The scene is almost ludicrous. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is surrounded by a hostile, armed crowd. He has been walking weaponless throughout the streets of Jerusalem with compassion in His voice and healing in His hands, but compassion and healing are a little too suspicious for powerful people. So they come, burning with angerContinue reading “It’s Friday…Join The Rebellion”
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It’s Friday…Who Can Protect Us?
We live in an unsettling world, don’t we? There is no such thing as security here. Thieves break in, accidents happen, illness strikes, terror assaults, and death is a reality – no one is immune. No human institution can guarantee our safety 100% of the time. The locks on our doors, the airbags in ourContinue reading “It’s Friday…Who Can Protect Us?”
It’s Friday…Let’s Relax and Rejoice
Every day we live we are witnesses to challenges – some personal, some very remote, some almost imperceptible in scope, and others seemingly impossible in grandeur. In all cases, faith is required to experience victory. “I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to thisContinue reading “It’s Friday…Let’s Relax and Rejoice”
Its Friday…How Much Intensity We Will Accept
It’s Christmas, what are you asking God for? Do you know what His beloved, treasured people – Israel – asked for? They asked not to hear His voice or see His face anymore. The intimacy was too overwhelming, His holiness too heavy. His presence got to be too much for them, and they thought theyContinue reading “Its Friday…How Much Intensity We Will Accept”
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…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…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…Let’s Relax and Rejoice
If what Jesus says is true and He’s made it clear: Nothing will be impossible, why then, don’t we experience more dramatic answers to our prayers? If the size of our faith isn’t the issue, and the size of our God is so big, what is the problem? Answer? It’s a matter of perception. ThoughContinue reading “It’s Friday…Let’s Relax and Rejoice”
It’s Friday…But There’s More
Keeping the faith, thriving in our relationship with God is constantly being threatened by distractions to compromise. The people of Israel knew this battle well. As God’s chosen people, they allowed their faith to be watered down. Many had turned to idols; others had simply turned to a lifestyle of apathy. And for that, theyContinue reading “It’s Friday…But There’s More”
Vic Alvarado 