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April 28, 2024 Religion is like a reservoir. Often man-made. And man decides what flows, how much flows, when it is shut off and how much volume is determined. But a River is God-made. God decides the flow marks, the banks of possibility, the flow and speed. Don’t settle for mere religion, when God wants […] The post Reservoirs and Rivers appeared first on The Jesus Message.

April 21, 2024 Weak. Frail. Exhausted. The body is drained of nutrients. Fluids of hope have been spent. His flesh longs for a simple sip of water. Dehydration has made its mark with parched lips and screaming muscles. He is dizzied by desire, for hope is drawn from his core like the blood will soon […] The post A Lot Can Happen in Three Days appeared first on The Jesus Message.

April 14, 2024 Psa 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. As far as the east is from the West is Unreachable. This is not a measurable distance. It is the horizontal revelation of God’s mercy, dealing with us on a plain of […] The post The Lingering Peace of a Forgiven Past appeared first on The Jesus Message.

April 7, 2024 When Elijah first looked at it, the broken altar, it lay in a heap of scraps. Disjointed wood. Scattered rocks. Blood-soaked splinters. Sweat washed remains. It was chaos and madness, where the hyped-up heathen failed in desperation to get Baal’s visible answer. They were left with blank stares, empty enchantments, and a […] The post Confessions of a Revelation appeared first on The Jesus Message.

March 31, 2024 The blood is dripping. Redemptive raindrops. A crimson storm. Dusty soils splotchy and darker, patches of grace here and there. Ribbons of flesh hang. Wheezing moans resound on bitter winds. Those who hear will be haunted on a thousand nights by the ghastly figure of this beaten man. It is ugly. Who […] The post The Scourge and the Sword appeared first on The Jesus Message.

March 24, 2024 The room was small. The huddled group was desperate. The blinding sun invaded the windows. Hungry feet paced. Desiring souls hummed. Stored prayers broke forth. Geysers of intercession. Explosions of determination. Burning embers of volcanic indignation. They would not remain silent in the storm. They refused to acquiesce to threats and human […] The post Pray On appeared first on The Jesus Message.

March 17, 2024 God’s grace in our lives doesn’t cheapen us will allowances. It empowers us with improvements. It is the favorable renovation of our lives. It elevates us to places we could never achieve on our own. We are saved by grace not to do what we want but to reveal God’s masterpiece in […] The post The Quickening Part 2 | Live Recording appeared first on The Jesus Message.

March 10, 2024 Ephesians speaks of a quickening. It is to be made alive. To be animated from death to life. To become something more than a robotic religious form. Your relationship with God is one that should be passionate and powerful. In order to maintain that living force of truth you have to avoid […] The post The Quickening Part 1 | Live Recording appeared first on The Jesus Message.

March 3, 2024 God is not bound by chronology. He is not limited by hours of missed opportunities. He is barricaded by seconds of suffering. He works beyond the clock. He reaches beyond journals and calendars. He never sleeps nor slumbers. He always on time but is not pushing a time clock. His eternal power […] The post God Always has a Schedule for the Supernatural appeared first on The Jesus Message.

February 25, 2024 Mar 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Endurance and the end go together. Times are changing, but not truth; yet many are trying to redefine truth. We have to endure the temptations […] The post The X Factor of the Last Days appeared first on The Jesus Message.

February 18, 2024 John 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:39 (But this spake […] The post Release the River appeared first on The Jesus Message.

February 11, 2024 Then Pharaoh looked out his window and saw Aaron standing in a nearby field. Something was in his hand. Dirt? No, ashes. And just then Aaron and Moses required an audience and as they stood before the ever-defiant Pharaoh Moses lifted his hand and slowly allowed the ashes to sprinkle on the […] The post Pharaoh or Follower appeared first on The Jesus Message.

February 4, 2024 During the Storm. The muted thunder rumbled in a graying sky. Haughty men who had laughingly scoffed at Noah silenced their conversation. The roofs that served as umbrellas from the beginning rain would soon offer no defense from the flash floods. Soon the midday sky would look more like a sky in […] The post The Eighth Person appeared first on The Jesus Message.

January 28, 2024 David had a heart for God. He wanted God to preserve his existence and experience. He didn’t want to just amble through trials and treasures of life without God’s Presence; and he also had a passion for the Presence of God. The enemy of our faith can’t defeat us with offense if […] The post Preserving our Faith in the Last Days appeared first on The Jesus Message.

January 21, 2024 We live in the atmosphere of flesh, trying to rise to higher levels of faith. Just as the earth has higher atmospheres, and great distances between them, me must travel far beyond strife and stress in our age. We rise above hatred with love. We rise above pride with humility. We rise […] The post Atmospheres Part 2 appeared first on The Jesus Message.

January 14, 2024 We live in the atmosphere of flesh, trying to rise to higher levels of faith. Just as the earth has higher atmospheres, and great distances between them, me must travel far beyond strife and stress in our age. We rise above hatred with love. We rise above pride with humility. We rise […] The post Atmospheres appeared first on The Jesus Message.

January 7, 2024 Noah built an ark for the salvation of his family. Then, after the flood, Noah built an altar for sacrifice. Salvation and sacrifice go together. And in the Christian life we need to maintain our altars. We learn to be selfless when we sacrifice. We learn to be continually thankful to God […] The post Preserving the Promise appeared first on The Jesus Message.

December 31, 2023 Luk 5:1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, Luk 5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. Luk 5:3 […] The post The Cancellation Policy of Heaven appeared first on The Jesus Message.

December 24, 2023 The colt was something that the Lord needed at a specific time. This is us at the crossroads. You and I are often frustrated and fearful at the crossroads. The crossroads of life that can often be indicative of indecision. It can be a place of hesitancy because of past failure. It […] The post The Colt at the Crossroads appeared first on The Jesus Message.

December 17, 2023 In the Last Days there will be confidence and confusion, democracy and imperialism. We will see men rise up with great authority and yet have limited abilities. There will be great deception in man’s ability to rely on himself, on humanism. Educational strength will be compromised by avarice desires. Hopes will be […] The post Iron Mixed with Clay appeared first on The Jesus Message.