In the Book of Ezekiel, the prophet describes a vision of a river flowing from the temple of God. An angel measures the distance in stages—1,750 feet at a time. Each time Ezekiel walks farther, the water rises: first ankle-deep, then knee-deep, then waist-deep. Finally, a river too deep to...

As the body of Christ and consistent church attenders, it is our design to live saturated in God’s presence. In this vision, the prophet Ezekiel is taken to the temple and sees water flowing out from under the threshold of the temple. The water comes from the very place where...

Proverbs 3 urges us to learn how to trust the Builder. When King Solomon took a moment to reflect, he discovered that chasing after the wind served him nothing. His path led to unsatisfied living, even though he had all the things a human could want. He later discovered that...

In Luke 5, Jesus gives us this statement: new wine cannot be contained in old wineskins. In biblical times, wineskins had to remain flexible to handle the fermentation process of new wine. If the skin had grown old and brittle, it would burst under pressure. The message is simple, but...

God wants our whole hearts—the kind of obedience that touches every corner of our lives, not just Sunday mornings. In Amos 9:13–15, God paints this incredible picture of crazy abundance: the harvest is so huge the reaper can’t keep up with the plowman, and new wine is literally dripping off...