Tag: God
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Believing Beyond What We Can See
By Kathi Pelton In seasons of pain, loss or waiting it is easy to get stuck in only what is before our eyes. After all, isn’t there a saying, “Seeing is believing”? In my life and in the life of most believers— what we see is rarely a true gauge for what God is doing.…
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It’s Time to Align Your Hope With Assurance
By Kathi Pelton “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 When God speaks a promise to me, through His still small voice, through a prophetic word or through His written Word, I access it by faith. This amazing gift…
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His Word Does Not Return Void!
By Kathi Pelton “It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.”Isaiah 55:11 If you want to plant good seeds that produce a harvest that flourishes in your life— without thorns…
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Clothed In Christ
By Kathi Pelton I always love the Apostle Paul’s honesty regarding his self-evaluations in the scriptures. The more that the beauty and holiness of Christ is revealed to him, the more he realizes how weak, wretched and lacking he is. BUT…he does not at all despair in his self-evaluation because it merely causes the “glory…
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It’s Time to Bring Down Heaven to Earth
By Kathi Pelton Last night I had a brief, yet profound (and completely unexpected), encounter during a time of worship. Suddenly, I found myself in the third heaven and I was looking out upon the “Crystal Sea” or “Sea of Glass” that is before the throne. I have never seen anything like this before. The…
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This Is Not A Time To Run But To Retrofit Foundations
By Kathi Pelton We all know the childhood story of the “Three Little Pigs” that has a terrible wolf who comes to “huff and puff and blow their house down.” Some might say that the times that we are living in is much like this little story. There is a very real wolf that is…
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The Voice of the Lord Breaks the Cedars— Get Ready To See His Power!
By Kathi Pelton In the past two weeks those of us who live in the Washington DC region have received numerous alerts on our phones regarding sudden thunderstorms accompanied by such extreme downpours that flash flood warnings had to be issued. These downpours have been amazing to witness— like signs from heaven. After receiving yet…
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Stop and Look Up
By Kathi Pelton Last night we spend the evening at friend’s house who live out in the country. As we shared dinner and fellowship on their deck, “creation began to reveal God’s glory!” It began with the most glorious clouds which took on a vibrant pink glow as the sun lowered in the sky. Then…
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Enter In
By Kathi Pelton When guests come to our front door I want them to feel as though they’ve come home. Not merely coming as a visitor but as a member of our family. I intentionally create a welcoming walkway, front porch and front door. Then, when they enter I want them greeted with honor, warmth,…
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People and Nations Becoming Rooted and Grounded in Love
By Kathi Pelton The Holy Spirit has had me praying for the body of Christ and our nation out of Ephesians 3, beginning with verse 16, for the past few weeks. Verse 16 says, “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.” Ephesians 3:16 What…
Oceans in the Desert 