2 Peter 2:5 says, “God did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly.” Noah was a preacher of righteousness. His whole life was the message. He was not perfect by any stretch. His whole pursuit, though, became the message of his life. Is your life a message? When you walk into your workplace or the unemployment office where you hope to get a job, is your life a message? Is your conversation a m...
Dec 01, 2023•1 min•Ep. 66
King David knew the power of God. He knew that miracles start to happen when God speaks and you move in the direction of His voice. Things that any amount of natural human effort can't do come into view, and people around you are encouraged. David knew this power the day he stood in the valley and fought against a giant. Not one man in the army of Israel dared to fight, so God sent a teenage boy who could hear His voice. He was able to be stirred by the Lord's leading and for God's glory. He fac...
Nov 30, 2023•1 min•Ep. 65
Hebrews 13:8 says that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He doesn't change. We either think that or we don't. In this generation, we have to get to a point where we believe that the God of Acts 2 is still the God of Acts 2023. Nothing has changed; God will still respond when we cry out to Him. He will take us out of the natural and into the supernatural. Through us, He can still do signs and wonders. God can manifest His glory through our lives and do in and through us what...
Nov 29, 2023•1 min•Ep. 64
When we seek God and pray, the Holy Spirit imparts something from the heart of God into our lives. We're being called for a specific purpose He has outlined for us. It's not a purpose that we can figure out for ourselves with all of our jostling, thoughts, and study. It's a calling that God has for each of us. When we begin to pray, the burden that He has for our lives starts to come into focus, and we realize it's been planted there sovereignly by God. The good news is you don't have to work it...
Nov 28, 2023•1 min•Ep. 63
Genesis 6, verses 5 and 11: "Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually….The Earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence." We can expect society to degenerate into this kind of behavior. If you open your eyes, you can see it happening rapidly now. Violence is becoming accepted in our society; lying is a standard way of life. Truth, as Isaiah said, is falling into th...
Nov 27, 2023•1 min•Ep. 62
Listen to the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:37–38: “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the son of man be, for as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving and marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark.” Now, eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage is not evil. Jesus is saying that society will be carrying on as if there are 1,000 years ahead of them. Most people will be completely unaware of the day in which they are li...
Nov 24, 2023•1 min•Ep. 61
Psalm 145, starting in verse 14: “The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.” Thank God...
Nov 23, 2023•1 min•Ep. 60
The voice of the Lord is above every voice. When you learn to hear the voice of God, start moving toward it. Move toward the longing God places in your heart, the thought that He plants there. Get up, go where God is calling you to, and do what He asks you to do. It's not by might, power, or intellect but by the Spirit of God that the victory will be won in your life. Watch what God can do when you surrender your life and follow His leading. You will do things you never thought you were capable ...
Nov 22, 2023•1 min•Ep. 59
When I first got saved, I read my Bible and wept because it washed over me. The Word of God gave me hope for the future, and I began to have victory over areas in my life with which I struggled. Reading the Word of God washed the old ways of thinking, attitudes, and struggles away. The psalmist David once said, "The entrance of the word of God gives light." When we have light, we can see farther than in the dark. When we have light, God sets a pathway that opens before us, and we can see where H...
Nov 21, 2023•1 min•Ep. 58
In Esther 4:16, the queen says, "And so I will go to the King, which is against the law, and if I perish, I perish." There comes a point when we have to go beyond our doubts. God is not offended by our doubts. He's not offended by our questions. But there is a point where we move beyond our questions and doubts and pray something like this: Whatever it costs me in the future, if you are with me, I know I can get through it. Esther wasn't going to the king for herself. She was going for the sake ...
Nov 20, 2023•1 min•Ep. 57
Judges 6:36–37: “So Gideon said to God, ‘If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor, if there is dew on the fleece only and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.’” Here was his prayer, plain and simple. "God, I want to be sure you're calling me to do this." God is not offended by that prayer. If He starts speaking to your heart about something He wants to do throu...
Nov 17, 2023•1 min•Ep. 56
We need a biblical worldview in our generation today because it is the foundation that promises us the ability to see a secure future as hopelessness and lawlessness increase all around us. God promises to be the voice that says, "This is the way; walk in it." He promises to be our strength and our guide. The Word of God brings us into an incredible provision that we need to face in life. Psalm 119:130 says, "The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple." In other...
Nov 16, 2023•1 min•Ep. 55
I encourage you to get some people to come and join our prayer meeting. It’s every Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST at itstimetopray.org. People join worldwide. Let's pray that you experience what the Early Church did on Pentecost. The people gathered together in their weakness, but God came into the room suddenly. When He entered the room, He infused those people with His life. He intertwined His own life with theirs. Their weakness yielded to the strength of God, their confusion to His clarity of thin...
Nov 15, 2023•1 min•Ep. 54
Our battle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of evil. We must pray for Israel and those who attack her. Prayer is our weapon, and through God's grace, we will fight even for our enemies. We recognize that this war is not against individuals but against evil. By God's grace, we fight for every Jew and every Gentile. We fight for those imprisoned and those who have not known Christ as their Lord and Savior. There are people on this earth over whom the Devil has no power, ...
Nov 14, 2023•1 min•Ep. 53
Romans 8:15–16: “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’ The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” The true believer's inner knowledge says, “I belong to God, and God belongs to me.” There's an inner desire in the true believer's heart to move away from what hinders and move towards that which will glorify Christ. We don't always do it right. We make mistakes, but...
Nov 13, 2023•1 min•Ep. 52
Ephesians 6:10 says, "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against all the wiles of the devil.” Verse 13 says, “Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." I don't know about you, but I am so thankful for those who have taken up the weaponry they need to defend the freedoms in this country. To every veteran who's lis...
