“To live in the presence of God is to understand that whatever we are doing and wherever we are doing it, we are acting under the gaze of God. God is omnipresent. There is no place so remote that we can escape His penetrating gaze.” R.C. Sproul When I consider the years I spent in the prophetic movement, one of the things I reflect upon was the desire to have encounters with the Lord, where it seemed as if we…
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 The gospel of Jesus Christ is the proverbial hill worth dying on. Though there may be some who view a discussion regarding the gospel as elementary, it is undoubtedly fundamental to our faith. We never graduate from this good news, and if we have the wrong gospel, we essentially have the…
And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them. Acts 19:11 While thumbing through old notes from years ago, I could not help but to notice things I had written down or had received from an instructor regarding the language of the Spirit. In these notes were true…
Every year, there is an influx of prophetic words released by those claiming to hear the voice of God and what He is saying for the New year. There are so many words circulating online that it can be difficult, if not impossible, to keep track of them all and to keep those accountable who claim to be prophets. Recently, I took time to listen to several prophetic words for 2023 and to test them against the more sure Word…
It was June 20, 2017. The debut broadcast of a prophetic collaboration initiated by a local professing apostle I personally knew was aired locally and on social media. One of the contributors was yours truly, and the first word I felt led to share was about an alleged vision and conversation I had with God about Ezekiel 47. Earlier that year, I had written a blog post that was picked up by Charisma Magazine and Charisma News about this claimed…
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13,14 ESV The teaching of generational curses is not a new teaching, nor is it exclusive to the charismatic movement. Various beliefs have been perpetuated regarding this belief, ranging…
Matthew 15 and Mark 7 relay the account of the Canaanite woman who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter who was possessed by a demon. Jesus responded by telling the woman it was not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs. The woman in turn responded, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Jesus acknowledged the woman’s faith and healed her daughter. This account displays…
I recently watched a video where a popular female minister was telling other women the power that they possessed in making the devil tremble and in shaking hell. While pacing back and forth on the platform and asking for more heat in the microphone, she began to tell these women how she was the enemy’s opposition and that she was his worst nightmare. Women all over the building were up on their feet clapping, cheering, and amening this young lady’s…
On October 8, 2022, a gathering was held in Colorado Springs at the foot of Pikes Peak called the Communion Revival. Lou Engle was the host of this event, and the intent was to produce a harvest of souls, to remove the veil, and to topple principalities. He invited people from all fifty states to be present so that America would be represented in this time of prayer, worship, and the Lord’s Supper, which consisted of an Anglican officiated style…
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:4-5 ESV We are a week past the midterm elections in the United States, and for some, the words of the self-professing prophets were claiming for months and days up to the election, victory. There was talk…