The Thunder of His Power The thunder of His power, who can understand? That is what Job (Job 26:14) eventually came to face in His dramatic encounter with God. Indeed, realizing also that this “thunder of His power” is only the fringe of His ways. Job’s sudden awareness of the magnitude and magnificence of God […]
Watchmen, Movements and Change David’s reach for the heart of God again and again transcended his grasp of the realities of his own struggles and tapped a timeless picture of dynamics to manifest in ages to come. So it has been reflected prophetically in this encapsulation of the prescient 24th Psalm: The earth is the […]
The Voices and Influence “By the blessing of the influence of the upright and God’s favor, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.” Proverbs 11:11 At the onset of His earthly ministry, Jesus announced that “the Kingdom of God is at hand.” Actually, what He said was more. […]
When the Seasons Change David, despite his misfires and the range of twists and turns reflected in his amazing yet turbulent life, was described by God in Acts 13:22 as “a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.” This was the key thread defining this incredible, overachieving leader of God’s people. […]
The Aftermath and Emerging Season In an insightful, post-election news interview, somewhat strangely but perhaps not so, a news anchor responded to the wisdom of her interviewee with the flattering comment of: “I’d like to crawl into your brain to better understand how you think.” More than ever before, in this world of extremes and […]
The Banner in Darkness For years I’ve admonished the household of faith to reach for a dimension in the Lord that I’ve described as “something more.” To get beyond the traditions, yes even the comfort zones and routines of standard operating procedures of the faith-walks of God’s committed. Doing so involves reaching for that reality […]
Partnering with God As the dichotomy between good and evil on the world stage has intensified, the issue of partnership has seen greater deployment. Ranging from military alliances, economic agreements and ventures in technology-development, the wisdom extends from “I’ve got your back if you have mine,” to shared initiatives. Yet, nothing is new under the […]
The Focus in the Jumble The quest for our attention is relentless. It is off-the-scales in intensity. Overwhelming. It not only reshapes our perspective on things, but is a disruption to the very process our thinking is based on. It goes beyond the need to glean a right focus in all the jumble. The deluge […]
SPIRITUAL OASES Originally published as a SIGN post in January 2012 and then as a chapter in “Leadership by Anointing,” by Morris Ruddick, Xulon Press, 2014 __________ “O house of Jacob, come and walk in the light of the Lord. Because they are filled with occult ways and influences of the east, the Lord […]
It’s Not How You Think And you’re right. That very clearly was as a double-entendre. “It’s not how you think:” first being your expectation of the outcome. Yet “it’s not how you think” also represents the limits of the thinking and reason for the condition that blinds or impedes the focus or clarity for the […]
