When you are working the harvest with all of your heart He gives you, “Handfuls on Purpose” ~ Ruth 2

March 29th, 2011 | Category: date, edition | Leave a comment

Well the changing of the seasons is upon us. And while I love the seasonal changes sometimes I don’t like other changes. But you know what? It isn’t about me so I suppose I will just get used to them. I know who holds all events and I know that even when folks know the truth they don’t always submit to the truth, and boy does that hurt to watch. I have no doubts that God himself will deal with them but again it hurts to watch. Have you ever considered how much it hurts to “shake the dust from your feet and go on” when that dust is someone you love? And yet we trust the creator of the dust.

Thankfully the Lord puts us mostly before those who do accept the truth, and hunger for more of Him. Thank you Jesus.

I pray your tribe is blessed this month, let me share with you what I hear Him saying.

March 29th, 2011 | Category: Our Tribe to Yours | Leave a comment

When you meet someone for the first time do you automatically go off of everything you have heard about them or do you watch and listen to see who they really are? Is that a new thought?

Most folks have heard something about the bible. But sadly enough most have heard wrong. Did you know that many of today’s common scriptures people quote are not in there?

Tell me where it says any of the following.

1. Good people go to Heaven.
2. She or He has a good heart.
3. God says we should unconditionally love each other.
4. God will help those who help themselves.
5. The rapture is coming.
6. All things work out for the best.
7. God loves everyone the same.
8. Come as you are.
9. No one expects you to be perfect.
10. Hell is not a real place.
11. God doesn’t send good people to Hell.
12. We aren’t supposed to judge.
13. Me and God have it all worked out.
14. All roads lead to Heaven as long as you live a good life.
15. You don’t have to go to church to be saved.
16. We are supposed to forgive and forget.

Many of those are outright lies, most have no scriptural basis at all and even the ones that are remotely scriptural are sorely twisted. Yet folks quote them everyday. And most believe them. That is why they have no real relationship with the Lord. I challenge you to not only get in your word but to begin to answer folks with real scripture. I am challenging myself to the same. We need to get back to our roots. We need to strengthen and water our roots. It isn’t enough to just study your bible for yourselves we need to share it.

⁴ Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. ⁵ Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. ⁶ These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. ⁷ Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ⁸ Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ⁹ Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:4-8

We need to share real answers with folks not just remix the same ole ones. Because the same ole ones aren’t getting anyone anywhere.

March 29th, 2011 | Category: Word for Today | Leave a comment

I read a testimony this morning of a young man who sat in a drug house and mockingly said to God, “show me if you are real.” Then he gave the creator of time a time limit.

Guess who showed who?

Of course our Lord is real and while that man may have been mocking with His voice the Lord heard his heart, and it really wanted an answer. An honest answer. And while I did not hear more of this man’s story I would probably guess that there were other folks involved. Folks who were obedient to God’s voice who did just the right thing at just the right time.

I encourage you to be one of those people.

March 29th, 2011 | Category: Behind Bars | Leave a comment

March 29th, 2011 | Category: The Well | Leave a comment