Manny Rivera

SLAYING THE SACRED COW

Preacher and author, R.T. Kendall, in his book The Anointing, said,  “The greatest opposition to what God is doing today comes from those who were on the cutting edge of what God was doing yesterday. In the last three months, my heart and mind has been on an...

WHY? IT’S COVENANT.

It’s unfortunate that our modern culture does not practice or even understand the act of covenant as expressed in the Bible.  Ok, I guess the slaying of animals might be a bit too much… but nevertheless, we are deficient when it comes to its significance and...

THE PROCESS OF PURITY

I’ve been giving much thought to the refiners fire exemplified throughout scripture.  God uses it quite often in the process of preparing us so He can do great things among us.  The fact is that He won’t do any great thing among us unless we live lives of purity. God...

FACING YOUR FEARS

When I was a child we had a garage apart from our home where my father used to do bodywork on vehicles as a supplemental income for our family.  And for a family that total to 9 people, the income came in quite handy! As a child, that garage became the center point of...

RED SEA MOMENTS

I think all of us have had “Red Sea” moments.  A “Red Sea” moment is when you have your back against a seeming devastation yet facing an aggressive force that desires to bring damage to you.  After reading the story of the Israelites and Moses in their exodus from...