Have you even wondered what the keys of the kingdom of heaven are that Jesus gave to Peter and to us in Matthew 16?  Matthew 16:19 reads, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.”  This verse tells us what the keys are, they are the agreement(s) of earth with heaven.  The keys have to do with agreement(s). Later on, in Matthew 18:19, Jesus told the disciples, “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in ...

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After Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit from the tree God instructed them not to eat from. That afternoon God came looking for them.  When God called out to them, they responded by saying that they hid themselves because they were naked.  God’s response back to them was, “Who told you that you were naked?” God’s question to Adam and Eve caused me to meditate on the whole idea of “Who told you?”  I came to realize that we all live lives based upon what we are told. Have you ever considered that? Our lives are shaped by what we are TOLD!  Our responses to situations are based upon what we are told.  It’s time we learn how to ...

It has been 45 plus years since I first excepted Jesus Christ as my Savior.  However, just accepting the Lord was just the beginning.  Having Him living in me was not quite enough to enjoy all God had for me.  Like many believers, I lived a responsive life.  That was the way most of us are trained in this world…to just respond to situations based upon the knowledge we have at the time. It took MANY years to discover that God has something more for me than a good existence.  He wanted to demonstrate through me (and you) His surpassing power and grace.  However, for that to happen I had to go deeper, and you will too. The answers and ...

Whether you realize it or not, we are at (or past) the “signing” of the second Declaration of Independence.  It was 57 men who signed to first Declaration in response to the dictatorial rule of England.  These men had guts and risked EVERYTHING by signing that Declaration…and they paid dearly for their actions!  Because of them, we are free…sort of.  For the last 100 years or so a new dictatorial class has arisen.  We refer to them as the Illuminati, Deep State, or Shadow Government.  This group of evil men and women are real and hell-bent on establishing a One World Order.  An order where they hold ALL the power. After the first signing a Revolutionary War ensued, and we ...

The Song of Songs is the greatest love story ever told.  The vast majority of people who read this book do not understand its meaning.  They consider it a merely human relationship between Solomon and one of his many wives, but it is not that at all.  It is a book of a divine romance.  It’s the story of Christ and his lover—and that lover (if you wish to be) is you. In this article I will not expound the entire book, but only one verse of chapter one.  I will be referencing The Passion Translation.  The point I want to make in this short time we have together is the difference between our estimation of ourselves and Jesus’ estimation ...

Jesus said, “A thief comes only to steal, kill and to destroy…”  This has, is, and will always be what the thief does.  The problem is that most people are totally unaware that this is actually happening to them.  The majority of earth’s population is under assault and don’t even know it.  Chances are, you are one of them!  How is this stealing, killing and destroying taking place? The Illusion of Choice Look at our political process in the United States for example.  We have a two-party system and are made to believe that this gives us choice.  However, is there really a difference?  The answer is no!  No matter who gets in office, nothing changes!  Promises are broken, and ...

In the eyes of God each one of us is precious and dear to Him.  He looks at us with pure love and passion.  Through the lens of Jesus, He sees us as perfect and pure and delights in our successes in life.  He is with us in all of our trouble and painful failures, even the ones we caused.  If we could see ourselves as He sees us, we would never be the same. As early as I can remember, I loved God.  I don’t know how or why since I wasn’t raised in a Christian home.  I just did.  At the age of 17 the Holy Spirit visited me, and I met Jesus for the first time.  I ...

All my life I was taught that that a birthday was a sign that one was “getting older.”  Getting older eventually meant more aches and pains.  Getting older meant hip and knee replacements.  Getting older meant retirement.  Getting older meant “falling apart” and eventually death.  This type of thinking has been drilled into the human race with one purpose:  To convince you it’s too late and get you to miss out on your finest hour. Why is it that when wine gets older, it’s considered better and as a result is more expensive?  The same is true with cheese, steak, beer, and cigars.  Why is it that coins, certain cars, and furniture become more valuable with age?  Yet, we humans ...