Given November 26, 2000

Many times, preachers and evangelists will ask, “Are you ready?” They are usually asking, “Are you ready for Heaven”. This is important but it’s not enough. Everybody should be saved and ready when Jesus returns for His church but we need to be ready to serve God every day! And not just be ready to serve, but be prepared to serve, as well.

A student prepares for a test in school by using several methods to get ready for it. An athlete training for an athletic contest goes through weeks and months of preparation in order to be successful. We make preparations for our families by writing a will and buying insurance. Being ready for Heaven and being ready to serve God and His people here on earth is much more important.
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15

Given July 15, 2001
God says to sinners, “I have set before you the adoption papers. You need to sign them and become adopted into the King’s household.”
God says to believers, “You have signed the adoption papers and have been adopted into the King’s family with all the benefits and inheritance that comes with it. But you are still living in the slave’s quarters!”
…He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will…” Ephesians 1:5, NIV

Given October 13, 2005
People think, “God’s plan for my life is all about me, isn’t it?” The answer is no, it’s about others. Sure, God wants to do good things for you but the reason He saved you was to have you available to help other people. To be a servant. We are God’s instruments in the earth. Do something good for someone today.
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” I Peter 4:10

Given March 29, 2005
In Acts 5:15, people where healed when the shadow of Peter fell on them. Why did Peter’s shadow heal people and our shadows do not? It’s the condition of the Holy Spirit within us. Peter’s was stirred up and flashing like electricity because of his encounters with Jesus and His Word. In Isaiah 55:11 God says He has spoken His Word and it will not come back to Him void. Could that mean that if we speak His Word out of our mouths and it goes back to Him, that completes the circuit and His Word will then accomplish what it was sent to accomplish?

Given October 23, 2005
We tend to shy away from people who we consider beneath us or different from us or evil people because we’re afraid, intimidated or uncomfortable around them. If we have the love and power of God alive and working in us, we will see them as Jesus did and not be uncomfortable. We will feel compassionate toward them and authoritative to their ways. We must reach out to these people to share the love of God and, be assured, God will place them in our path every day!