Tag: scripture
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This Spiritual Ice Storm Is UNTO A Spiritual Reformation
By Kathi Pelton As I’ve been watching the ice storm that has hit the Bible Belt region of the United States, I have been reminded of an ice storm that we experienced here in Oregon a number of years ago. My family was living on a six acre property covered with very large fir trees.…
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God Is Giving Springs of Living Water In Place of Broken Cisterns
By Kathi Pelton “The pain behind us often blocks us from the joy ahead.” I heard this said recently and it hit deep! I have been hearing from so many people throughout the body of Christ that God has brought them into a place of deep healing. It is happening to people who didn’t even…
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In the Presence of Your Enemies
By Kathi Pelton Right now the world feels more like “in the presence of our enemies” (Ps. 23:5) then ever before. The hatred, the violence and the lack of regard for human life is like the taunting of Goliath as he shouted to the Israelite army (1 Samuel 17). We long for the still waters…
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He Came To Give
By Kathi Pelton The Christmas season is a time of giving— giving gifts, giving time, giving meals and giving love. What an appropriate thing to do as we celebrate the One who came to give his all so that we might have joy, peace, and eternal life. His birth, his life, his death and his…
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It Is Time To Yield
by Kathi Pelton Today I was remembering a vision that the Lord gave to me many years ago. The vision was of a father’s strong arm pulling a tiny child close to him. The arm of this farher was so big that it shielded every vulnerable part of this small child. He was fully shielding…
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Against All Hope— BELIEVE!
By Kathi Pelton “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…” Romans 4:18 There are times in our lives where we look all around us and the landscape looks like, “against all hope.” But our faith and belief was never meant to be built upon natural circumstances— but on God, “who brings life to the dead…
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Prayer For Today
“I announce, ‘Today is the day that you have made, you have ordained— and I will rejoice and be glad in it.’ I give you my day, my life and all that pertains to me. I place my life and my family into your hands and into your plans. Order my steps with favor, blessings…
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His Shield of Love Surrounds You
Kathi Pelton Is the Lord your refuge?Is he the one that you trust in?Is he the one you turn to in times of suffering?Is he the one that your hope is in? It’s easy to say, “I trust you, Lord” when everything around you is going well. But that moment when the perverbial rug is…
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God Is Listening…
By Kathi Pelton Today I woke up to the voice of the Lord so clearing telling me that he sees me and he hears me. That may sound obvious but there are moments in life that the reminder of his nearness is like a cup of water to a thirsty soul. Today was one of…
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It Is Time For Your Cup To Overflow
By Kathi Pelton Throughout biblical history the Lord continually exhorts His people to tell the stories of the miraculous victories that they have witnesses and testimonies of successes that they have experienced. They were instructed to recount the stories of God’s faithfulness to their children— and then their children’s children. Why? Because the testimony of…
Oceans in the Desert 