“Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost” (1 Sam 9:3). God used adversity to call the first king of Israel. In 1 Samuel 9 and 10, we find Saul working in the family business,employed by his father, Kish. In Bible times, donkeys represented trade and commerce, for they were the primary means

“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all

I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before Me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. – Ezekiel 22:30 The people of Israel fell into sin when they worshiped the golden calf. It would

Son, I understand the depth of your pain. I understand you say you no longer have motivation for living and you want me to bring you home. I want you to know and be assured you will have the motivation to live again. There has been an assignment against your life because you are such

“LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance” (Ps 16:5-6). There is absolutely no place for competitiveness in ministry or marketplace activity if you understand God’s view of receiving. The Scripture

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” -Proverbs 4:23 Many of us have heard the phrase “guard your heart” before. But what does this mean? Why does the Bible say to guard our hearts? Is this optional for someone who loves the Lord? I would venture to say that