Oceans in the Desert

By Kathi Pelton There are so many that have begun their “New Year Resolutions”— such as eating healthier, exercising, decluttering, reading their Bible each day, less phone time, etc. These are all good and I pray that they last for you throughout the year. But, there is a resolution that will revolutionize your daily life…

By Kathi Pelton As I was reading the story of when Jacob wrestled with God throughout the long night in Genesis 32, I began to think about how many of us have had long nights of the soul that have felt as though we were wrestling with God. These “long nights” can sometimes be translated…

BY KATHI PELTON A week ago my husband clearly heard these words from the Lord, “This is not a game.” As he shared it with me I could feel the weight of the Lord’s seriousness in it. But what is not a game? After he shared this with me I had the Lord direct me…

By Kathi Pelton “God, your God, will restore everything you lost; he’ll have compassion on you; he’ll come back and pick up the pieces from all the places where you were scattered.” Deuteronomy 30:3 As I waited on the Lord I saw scene after scene of situations where the enemy had come into lives to…

By Kathi Pelton “But the LORD is with me as a dread champion; therefore my persecutors will stumble and not overcome me” Jeremiah 20:11 As I awoke on this first day of 2025 I saw a quick vision and it was God changing the word “dread” that was hanging over the heads of many of…

Kathi Pelton As I was waiting on the Lord regarding how to pray as we enter into 2025 I was led to Psalm 47– what a wonderful portion of scripture for the upcoming year ahead. “Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the Lord Most High is awesome,…

By Kathi Pelton “What can I give to my King?” As I heard these words I was shown a vision— a vision of what Jesus wanted us to give to him. In the vision I saw God’s sons and daughters pondering what they could give Jesus for Christmas. Then they heard the whisper of the…

By Kathi Pelton “…remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”” Acts‬ ‭20‬:‭35‬ ‭ My favorite part of the Christmas holiday is giving gifts. I love to sit down and make a list of each person in our family— I look at each name personally…

Kathi Pelton12/12/2024 On 12/12/2020– exactly four years ago today (while living in the Washington DC region)— I had a dream where I heard the sound of a huge backfire that went across our nation and then reverberated over all the nations. It was so loud that it woke me up and I wondered if it…

By Kathi Pelton 1 Kings 18 tells the story of when the prophets of Baal challenged Elijah as to “who is God?”— Baal or the God of Elijah. They both set up offerings and then called on their gods to send fire upon the altar. The God of Elijah instructed him to make his altar…