For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Judges 13:5 REFERENCE Judges 13:1-14 Wow! What outstanding announcement concerning a person’s destiny! Even before his birth, Samson’s purpose was revealed by God through His Angel to his parents; he was to be a Nazarite – ‘separated’ unto God. This meant that he was going to be uniquely different from those around him; he would stand out and be separate...

Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 18:3 REFERENCE Matthew 18:1-5 Do you remember when you were a child? The hopes, the dreams, the innocence, and the living in a world of possibilities? You believed you could be anything and have anything; you were freely forgiving and easily trusting. Your father was your hero (or any adult that occupied that position) and you dreamed of days you would ‘spread your wings and fly.’ Unfortunately, however, many of us lost that glow and prospects...

Moreover, it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.  I Corinthians 4:2 REFERENCE I Corinthians 4:2&7 A steward is someone employed to manage the property of another person. Every true believer must know that all He has belongs to God and he has only been given those things to manage. C.S. Lewis said in Meer Christianity, “Every faculty you have, your power of thinking or of moving your limbs from moment to moment, is given you by God. If you devoted every moment of your whole life exclusively to His service, you could not give Him anything that was...

For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed… Philippians 1:19-20 REFERENCE Philippians 1:19-20 Paul shows us the secret of his joy in prison as he wrote the book of Philippians with many exhortations to be joyful and thankful. That secret is seen in our text – He had an ‘earnest expectation.’ He knew things would turn around in his favor, that things won’t always be the same, and that what he was going...

…Until the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our God and of His Christ. Revelation 11:15 REFERENCE Revelation 11:15 In this series, we have seen that if Christians do not rise to the top of the seven mountains of influence in this world, we may never rise to the level where we will be able to solve socioeconomic problems on a global scale. Christians have largely abandoned six out of these seven mountains to the unbelievers while playing church in their buildings. Sadly, this has resulted in corruption, decadence, crime, wickedness, illiteracy, etc. God’s Kingdom is relevant to...

A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luke 19:12-13 REFERENCE Luke 19:12-13 Just like the nobleman in this parable commanded his servants to occupy – take charge till he returned from his journey, so is Jesus’ mandate to Christians. He wants us to occupy the earth and fill it with the knowledge of His glory till He returns. Rather than just huddle up together in church on Sundays, Jesus wants our...

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 REFERENCE Matthew 5:13-16 It is no news that Christians are the salt of the earth; however, salt is not needed unless you have an unsavory meal and a decaying situation. The world’s mountains of influence reek of corruption and decay. To spread your flavor as a Christian, it is your responsibility to salvage every mountain of influence you find yourself. Yesterday, we looked at family and...

It shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be raised above the mountains of the world. Isaiah 2:2 REFERENCE Isaiah 2:2 As stated yesterday, in order to impact the people of any society for God, Christians must find relevance on the seven mountains of societal influence. God wants us to take the light of His Word to where there is darkness, corruption and evil, to shine as lighthouses on the mountaintops. These are the last days that Isaiah prophesied that the mountain of the Lord’s house would be raised above...

 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. ~ II Corinthians 5:20 REFERENCE II Corinthians 5:17-20 Christians have become seemingly accustomed to keeping their eyes closed in prayers while non-Christians hijack the institutions of the world. God’s agenda, however, is to move us beyond the walls of the church into the ‘playing field’ of the world in order to correct the error that Christians are supposed to stay in church while unregenerate men run the affairs of the world. We must understand that as Christians, we are still in...

Therefore, David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” II Samuel 5:23-24 REFERENCE II Samuel 5:22-25 “It appears to me that God does nothing on earth, unless man prays.” ~ John Wesley God has given the earth to mankind (Psalm 116:16); so, He cannot legally do anything on earth unless...