Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5:3 – … for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Using Google to define terms from the Bible can produce surprising results. Searching for “poor in spirit” brought this insight: “Recognizing your deep spiritual need and total dependence on God instead of relying on your own pride, power, or good works.” While some believe […]
How To Enter More Rest
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday – with people cheering and celebrating their own ideas of the coming Messiah. The whole picture of “your King coming to you on a donkey’s colt” is a symbol of humility and gentleness – the virtues of our LORD’s heart toward HIS people – the qualities our Bridegroom is […]
Trade in Self-Improvement for Real Transformation
Matthew 4:4 – People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of GOD. This life is a journey of growth and understanding. The Word is what brings the growth AND the understanding. We are talking about a Word that is more than words on our pages or […]
Aleph and Tav
Revelation 1:8 – JESUS said, “I AM the Aleph and the Tav, the beginning and the end.” The Great I AM reminds us that HE is the Author and Finisher of our stories, from beginning to end. The significance of the Aleph (the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet) goes beyond being the first letter. […]
The Winning Spirit
by Derin Carmack The Winning Spirit:1) Does not allow circumstances to dominate your attitude or spiritual mind set; doesn’t obsess on the problem but confesses the answer! “The mind set on the flesh is death, the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 2) Takes on challenges as conquerable and temporary – a winner’s […]
What Pleases GOD…Blesses Me!
by Derin Carmack I choose to love God with all my heart, my soul, and my mind, and my neighbor as myself! Deuteronomy 6:4-9, “Hear, O Israel! The LORD our GOD, the LORD is One! v.5 And you shall love the Lord your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with […]
You Can Experience True Rest – TODAY
Hebrews 3:7-11 – Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, and saw My works for forty years. Therefore, I was angry with this generation, and said, ‘They always go astray […]
Are You Running on a AAA Battery?
Written by Derin Carmack I look around in the Body of Christ and see levels of preparation and readiness. But I don’t see the trained standing at attention for their assignments. I see great potential but little training. Others have a desire to serve but are not prepared. You see, the servant of God […]
A Good Opinion of GOD
Mark 11:22-24 Jesus replied, “Have faith in GOD [constantly]. 23 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart [in GOD’s unlimited power], but believes [be in agreement] that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for […]
Is Your Angel Unemployed?
Article written by Derin Carmack (1998) When we pray or speak in tongues, do angels understand what we say? I Cor. 13:1, “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels…” #1100 “glossa” (ecstatic utterance) What does this phrase mean to you? Psalm 103:20, “Bless the Lord, you His angels, mighty in […]