Jesus Christ is Lord, and the Lord's law is written on the heart

Words

•   One cannot say, "I have faith" and have it. One must live it to have it. 5.Mar.1984 [5.Feb.2007]

•   All victory is mine, David, no matter what the circumstances. 2.Dec.1988 [11.Jul.1999 in Spiritual Warfare Basics]

•   The Lord never loses, and the devil never wins. 7.Dec.1988 [11.Jul.1999 in Spiritual Warfare Basics]

•   How quickly do the people who call themselves Christians drop the mantle I have provided for them. How easily they return to the pit from which I brought them. How facile their jumps between professing love for me and doing the bidding of their flesh. 25.Mar.1992 [9.Sep.2007]

•   I am glorified when my name is lifted up. I will give opportunities to glorify me according to the glory I receive. Not all glory is mine, David; much of it is taken by men. Those who set up meetings to pretend they glorify me and then seize the glory to themselves heap only shame on their heads. Those who neglect to glorify me and lift up my name see only darkness. My joy fills all who uphold my holy name and praise me in the marketplace. I cannot be one with any who withdraw from me. All who desire my power in their lives must first desire me and my rule. Any who desires me must come to me as I am. 22.Feb.1996 [17.Feb.2008]

•   It is better to do the righteous thing in order to please me, even though the heart is not in it, than to do the thing because the heart wants to do it. 26.Jan.2003 [1.Jun.2008]

•   You have heard it said, "You must love yourself before you can love others." But I say to you, you already love yourself enough. Loving others means giving of yourself with no thought of return, not even an expression of gratitude or appreciation. It means caring about the welfare of others, whether you like them or not. 14.Aug.2003 [29.Jan.2007]

•   It's not your success that matters, but mine. Whatever you do in me succeeds, whether you see it or not. Whatever you do in the flesh fails, whether you see it or not. There is but one measure for success: mine. 1.Sep.2003 [13.Apr.2008]

•   I have given you of my Spirit that you would serve me and live in my kingdom forever. 9.Sep.2003 [16.Sep.2007]

•   David, righteousness is its own reward. It flows from the heart and nourishes all around. Do not marvel that I send an adversary and evil spirits. I am the source of all being. But I am most pleased by those who seek me and accept what I decree. And I am displeased by those who seek their own way. The adversary and adversity both strengthen and weaken. They strengthen those who walk in righteousness and weaken those who choose darkness. [This followed meditation on Num. 22:22 and 1 Sam. 16:23.] 25.Sep.2003 [4.Apr.2007]

The following came during meditation on Hos. 4:6: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."

•   Add understanding and wisdom to that. My wisdom is upon the face of the earth. All of it. One has only to perceive. But not all are able. If a man will not, he will not. I give my knowledge and wisdom to those who truly seek it. Those who seek only to fatten their own place must wallow in darkness. I am the one who enlightens and retrieves. He who has knowledge without understanding is like a child who sees the stars but does not know what they are. I am the one who enlightens and retrieves, who enjoys those who love me and seek me. I am the one who lives, the only true God, creator of all that is. 30.Dec.2003 [20.Apr.2008]

•   I am with you always, in the midst of darkness and storm, in the midst of adversity and sorrow. Wherever and whenever you go, there I am. There is none can harm you, for I am. My word is before you and behind you. Walk in it and know me. In this you will prevail. (undated, probably c2004) [3.Aug.2008]

•   There is no unity without me. There can be no unity unless I am supreme. Man's unity must be imposed or is bought by compromise. My unity builds from within, the work of hearts consecrated to me. 3.Jan.2004 [14.Feb.2007]

•   The spiritual life is not easy. The life of a godly man is even less so. 13.Feb.2004 [28.Mar.2007]

•   Only the strong can accept the truth. Not all want the truth. Only those who truly seek me will accept it. Those who desire it are far fewer. 7.May.2004 [11.Apr.2007]

•   This is what it means to live in Jesus, that you show forth all of me in you, wherever you are, whatever you do, that I may be glorified in you. 7.May.2004 [21.Feb.2007]

•   People are my treasure. The best blessings I give you are other people, because as you minister to them, you bless me. 18.Jun.2004 [23.Sep.2007]

•   My peace is available to all but received by few. It has only to be received. 26.Aug.2004 [7.Oct.2007]

