The voice of the Lord.

There was a time I heard the voice of God, and I was amazed at how it sounded—thundering yet still. The words came into the real estate of my mind, and my spirit man heard them as though I was reading the Bible. He spoke through the Scriptures; it was as if the Bible itself was speaking through a loudspeaker. I could hear it, I knew it, and I was on the floor in awe.

Friends, I have come to share this experience with you to let you know that the voice of God has the power to bring stillness to you in the midst of a storm.

The voice of God carries a force that thunders as it restores things to their rightful place. The voice of God is not drama; it is not noise. The voice of God is stillness in the midst of trouble.

His voice is His hand, setting things right.

His voice questions the reasons behind the way you act.

His voice challenges your dry bones, examines your foundation, and asks whether you believe this is the fullness He has prepared for you.

Ezekiel 37:3

 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”

We are all actors in the story God has written. Yet the Lord has made allowances for us to come to Him when we err—through the storm, through the busyness, through the chaos. He says, “Come. I know. I see. I hear. And I can restore you. I can revive you. I can bring you into the fullness of what I have written concerning you.”

Isaiah 1:18

 “Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

They shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They shall be as wool.

Yes, I know you have tried, but I did not create you to do life on your own. I created you to do life with Me. So come. Scripture says He stands at the door of our hearts, knocking and seeking that we would be kind enough to let Him in.

Revelation 3:20 

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Oh friend, how wonderful it would be if you could hear His voice guiding you softly in the way you should go.

I pray that today we will come into alignment with the Lord, that we will open the doors of our hearts and let Him come in to dine with us. He is ready, willing, and set.

Stay revived!

God's love says come as you are...

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

God’s love is the greatest of all. His love came to redeem,restore, and revive us. It positions us back into the purpose and priesthood He designed for us on this journey of life.

His love shows us how to live—what true love looks like and how it feels. Out of love, He gave us His Word, the Bible, as a guide for every season. Through it, He gently shapes us and always seeking to bring out the best version of who we are.

Love is patient.

Love is kind.

Love is most deeply experienced when it is genuine.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” — 1 Corinthians 13:4

Yet many of us have faced love that wounded instead of healed—love that shut our hearts to the true love Jesus offers. But God is love. Until we know Him, we cannot truly love our neighbor, our family, or our friends.

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” — 1 John 4:7–8

Today, during our church’s vow renewal service for couples, I found myself reflecting on the love of Christ. What kind of love is this, that Jesus—the Son of God—would take us the church as His bride? A Groom who patiently tends to us, nurturing us until the very best within us comes forth.

Friends, to truly know love, you must know God. He alone is love. He alone searches the deepest parts of our hearts and teaches us how to love rightly.

God’s Word is His love letter to you. It is living, powerful, and healing. His Word pierces through pain, restores the broken, fills the empty, and covers you with love everlasting.

“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” — Hebrews 4:12

God’s love is calling out to you, today His love is saying come as you are.

Stay Revived!

When We Choose to Arise

“Do you know that I just realized when we rise up to confront certain forces—resistance, for instance, maybe in our bloodline—we also confront territorial devils?” This was one of the conversations I had with my sister early this morning. And the scripture that immediately rose up in me was: “Casting down every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of Christ.”

Confronting our personal challenges is not really the issue. The real matter is that God has an agenda far bigger than our personal struggles, and that agenda also needs to be confronted and rebuked. When we choose to arise in Christ, it isn’t just a choice that affects us personally; unknown to us, we are battling high things in our workplace, our neighborhood, our nation, our continent, and sometimes even the world at large.

God is saying to us: “The plan isn’t just about your inability to pay the rent—I have called you to lend to nations. It isn’t just about the infertility or constant miscarriages—you are the well through which I want to deliver men and women in seasons of barrenness.” The enemy highlights the challenge, but God says: “This is the very thing I want to use to bruise the head of the serpent. If you can war with this, I will make the enemy your footstool.”

The marriage struggles, the divorce, the child-related issues, the debts, the failures, the stagnation, the business crises—these are tools through which God can bring victory. But first, can you rise and go to war?

Can you make a sound? Can you release a statement that will be recorded in the realm of the spirit?

Yes, there are high things that need to be cast down, but often all we see is the unpaid light bill or the empty food store. Still, we can choose to find peace in God, who has a complete plan for us. He is enough. So arise—take your stand and make the move.

When we move, we knock and the door opens. We ask, and we receive. We seek, and we find. But now we no longer do this with only ourselves in mind—we look at the bigger picture: God’s future.

Stay Revived!

Has Your Heart Become Hard?

It’s easy to declare our love for God—especially when everything we desire seems to align the moment we pray or apply certain biblical principles. In those moments, when our reality is shaped by answered prayers, we might not fully grasp the weight of Proverbs 4:23:

Proverbs 4:23 (AMP):  

"Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life."

At first, this may sound like just an instruction. Then it becomes a command, and eventually, a loving counsel. But embedded in these words is a divine warning and a heartfelt appeal from a loving Father who knows that the heart is the most valuable asset in our journey through life.

The heart is the legal tender through which we relate with others and with God. Because of its value, the enemy targets it. He knows that a truly broken heart can either drive us closer to God—or away from Him. Yes, God is close to the brokenhearted, but the enemy also lurks there, waiting to distort, mislead, and harden.

That’s why God urges us: Do not let your heart become hardened.

The Hebrew word for "guard" in this verse is shamar, which means:

- To keep

- To observe  

- To give heed  

- To preserve  

- To protect  

- To care for  

Guarding our hearts is our personal responsibility as we navigate life’s seasons.

It's tempting to say, “Oh, I’m fine, it didn’t get to me,” when disappointment comes. But often, when things we hoped for don’t materialize, we quietly close off that part of our heart. Hurt is natural—but rather than bury it, we should present it to God. Whether it’s the pain of waiting, rejection, miscarriage, or loss, we must not let unprocessed pain fester into hardness.

God is inviting us today: Don’t let your heart grow cold or numb.  

Instead, offer it to Him—fully, openly. Ask yourself:  

What is the state of my heart?  

Is it tender before God, or have I allowed it to be covered in layers of disappointment?

Refuse to let your heart harden. Guard it. Protect it. Present it.

Stay Revived!