Can we hope at the end of the rope? There’s a standard reply to what to do when you’re at the end of your rope: “Tie a knot and hang on.” But what happens when you’ve tried to do that and your grip has slipped and you’ve plummeted further into the darkness than you even feared at first? It may have felt like the end would never come, but the sudden stop and pain it brought was more than you [...] Read more »
Hope Research – Scripture References
Research on hope needs to start with Scripture. This is not a definitive list of what the Bible says about hope. However, they are verses I needed to follow up on as I wrote Hope In Transition. Many of these are tweetable. All of them should be viewed in context. There are amazing nuggets of truth available for people who seek out wisdom. Be encouraged by them. I explain more about most of them in the book. But you don’t [...] Read more »
How To Steward Your Destiny
Destiny – the question of how we live out our destiny is one I often get asked in various ways. I’ve shared this message on RevTrev Radio, Part 1 and Part 2 I thought it was time I’d blog about it as well. In the garden the serpent asked “Did God really say…?” (Genesis 3:1) and that’s a question satan keeps asking us today. It is so easy for us to forget the promise God has spoken to us. They are [...] Read more »
6 Keys I Have Found to Endure and Overcome
I’ve found 6 keys to endure and overcome. We need to realize and never forget that: It’s always darkest before the dawn. The enemy always rages just before he’s about to be defeated. The Dragon always wants to kill the baby when it’s helpless. Don’t think its peculiar that you need to endure to get the good. Here’s 6 Keys I’ve learned that will help you endure and overcome… 1. To endure fix Your Eyes on Jesus… Hebrews 12:2 (New International [...] Read more »
Can Waiting Be Good?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Can waiting be “good”? I’m not one to say all we should expect from God is what we want. I know we can’t even get what is promised whenever we decide we want it. I believe God calls something else good and we need to know how to embrace it. What Else is Good? James 1:2-4 NIV Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that [...] Read more »
What Does God Promise When I Obey?
What are the promises when I obey God? I’ve never preached on this portion of Scripture except when I’ve shared this message. It’s a powerful one to consider. Deuteronomy 28:1-13 (NLT) “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: Your [...] Read more »
Does God Want Us to Have Wealth?
Does God want us to have wealth? We can’t start this discussion without remembering that if we live in Canada or the US, we’re in the top 2% of the world’s wealthiest people. Don’t think that because you don’t have a million dollars you aren’t wealthy. Not a lot of people in the world have a million dollars. What falls out of your pockets in a month is more than many people earn in a month. If you find a [...] Read more »
Does God Want Good For Me?
We need to understand the good God has for us. Is God really good? Is He is a good mood? Let’s examine the life of Christ to see the “good” that His obedience brought Him. Paul tells us that because of Christ’s obedience, He got something good. Philippians 2:5-11 (New International Version) Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made [...] Read more »
4 Ways to Do What is Right
I’ve found 4 ways to help us do what’s right. Here they are: 1. Let the Word teach you what’s right… 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. Proverbs 1:2-4 (New Living Translation) Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help [...] Read more »
RevTrev this Week – July 24, 2010
Here’s an update of what I’ve been up to. There’s a lot on the go, even during summer. Hope you’re having a great one. Mine is going great. [FLOWPLAYER=http://www.revtrev.com/wp-content/videos/RTJuly24_2010.mov,500,375] Tweet Read more »
9 Benefits for Doing What is Right
What are the benefits of doing what’s right? When I write ad copy for businesses I know to put the benefits before the features. I suppose that’s why I’m listing what I’ve studied in Scripture in this way. So let’s start the discussion on how to do what’s right with the benefits of doing what’s right. Some of these are self evident, and once again I want to stress we have the wrong attitude if we obey just to get the [...] Read more »
Seeking the Lord is More Than Ritual
Seeking the Lord is not a ritual. There’s so much more to seeking the Lord than praying longer, or louder or fasting. Even if we think, “seeking the Lord” means fasting or going through religious ceremonies, God tells us fasting is useless without doing what is right. Isaiah 58:2-11 (NIV) For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken [...] Read more »
How To Hope at the End of the Rope (part 1) – Episode 6
How To Hope at the End of the Rope (part 1) - Episode 6 – RevTrev Radio How to Hope at the End of the Rope (part 1) Are there steps to knowing what to do when you get the news that brings you to your knees? While we need to follow the Spirit, not just principals, it’s good to know how others have handled tragedy in Scripture. Looking at how David handled the sacking of Ziklag, this message is a [...] Read more »
How I Can Seek the Lord – 7 ways
How can I seek the Lord? If you’re like me, you might think “seeking the Lord” simply means to “pray longer, pray louder and probably fast”. While Scripture does mention prayer and fasting with the right attitude, it also includes other, possibly surprising ways. 7 Ways to Seek the Lord 1. Call upon God and pray to him Jeremiah 29:12-14a (New International Version) Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. [...] Read more »
Why Seek the Lord – 7 reasons
Why should I seek the Lord? Well, besides the promise that those who seek the Lord will lack no good thing (Psalm 34:10), there are a number of other benefits to following God’s command to seek Him (Hosea 10:12). Much like fearing the Lord, seeking the Lord is of great benefit for us; and like fearing the Lord, we shouldn’t seek the Lord just to get the benefits. Knowing the benefits can motivate us, keep us focused and help us [...] Read more »
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