•   All men sin. Not all ask forgiveness when they do sin. 28.Sep.2004 [1.Sep.2007]

•   Those who seek their own glory favor anyone who enriches them. The one who loves as Jesus loves cannot be bought. 7.Oct.2004 [16.Mar.2007]

•   People stumble over the difficult passages of scripture, seeking to know their meaning, because they do not want to live the passages they do know. 10.Oct.2004 [7.Mar.2007]

•   Rejoice and be glad. Your king is among you and within some of you. Therefore, rejoice and lift up your hearts, for the Lord is with you and will not forsake you if you put your trust in him. 24.Oct.2004 [27.Apr.2008]

•   Evil comes in many forms. Not all are easy to recognize. Those that are pleasing to the eye or sweet to taste often bear the worst consequences. So it is with man's glory. All too quickly it passes, but what destruction it leaves in its wake. 28.Oct.2004 [22.Jan.2007]

•   Many are those who seek a sign. Few are those who seek me and my word. 28.Nov.2004 [26.Aug.2007]

•   To revere man is idolatry. Even claiming, even using the title "Reverend" promotes idolatry. My people must lay aside all forms of idol worship and seek me alone. I have no place in the hearts of those who idolize or worship any person or any thing. But I live in those who fear and worship me alone. 5.Feb.2005 [21.Jul.2007]

•   Having permission to do something is not the same as obeying a command to do something. Just because I permit someone to do something or not do it does not make that my will, does not mean it pleases me. 5.Feb.2005 [28.Jul.2007]

•   Those who love their sin do not want to hear rebukes. They persist in reading my word such that they may continue in sin. 12.Mar.2005 [14.Jul.2007]

•   The wounds people inflict on others often last far longer than the memory of having inflicted them. 23.Mar.2005 [23.May.2007]

•   It is not how much you know but how you live that matters to me. Even a little knowledge goes a long way in a man whose heart is right before me. 4.May.2005 [28.Feb.2007]

•   When a man closes his heart, he closes his eyes and ears at the same time. He is blinded by his prejudice, his own opinion of what is right. But I am the one who declares what is right, and I reveal it to those who truly belong to me and desire not merely to know but to do what pleases me. 14.Jun.2005 [21.Mar.2007]

•   When men dwell upon inconsistencies and seeming contradictions in the Scriptures, it is evidence of their rebellion. 14.Aug.2005 [26.Apr.2007]

•   Wisdom is its own reward. 2.Nov.2005 [20.Jun.2007]

•   Do not underestimate the power of love to unite and the power of evil to divide. When people come together out of love [agape], they unite. Any other reason soon divides them. They need no organizations to be truly one. My Spirit guides and directs them when they seek me and my will. 2.Nov.2005 [9.May.2007]

•   Evil is born of man's self-centeredness. Love is born of me. 2.Nov.2005 [16.May.2007]

•   Prophets are not heros. They are despised by all but those who love them naturally and those who love me and my word. Not all revered as prophets are; only those whom I approve are true prophets. Prophets speak my word. 26.Dec.2005 [30.May.2007]

•   As long as and to the extent that church organizations and structures are supported, my kingdom is diminished. I did not intend these things, nor do they please me. But I use them until the true temple is restored, the temple of my body, the temple made of living stones. That temple will only be restored when my people accept responsibility to fulfill my call on their lives, each one becoming what I have called them to be and doing what I called them to do, according to my will for each of them. 5.Apr.2006 [18.Aug.2007]

•   Wherever you are, whatever you do, be mindful you are the Church: at home, in your jobs, businesses, trades and professions, in meetings, in the market. How well you do will reflect how well you restore my Church. 3.May.2006 [6.Jun.2007]

•   Those who have been born again through Jesus Christ have been ordained to do my work. 5.Jun.2006 [19.Apr.2007]

•   Those whose hearts belong to me don't promote sin. They do not justify sin. Just because man is able to sin and desires to sin does not permit it. I have given man the freedom to choose, but I do not approve all choices. I expect men to choose what pleases me, not what pleases and gratifies themselves. 22.Oct.2006 [2.May.2007]

•   I want my people to live in holiness and righteousness all the time, not merely when it suits them or when others can see them. I have not called people to live in Jesus so that they can pursue their worldly ways. I have called them to emanate the glory that resides in them through Jesus. My name must be on their lips and in their hearts and minds to remind them who I am and whose they are. 23.Feb.2007 [28.Jun.2007]

