Devos
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...
COVENANT…
Yesterday was my third message on the message series, Covenant. It appears that the more I study this subject matter the more I am blown away by God’s actions and intension for us. His love for us is truly unfathomable! Simply put, He gave to us “choice” and we...
THE MAKING OF NEW WINESKINS
I’ve been doing much thinking and meditation about change and new wineskins. As stated in my last blog, Jesus gave the “wineskin” illustration to us in reference to understanding new revelation and stewarding change. Therefore, lately there’s been much firing of my...
NEW WINESKINS
I’m trying to learn to navigate through the waters of change. It’s not an easy task to say the least. The implementation of change is as difficult as accepting change. It’s obvious that change occurs in the mind before it’s manifested in the natural; but the process...
HEALTHY LONELINESS
In my reading and studying today, I came across an article entitled “Healthy Loneliness." The title captured my attention, for we (Victoria and I) have been at a place where there seems to be an abundance of loneliness in our lives. Before you misunderstand me - when...
THREE POSITIONS
I believe the Lord always gives to us a Word for every season we are in. My heart is full of expectation as He guides and leads us through our process of change. I’m currently preparing a new message series for the mid-fall season titled, Seated With Christ. And in...
DISAPPOINTMENTS!
As a man trying to move forward in his calling and purpose, one thing I really struggle with is disappointment. And after much thought, I’ve come up with a conclusion. A disappointment is a state of attitude or feeling. It’s a state of “being let down,” a feeling of...
Manny Rivera
At the age of 18, he answered the call of God on his life and has given his life to the cause ever since.