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“And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him”.

Luke 5:11

            “I’ll Say Yes, Lord”.  These are the simple words of a song sang beautifully and worshipfully by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.  This morning as I listened to this award-winning choir sing with all of their hearts, I began to ponder my own personal journey with the Lord. …

“What I am doing you do not understand now,

but afterward you will understand”.   John 13:7

When Michael Jordan was at the height of his career he was the darling of the public media.  The famed NBA player had worked hard to gain the confidence and favor of both local and national reporters.   And so apparently when there were things they knew about Jordan that would potentially diminish his squeaky clean image, they chose…

“Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.”  __ Daniel 10:12 [emphasis mine]

Do you find yourself dismayed to the point of prayerlessness when you have experienced no move of God in response to your petitions?

I recently applied for a passport upon visiting the local post office.  The clerk was sure to…

“At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved”.  Daniel 9:36

“Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words”.  Daniel 10:12

“And he said, “O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage”.  Daniel 10:19

The key to…