David desperately wanted the presence of God available to him, to be in His presence and so he set up a tent on Mt Zion, placed within it the Ark of Covenant and worshiped before the Lord as he did in the hills as a shepherd . Solomon built a Temple to the Lord and placed the Ark behind the veil. At the time of Jesus' death on the cross, the veil was ripped open. God did it to reveal Himself, so He would be available to His people. Now He has made us to be the Temple as He dwells in us. The shadow has passed away, now we have the reality (John 14.23). Do you know that you are the Temple of...

God's Wisdom and Words of Knowledge are threaded throughout His Word. It is imperitive that we understand what God is saying to us if we are to grow in our Christianity. We have no real wisdom of ourselves. To depend on God and His Word is wisdom in itself. Our God is gracious and merciful even when we don't deserve it. But imagine what our lives would be like if we trusted Him in all our issues, to give us the wisdom and knowledge we need. He certainly knows more than we do. "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,"

God may change the heart of Kings because it can alter that nation's policies and determinations to line up with His will. When it comes to individuals; because God has endowed us with a free will, He will not supercede our intentions. God only invites us to partake of His kingdom, He will never force us to obey. Between life and death, ours is always the choice. Divorce may strike a devastating blow at a family; the one that is left behind and especially the children. It is imperative that trust in God is kept foremost in the heart. Without this focus, there is no one who can heal the...

The most astonishing message Jesus brought to us, is the unconditional, piercing love of our heavenly Father. To understand our inheritance in the Kingdom of God, we must receive His love to dwell in our innermost being; to acknowledge that "He first loved us." The revelation of His love for us, is woven throughout His Word. It is imperative that we study His Word for therein is the revelation of God Himself, in the person of Jesus Christ.

Too many of us go through life with a sense of dread, that all is not well with our soul, nor with our world. In the times of our greatest innocence and vulnerability, a confusion may intrude into our senses as to who we are and where do we belong. Many fears take hold of our emotions in these times of instability, and the absence of a true foundation of love and relationship, establishes in us the fear of rejection and abandonment. This stronghold of fear expands as far as our imagination will travel, with the help of our greatest enemy. Only with trust in God, can we ever hope to conquer...

What is our destiny? Do we have to wait until death seeks us out to know, or is our final home already within our grasp? This world is not our home; we are just passing through. We are coming to the realization that there is another Kingdom here on the earth, besides the one in which we have been living. We are learning to know the King. We are learning to know who we really are, in Christ; but what does that mean? We are learning what it means to relate to others on a level that does not judge who they are or where they come from. We are learning how to live in this new kingdom, because it...

Anyone who is familiar with God's Word would understand what is the goal of God's heart - to bring forth a Bride for His Son, Jesus. She will be a holy, blameless one that is like unto Him; worthy to walk by His side. But where would He find such a one; to be chosen from out of a fallen race; from a sick, sinful world that has only selfish desires? Would there be any who would choose to follow Him on a journey into the wilderness; to leave all the familiar, and walk a strange path before unknown; a path that would cause them to strip down to their very soul, and leave bare to His eyes, all...

What else can a child do but fantasize about a place they are about to enter, yet know little of it? What is the Kingdom of God? What does it look like? Who is Jesus? What does He look like? What is this stuff that is shining on me? OH, is this the Glory you told me about? Should I just sit here and wait? Can I trust the One I can barely see; yet I can already feel His love surrounding me. I feel so far away, yet I seem to sense that I will soon know.