We sing when we’re happy – or whistle, or hum, or something that displays our joy. That’s because true joy can’t be easily contained. Neither can our other emotions. Whatever’s in us will eventually come out unless we make a huge effort to keep it in. What Jesus did for us will make us extremelyContinue reading “It’s Friday…Practice Gratitude and Praise”
Author Archives: Vic Alvarado
It’s Friday…What You Really Need
Human nature is always craving something new and different. That’s why clothing styles change every season, TV schedules need constant refreshing, and exotic foods expand our trendy appetites. It’s also why many believers leave Christianity to try out other religions or some cult that has gotten their attention. When we’ve tried something and passed throughContinue reading “It’s Friday…What You Really Need”
It’s Friday…Our Reason For Being
It happened this week in America. But why don’t we do it more often? Why do we wait until we are on the cusp of desperation? We must make intercession a regular rhythm of our lives. “Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!” (Amos 7:5) God looked atContinue reading “It’s Friday…Our Reason For Being”
It’s Friday…Swim Upstream
It can be very difficult to be uncompromising in following God’s values and principles in a world that follows anything but. The prophet Ezekiel knew this well. He was made an object lesson to the people of Israel and Judah. God told him to act out visual illustrations of judgment and desecration, like lying onContinue reading “It’s Friday…Swim Upstream”
It’s Friday…Remember His Irrefutable Answer
We are living in days which demand for the people of God to be courageous, to be champions who live and speak His Truth in love. Unfortunately, the warriors The Lord is looking for, whom He has resourced and equipped us to be, have become wimps, cowards, and, at best, reluctant. But I guess weContinue reading “It’s Friday…Remember His Irrefutable Answer”
It’s Friday…No Such Thing As Futility
Life is hard. Some people may look like they are cruising through this world, but they aren’t, at least not for long. We are fallen creatures of a fallen race, and from the day that Adam and Eve began tilling the soil, we’ve been struggling with large rocks and putting in long hours. And thoseContinue reading “It’s Friday…No Such Thing As Futility”
It’s Friday…He Has Already Met It
God is a God of covenant. He makes promises and will not violate them. If we think He might renege because circumstances change or because we don’t deserve His fulfillment, we’ve forgotten who He is. He has perfect foreknowledge and He has perfect character. He makes His promises in full view of the future, andContinue reading “It’s Friday…He Has Already Met It”
It’s Friday…Now It’s Our Turn
How would you answer the question, “What does God desire from us?” I pressed the pause button over the past couple of weeks and this question kept resurfacing. I couldn’t ignore it. And I rediscovered what He made clear from the very beginning of time and creation. He wants humble hearts that love Him, thatContinue reading “It’s Friday…Now It’s Our Turn”
It’s Friday…Give Him Our Full Attention
Nothing God does is “barely enough.” When He delivers, He doesn’t just deliver; He conquers and crowns, exalts and grants honor. He doesn’t just save us by the skin of our teeth and tells us to hang on tight. He is extravagant with His blessings and rescues us in the highest possible way (Hebrews 7:25).Continue reading “It’s Friday…Give Him Our Full Attention”
It’s Friday…Rise Up and Receive An Inheritance
Happy Labor Day weekend. Most of us live our lives with a conscious focus. We have a vision of what we would like to be, or how we would like to live, and we pursue it. That vision can be shaped primarily by work, relationships, lifestyle, family, location, leisure, or any combination thereof. But fewContinue reading “It’s Friday…Rise Up and Receive An Inheritance”
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