Nov 10, 2023•1 min•Ep. 51
In Luke 13:6–9, Jesus shares this story: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ” Fo...
Nov 09, 2023•1 min•Ep. 50
Every homemade Jesus will come crashing down in our time. Only the real Jesus will remain standing, and those who have embraced Christ will be standing there with Him. We will walk with Jesus above the storms, circumstances, trials, confusion, anger, and all that society is becoming without God. There will be people assigned and a wonder to the people of this age. There will be people who have spent time building a testimony of who God is and who are supernaturally enabled to stand above the sto...
Nov 08, 2023•1 min•Ep. 49
In Matthew 2:16, we witness the furious response of King Herod to the birth of Jesus, which resulted in the tragic massacre of male children in Bethlehem. The dragon symbolizing Satan mentioned in the book of Revelation harbors great animosity towards Israel, represented by the woman. Our Savior, the apostles, the prophets, and the Word of God were all given to humanity through Israel, which holds a profound significance. The Devil persistently wages war against Israel and her descendants, encom...
Nov 07, 2023•1 min•Ep. 48
Nov 06, 2023•1 min•Ep. 47
Luke 8:52–54 says, "Now all wept and mourned for her, but he said, 'Do not weep. She's not dead, but sleeping,' and they ridiculed him knowing that she was dead, so he put them all outside, took her by the hand, and called, saying, 'Little girl, arise.'" When Jesus was getting ready to perform a miracle, He put the people with unbelief and mockery out of the house. These communities are small. I can just see everyone gathered outside of the house, snickering and laughing, and then the people wal...
Nov 03, 2023•1 min•Ep. 46
Today, I want to remind you that our battle is not against people but against spiritual forces and wickedness in the heavenly realm. We should not view people as our enemies but instead recognize that they are influenced by the Spirit of God or the spirit of darkness. There is a spiritual war happening, and we need to be prepared by wearing the full armor of God. It's crucial to understand that the conflicts we witness, including the struggles of Israel and the trials they endure, are all inspir...
Nov 02, 2023•1 min•Ep. 45
I thank God for how people get saved through sermons preached from a pulpit, but that's not how most people come to Christ. Most of them come to Jesus through you. Whoever you are, whichever apartment or home you live in, where you work, God can use you there. Don't live your life trying to get out of where God has placed you because the light of His mercy and the voice of His hope need to be heard there. We can't all be in the same place. He has scattered us throughout society because there's a...
Nov 01, 2023•1 min•Ep. 44
It's time that the Church of God stops complaining about what's happening around us, and we start thanking God that we have been called to be a testimony of His glory through our lives. Right where we are, God can use us as salt and light. We have to have a biblical worldview that's not only about the judgment coming to this world but also about the cross of Jesus Christ. It's about God's willingness to forgive and the empowerment of His Holy Spirit. This is a glorious time to be alive. If we co...
Oct 31, 2023•1 min•Ep. 43
Luke 8, beginning at verse 54: “But he put them all outside, took her by the hand and called saying, ‘Little girl, arise.’ Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded that she be given something to eat.” I love how practical God is; I hope you do as well. He's just raised this little girl from the dead. She's only becoming a teenager. We both know that teenagers are always hungry. Our God knows our needs even before we do, even the practical ones. Don't be shy; go to Hi...
Oct 30, 2023•1 min•Ep. 42
Luke 8:54: “But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, ‘Little girl, arise.’” Jairus' daughter represented the delight of his heart, hope, and future; she meant so much to this man. Even being a ruler, he humbled himself in the sight of God by falling at the feet of Jesus. You would think a ruler would stand tall and erect before God and say, "Please, I have a request to make for you." No, he so desired a miracle in his own house that he fell at the feet of Jesus. "Ple...
Oct 27, 2023•1 min•Ep. 41
When I came to America in 1994, I was stunned to see how many Christians there were. Everyone seemed to be a Christian— even politicians, athletes, and actors. It was trendy to be a believer in Jesus Christ. In less than 30 years, I've watched it go the other way. Now, it's not popular to be a believer in Christ. If you're a Christian, you're considered a hater. You are now unnecessary, unwanted, and even rejected. Wherever you find yourself today, even if you're looked at as a bigot or unwanted...
Oct 26, 2023•1 min•Ep. 40
God will empower His people to live above the darkness in our time. He will empower us to stand and speak boldly in His name. He will empower us so that we're not swallowed by the waters of confusion or the fires of evil passion in this generation. We are going to stand as a testimony of who He is. As all Hell begins to break out in this world and as hope continuously begins to be lost, people will start banging on your door; they will want to know why we have a song in our hearts. They will wan...
Oct 25, 2023•1 min•Ep. 39
We have crossed all moral lines. God will judge this world, but He will display His mercy before He does. We are in this generation to be a testimony of that mercy. We are a safe place for anyone who wants to be redeemed through Jesus Christ. We are the testimony that God will build in a very visible place. I warn you, we'll have to endure the mockery of a fallen generation. We will be laughed at and ridiculed. The thoughts of many people are now almost continuously evil. This world is going to ...
Oct 24, 2023•1 min•Ep. 38
Luke 8:49; “While he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house saying to him, ‘Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the teacher.’ But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, ‘Do not be afraid. Only believe, and she will be made well.’” Oh God, help us again in our generation to believe. I have a question for you today. Do you think that our cities can be made well again? Do you believe that our schools can be made well? Do you think our children can learn to...
Oct 23, 2023•1 min•Ep. 37
