2 Chronicles 7:13-22"If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.  Now My eyes will be open and My ears attent...  Read More

Work Hard Toward WisdomTo live outside the grasp of the devil, we need to labor for wisdom.In 1 Kings 3, Solomon's attitude was, "I don't need all of the stuff. I just need wisdom. I know that, more than anything, I'm going to need the wisdom of heaven. I'm going to need the knowledge of heaven; and yet, wisdom is of the utmost importance."There is a great difference between knowledge and wisdom. ...  Read More

Beware of Grieving the Holy SpiritIf you want to live outside the grasp of the enemy, then always beware of grieving the Holy Spirit.When I say, "Beware of grieving the Holy Spirit," I mean: "Don't offend the Spirit. Don't insult Him or make Him sad."Quenching the Holy Spirit is not the same as the unpardonable sin.A lot of the time, people freak out and get afraid they have permanently grieved th...  Read More

Construction Underway - Encouragement for TodayConstruction Underwayby: CORRIE GERBATZ“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be, has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.” 1 John 3:2-3 (NIV)Construction zones. We see them everywhere...  Read More

 Be Ruled by the Word of GodThe first key that will keep you out of the grasp of the enemy is to be ruled by the Word. The Word of God-the Bible-is our final authority. Make the Word of God your rule and your authority, and live in obedience to all it says.We teach this every week at the church I pastor-Dwelling Place Church International. We teach that, if you're not under the authority of the Wo...  Read More

Type your new text here.  The Prerequisite for Spiritual SafetyOne of the greatest promises in all of Scripture is that the devil will flee from us. When James 4:7-8 says that the devil will run away from you when you resist him, it means he will scoot away like a dog with his tail between his legs.When the enemy runs, he runs in terror. When you resist him, he flees from you and runs away in abje...  Read More

Imagine a large room, beautifully decorated and spotless. A King makes His home in this room and is pleased with the perfection of His surroundings. Around the perimeter of the room are a number of doors. Beyond the doors are dirt, debris, and pollutants that would defile this space if the doors were opened. You are called to be the doorkeeper to this room.This picture illustrates the life of ever...  Read More

2 Chronicles 2:5-9"The house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods.  But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him?  So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?  Now send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass and iron, and in purple, crimson and viol...  Read More

1 Kings 3:6-9Then Solomon said, "You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.  Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my fath...  Read More

1 Corinthians 4:1-5Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.  In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy.  But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.  For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acqui...  Read More

1 Corinthians 4:14-21I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.  For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.  Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me.  For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, an...  Read More

The ministry of Jesus was full of surprises. Jesus is constantly calling you to go deeper in your life with him. He wants to surprise you in new ways.John 2:1-21Surprising abundanceSome might be surprised that not only were Jesus and his disciples invited to parties (like this wedding banquet), they actually accepted and went along. At that time, wedding feasts lasted about a week. They were times...  Read More