•   Any who would judge what I do or do not do are not fit for my kingdom. I give to whom I will. And I take from whom I will. I honor those who seek to serve and please me, even though imperfectly or incorrectly. Those who fall away because I do not do what they expect or want hurt only themselves. I do what I choose and am bound by no man. Those who give up possessions but not by my will honor me, but they must expect nothing in return. I give according to my will. That is a hard lesson, but it is the work of faithfulness. 3.Mar.2007 [8.Jun.2008]

•   You cannot make a lie true by salting it with truth. It remains a lie. 20.Apr.2007 [7.Jul.2007]

•   My people are known by their behavior-- their spoken words, their acts and their refraining from acting. Righteous behavior honors and glorifies me, whether anyone else sees it or knows about it. Unrighteous behavior blasphemes. 20.Apr.2007 [4.Aug.2007]

•   My word is for my people, according to their needs. My word is given to guide, direct and instruct them, to keep them in the way, on the straight path. I do not give it for entertainment or idleness, for casual pleasure, but that it may enlighten, encourage, correct and lead. Those who desire to follow me will receive and heed it. 2.May.2007 [30.Sep.2007]

•   All men sin. Those who claim they do not sin deny me and my word. They reflect a perversity of spirit and arrogance that does not please me. 26.Jun.2007 [12.Aug.2007]

•   When I give permission to do something that is not my will, I do not hold it against the person who does it, but they must live with the consequences. You see this many times when people seek relief from their situation. Too often, their own choices and decisions brought them where they are. 22.Aug.2007 [11.Nov.2007]

•   I have nothing to do with false religions, and they have nothing to do with me. Those who foster and pursue such religions sprinkle truth among their lies to deceive the ignorant. They use violence and threats to keep people in bondage. They pretend to worship me, but they worship their own creations. What they worship has no power or strength without their lies, their violence and their threats. 8.Oct.2007 [15.Jun.2008]

•   Any belief that depends on violence or threats is false, and religions that promote such beliefs are false. 8.Oct.2007 [24.Jun.2008]

•   The evil in men's hearts runs deep, but not so deep that I cannot purge it if they are willing. 8.Oct.2007 [29.Jun.2008]

•   My healing is a gift, not a right. I give it to whom I will, when I will, where I will and in the way I will. But there are some who receive my healing and do not know it, some who do not give thanks, and some who do not tell others. Am I glorified? 9.Oct.2007 [10.Aug.2008]

•   Anyone who truly seeks to know me can. People who do not know me are not truly lost. They are displaced and deceived. I know where they are even if they don't. 29.Oct.2007 [11.Feb.2008]

•   How much better if my people live the life I called them to live, the life of Jesus. How much better if my people serve me rather than their appetites. How much better if my people show forth my glory and not their own. How much better if I am lifted up to draw all men to me. 30.Oct.2007 [24.Feb.2008]

•   People who profess belief in me but deny Jesus and my word place themselves outside the body. I do not do it, nor do others. They do it to themselves. They are not one with the faithful nor part of the Church. They are neither brother nor sister to you. They are not members of my family. Do not shun such people but do not heed them. Treat them as deceived and ignorant, childlike and rebellious, but love them for my sake. 10.Nov.2007 [6.Apr.2008]

•   I am hard, but I am gentle. I require much, but I also forgive much. 5.Dec.2007 [17.Aug.2008]

*YHWH or YHVH is the English representation of the four Hebrew letters that spell the name of the God of the Bible, the one true, living God worshipped by Jews and Christians. YHWH was the name by which he identified himself to Moses in Ex. 3:14. According to references that I've read, the exact pronunciation of YHWH's name was lost in antiquity, but the generally accepted pronounciation in common English is "Yah-weh" or "Yah-way". Some translations of the Bible, such as the KJV and NASB, substitute "the LORD" for his name, following a practice begun before Jesus' birth.

YHWH revealed himself in various ways to the children of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament. He also revealed himself in and through his son Jesus Christ and acts, among other ways, in and through Christians by the Holy Spirit. Because the word "God" is being used today to designate all kinds of human inventions, although accepted for centuries in English as a name for YHWH, I prefer to use the name that YHWH chose for himself rather than "God" or "the LORD" as I did in early versions of my writings. Please read The Name of the One True, Living God for a fuller discussion.