He Waits for You…

Posted on November 7, 2026 by kathy

If we look at the scriptures that speak of the time when David finally became king, we see that he had been anointed, or appointed, at a young age (possibly age 17), chosen, and designated to be the next king quite a few years before he actually came to the throne as ruler over the nation. There are lessons for us in his story.

After King Saul failed to obey God (See 1 Samuel 15), the Lord regretted that Saul was king. He sent the prophet Samuel to find a man after God’s own heart. God purposed to find a man after His own heart to be king over His people.

1 Samuel 13:14 “And Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.’”

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David Establishes the Place of 24/7 Worship

Posted on October 10, 2026 by kathy

In a previous chapter, we discussed how I believe the young King David got free from fear and became a mighty warrior in God. David was a worshiper and that is how he defeated fear in his life. That is how we too can conquer fear. That is how David killed a bear and a  lion and then Goliath, the giant that everyone else was afraid of.

David then took his experience as a worshipper of God and set up a tabernacle of praise and worship. It was a separate place from the original tabernacle ordered by God. It was in addition to that one. The original tabernacle was the place where the ark of the covenant was kept that represented the presence of God, the place where sacrificial offerings went on continually.

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Redeemed from the Curse, You Say…Exactly How?

Posted on October 3, 2026 by kathy

“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), Galatians 3:13 (Deuteronomy 21:23 is referenced here about the person who hangs on a tree being cursed.)

The definition of a “curse,” used in several different contexts is… malediction, the evil eye, imprecation, execration, voodoo, hoodoo; anathema, excommunication; North American English, hex; informal, jinx; archaic malison, ban. Also, evil, blight, scourge, plague, cancer, canker, poison. Also, affliction, burden, cross to bear, bane, bitter pill, misfortune, misery, ordeal, trial, tribulation, torment, trouble, problem. 

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Want to Be Fearless? Worship is the Answer

Posted on October 3, 2026 by kathy

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and love and a sound mind. 1 Timothy 1:7 

Let’s talk about fear. Throughout the Bible we see God repeatedly telling his people, “Do not fear.” We see it over and over. Why? Because fear is a killer of faith. Fear will stop you from moving forward. We are afraid of many things. Fear is a tormenter. Fear is from the devil. Where I live, I see people afraid of each other, afraid to even do the right thing, afraid of what the neighbors might think This must change.

I remember when I was first saved and filled with God’s Spirit, fear was one of the first things God began to “cure” in my life. I was afraid of many things. But through relationship with Him and worship, I overcame fear and you can too, but you will need to worship the One who can deliver you from it. And when I say worship, I’m not talking about southern gospel music. I’m talking about Spirit-led, Spirit-filled worship of your King….songs TO Him, not about Him. Testimonies are wonderful and uplifting and impart faith, but songs TO Him are different. It is communing directly with Him. You are speaking to Him; you are singing to Him, declaring to Him your love and adoration.

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He Has Placed Eternity in Men’s Hearts…

Posted on September 26, 2026 by kathy

Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, “He has made everything beautiful (or appropriate) in its time. He has also set (to give or put) eternity in the human heart but people cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”

What does this passage of scripture mean, He has placed eternity in men’s hearts? The amplified Bible says He “planted eternity [as a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [ a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy except God].” The brackets means the translators inserted it for better understanding for readers.

Our spirits, our inner person, comes from God. We are tri-part beings. We are spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a physical body.

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Heart Changes….

Posted on August 31, 2026 by kathy

Has any person significantly touched your life in a way that caused a repentance, a change of mind and heart? Someone who caused you to see things in a different way, with a new awareness of others?

Besides my favorite bible teachers and the Holy Spirit (obviously), I can think of two people right now. One affected me greatly by his generosity towards others, his servant attitude, his giving. It touched my heart and gave me new understanding. It changed my viewpoint; it softened me. I started working for him in 2012. It has been a privilege and an honor to know John. He greatly changed my outlook towards people. We are still great friends to this day.

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The Daughter of Abraham, Part 2

Posted on August 29, 2026 by kathy

I would like to do a closer examination and backstory of the “daughter of Abraham” statement that Jesus said about the deformed woman who was healed in the previous chapter.

Abraham was the man of faith who was chosen in the Old Testament to bear a child in his old age. This child was born because of a promise that God gave to Abram and Sarai. God even changed their names to Abraham and Sarah so that when they spoke, they would be in agreement with what He had told them about this coming birth. Abraham means “father of many nations” and Sarah, a “mother of nations.” The promise that they would have a son was spoken to them in Genesis 17. Even before this time, God had spoken to them about their descendants, but they had tried to help God and, as a result, Abraham had a son by a maidservant. Abram was 99 years old when God came to him in Genesis 17 and said He would make a covenant with him, at which time God changed his name to Abraham.

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The Daughter of Abraham Part 1

Posted on August 29, 2026 by kathy

Luke 13:10-17

Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. (Emphasis mine)

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God Always Intended To Dwell On the Earth (Revised)

Posted on August 8, 2026 by kathy

And I can prove it.

We see this in the Bible starting from the very beginning. In Genesis, after God made the creation, He made the garden of Eden, the place where He would place His newly created species, Adam and Eve, the first couple. He placed them in a “sweet spot,” a type of Heaven where everything was perfect. They were to till the garden and keep it. Adam named all of the animals. The animals and mankind were to “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” Genesis 1-3. And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45. 

After creating all the elements of space, separating the land from the waters, assigning the sun and moon to their place, calling forth the animals, the birds, the sea creatures, the trees with their seeds and all of the creation elements, He made man and woman, then set them in the Garden to take care of it.

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Work Out Your Own Salvation

Posted on August 8, 2026 by kathy

Philippians 2:12 AMP “So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might offend God or discredit the name of Christ].”

What does this mean, to work out your own salvation? Aren’t we already saved? Why, yes we are. Our spirits, our inner being is saved. Our spirits are now alive unto God and the Spirit of God. We are “tied together,” so to speak. (See post here. Romans 5…What is This Glory?) Now we have access to everything that heaven and the Lord God have to offer. You have heard of the expression “joined at the hip.”? Well it’s kind of like that. We could say we are joined at the hip with God now. After I was filled with the Holy Spirit many years ago, I was accused of thinking I had a “hotline to God.” But in a way, that is actually what happened. I did get a “hotline to God” when I received the Holy Spirit. And you can too. 

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