The Lost soul (prodigal)

In Daniel chapter 4, God gives King Nebuchadnezzar a disturbing dream. We can see immediately that he is operating as a prodigal because he is seeking interpretation everywhere except from the Holy Spirit. If he had the Holy Spirit, he would have been able to discern what the dream meant, but instead, he turned to magicians, astrologers, and wise men of the world. Yet even in his rebellion, God is still speaking to him. This dream was a warning. God warns prodigals before jud

These were the words I heard audibly, spoken in a stern voice, one morning as I was waking up. I don’t know whether I was fully awake or caught somewhere between, like Paul described when he said he did not know whether he was in the body or out of it (2 Corinthians 12:2). What I do know is that I immediately understood who the words were about, and panic set in. My first thought was that my spouse had died. I began to wail uncontrollably. I contacted him immediately, asking

A prodigal is someone who has gone astray from God and His ways, his truth. Scripture tells us, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” This tells us that before we came into this world, before our Heavenly Father formed us in the womb, He already knew us spiritually. I was once a prodigal, and maybe you are now. When people hear the word prodigal, they usually think of the story in the Bible, and yes, that is exactly what I mean. No, I didn’t exactly wish to eat the p

The word narcissism  never appears in Scripture. It’s a modern psychological term used to describe people who are excessively self-focused, manipulative, and lacking empathy, among other traits. Psychologists call it a personality disorder, but the Bible described this kind of behaviour thousands of years ago. Everything begins in the spirit before it shows up in the physical. We are spiritual beings living in temporary bodies made of dust. What the world now labels “narcissi