Author Archives: RealTalk

Ezekiel 24: 16-18 NLT reads, “‘Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears. Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take offContinue reading “Ezekiel, the faithful servant.”

God is doing a new thing. What was once a routine requiring no thought but strictly action has been broken. God has been challenging the redundant routines of his people. “If I could just get my routine together, things would flow more smoothly” is what I’m hearing. But God has broken the bonds of routineContinue reading “Break the Routine!”

Friend, God loves you! I want for you to hear his heart as you read this post. God loves you so much that he sacrificed his Son, Jesus, as a pathway for you to avoid becoming spiritually dead, destroyed, and totally separated from him due to your sins. He sent his Son on a missionContinue reading “Love.”

Source (noun): the origin of something; the point from which information, an object, or energy is obtained; where things begin or are acquired from. Exodus 7: 10-12, (NLT) reads, “So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, andContinue reading “Who’s Your Source?”

Exodus chapter four, verses 18 through 20 (NLT) read, “So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. ‘Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,’ Moses said. ‘I don’t even know if they are still alive.’ ‘Go in peace,’ Jethro replied. Before Moses left Midian, the Lord said to him, ‘Return to Egypt,Continue reading “How will you Respond?”

Exodus chapter three, verses seven through 11 (NLT) read, “Then the Lord told him, ‘I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from theContinue reading “The Sent One!”

Exodus chapter one verse 12 is our key verse for this posting, and it reads, “But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became” (NLT). When we come to this verse in Exodus chapter one, the new king of Egypt had devised aContinue reading “You can’t be stopped!”

Have you ever been in a situation and encountered someone who knew what you were going through without you telling them? Have you ever prayed to God for an answer which was brought to you by a stranger? Have you ever desired a need to be met and received what you needed from someone withoutContinue reading “El Roi!”

Acts 5: 12-29 (NLT) reads, “The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area of Solomon’s Colonnade. But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. Yet more and moreContinue reading “Expect the Opposition.”

Hebrews 10: 32-36 (NLT) reads, “Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. You suffered along with those whoContinue reading “Patient Endurance.”