Oh, how the Lord longs for His church to receive a revelation of His ravished heart - utterly overwhelmed with delight for us - even though we may not like or believe in ourselves.*(Psalm 45:11)

The Scriptures entreat us to*go from glory to glory*-- allowing us always to sustain the glory released in us so we can proceed further to the greater realms of glory He desires to display in us.

"But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the...

How far does Major League Baseball need to go before it realizes what a mistake it's made in allowing teams to retire uniform numbers? What happens when teams run out of numbers for players?

Look, I am all for paying tribute in appreciation for the great players who have been part of the game in the past. There just needs to be something better than retiring numbers from the uniforms. We need to give every player the opportunity and the privilege of wearing...

"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29

God's voice dwells in the midst of the fire! Fire consumes the sacrifice, and in Romans 12:1-2 we are told to surrender our bodies and renew our minds. As we lay our flesh upon His altar, we are consumed!

Mark 9:49 - "For everyone will be salted with fire."

We are called to burn for Him and be voices of awakening. The Father desires to set regions ablaze with holy fire, but it will...

There is no breakthrough without a life of sacrifice. God breaks through when you give your time and the other things that you have in the context of advancing His Kingdom.

A new song is going to erupt from you. Just as a rooster crows to announce the morning, your spirit is going to bubble forth the new day, song, and anthem. Just as fire comes and clears the debris, God has used the fire that the enemy sent against you to clear the very debris he put as a snare around you.
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As God's people we learn to live on the basis of walking our Christ identity and hearing God's voice and obeying His word.

"The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who dwells in me does his works." - John 14:10

Once when we are in harmony with our Christ calling the Holy Spirit begins to reshape our values and desires -- stripping away those that are worthless to advancing His Kingdom.

If we are "in...