “Jesus,...

Israel knew that Egypt was not God's best for his future. It was God's provision for today, but the promise for tomorrow was greater. He accepted today's blessing, but didn't allow it to distract him from tomorrow's promise. ============================== Scripture...