Posts with the tag “faith”

When Jesus called him, Bartimaeus rose before anything had changed. He was still blind, yet he stood in obedience. His willingness to arise before seeing the miracle reflects the call of Isaiah 60:1: "Arise, shine, for your light has come." God often invites us to trust His Word before we see His promises fulfilled.   Read More

That’s where the Law of Exemption comes in. In Genesis 26, famine hit the land, but Isaac sowed anyway. Logic said retreat. God said plant. And Isaac reaped a hundredfold in the same year. The principle is powerful: while conditions affect everyone, faith can exempt you from outcomes. The question becomes deeply personal: Are you everybody?  Read More

Drawing from Isaiah 60:1, “Arise, shine, for your light has come,” he challenges believers to delete the “and” between arise and shine. The word “and,” he says, is where delay hides. We arise but keep waiting to shine—waiting for confirmation, applause, or courage. But when the sun rises, it doesn’t wait to shine. Its rising is its shining. Likewise, your obedience to God’s call should be immediate and radiant.  Read More