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- [Day 199: The Primary Partnership – The Foundation Stones](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-199-the-primary-partnership-the-foundation-stones/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 28: The Apostolic-Prophetic Foundation Anchor Scripture: “Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone...” — Ephesians 2:20 (NKJV) The TeachingAs we enter our third week of this
- [Day 198: Consecrated Ambition – Ambition for the King](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-198-consecrated-ambition-ambition-for-the-king/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.”
- [Day 197: Speaking to the Mountain – The Authority of Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-197-speaking-to-the-mountain-the-authority-of-faith/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that
- [Day 196: Authority over the Darkness – The Word as a Weapon](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-196-authority-over-the-darkness-the-word-as-a-weapon/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” — Ephesians 6:17 (NKJV) The TeachingIn our study of prophetic authority,
- [Day 195: Prophetic Limits – The Boundary of Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-195-prophetic-limits-the-boundary-of-grace/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “And she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to
- [Day 194: The Power of the Decree – Legislate in the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-194-the-power-of-the-decree-legislate-in-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways.” — Job 22:28 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most
- [Day 193: The Weight of the Mantle – Responsibility vs. Title](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-193-the-weight-of-the-mantle-responsibility-vs-title/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.” — Luke
- [Day 192: Authority through Submission – The Centurion’s Secret](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-192-authority-through-submission-the-centurions-secret/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 27: Understanding Prophetic Authority (The Mantle) Anchor Scripture: “For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes;
- [Day 191: The Corrigible Prophet – The Strength of Teachable Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-191-the-corrigible-prophet-the-strength-of-teachable-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: "Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge." — 1 Corinthians 14:29 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most dangerous attributes a prophet can
- [Day 190: Sanctifying the Emotions – Anger vs. Zeal](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-190-sanctifying-the-emotions-anger-vs-zeal/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: “For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” — James 1:20 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most frequent character failures in the
- [Day 189: The Spirit of Truth – Honesty in the Small Things](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-189-the-spirit-of-truth-honesty-in-the-small-things/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in
- [Day 188: Handling the Loneliness of the Office – The Solitary Weight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-188-handling-the-loneliness-of-the-office-the-solitary-weight/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: “I sat alone because of Your hand, for You have filled me with indignation.” — Jeremiah 15:17 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most persistent tests of
- [Day 187: The Danger of Flattery – The Snare of Praise](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-187-the-danger-of-flattery-the-snare-of-praise/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: “A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.” — Proverbs 29:5 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most subtle attacks on a prophet’s
- [Day 186: Overcoming the Spirit of Balaam – The Temptation of Profit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-186-overcoming-the-spirit-of-balaam-the-temptation-of-profit/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: “They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.” — 2
- [Day 185: Gift vs. Maturity – Anointing is Not Approval](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-185-gift-vs-maturity-anointing-is-not-approval/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 7: Character, Authority, and the Five-Fold Synergy Week 26: The Prophet’s Heart & Integrity (The Internal Compass) Anchor Scripture: “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many
- [Day 184: Summary – The Sentinel’s Reward](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-184-summary-the-sentinels-reward/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “The burden against Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, ‘Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?’ The watchman said, ‘The morning comes, and
- [Day 183: Seeing the Dawn – Recognizing the Light](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-183-seeing-the-dawn-recognizing-the-light/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and
- [Day 182: The Fatigue of the Watch – Staying Focused in the Long Night](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-182-the-fatigue-of-the-watch-staying-focused-in-the-long-night/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning—yes, more than those who watch for the morning.” — Psalm 130:6 (NKJV) The TeachingOne
- [Day 181: Distinguishing Fear from Discernment – The Clean Lens](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-181-distinguishing-fear-from-discernment-the-clean-lens/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) The TeachingOne
- [Day 180: The Midnight Cry – Preparing for the Coming King](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-180-the-midnight-cry-preparing-for-the-coming-king/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’” — Matthew 25:6 (NKJV) The TeachingThe Watchman’s duties reach their ultimate
- [Day 179: Dealing with Spiritual Lethargy – Waking the Sleeping Sentinels](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-179-dealing-with-spiritual-lethargy-waking-the-sleeping-sentinels/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “His watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.” — Isaiah 56:10 (NKJV) The TeachingOne
- [Day 178: The Watchman and the Shepherd – The Defensive Partnership](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-178-the-watchman-and-the-shepherd-the-defensive-partnership/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord
- [Day 177: Detecting the Trojan Horse – Exposing Subtle Infiltrations](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-177-detecting-the-trojan-horse-exposing-subtle-infiltrations/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and
- [Day 176: Guarding the Gates – Spiritual Gatekeeping](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-176-guarding-the-gates-spiritual-gatekeeping/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture:“So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they
- [Day 175: The Sound of the Shofar – Clarity of the Sound](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-175-the-sound-of-the-shofar-clarity-of-the-sound/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 25: Sounding the Alarm & Guarding the Gate Anchor Scripture: “For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle?” — 1 Corinthians 14:8 (NKJV) As we enter the final week of Month 6, we
- [Day 174: Giving Him "No Rest" – The Power of Prophetic Persistence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-174-giving-him-no-rest-the-power-of-prophetic-persistence/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “...and give Him no rest till He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” — Isaiah 62:7 (NKJV) The TeachingWe conclude our look
- [Day 173: Territorial Watching – Standing for Your City](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-173-territorial-watching-standing-for-your-city/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its
- [Day 172: Reminding God of His Word – The Lord’s Remembrancer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-172-reminding-god-of-his-word-the-lords-remembrancer/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord [literal Hebrew:
- [Day 171: Travail: The Birthing Room – The Prophetic Groan](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-171-travail-the-birthing-room-the-prophetic-groan/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession
- [Day 170: The Prophet as a Shield – Protective Intercession](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-170-the-prophet-as-a-shield-protective-intercession/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel
- [Day 169: Standing in the Gap – The Human Bridge](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-169-standing-in-the-gap-the-human-bridge/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I
- [Day 168: The Breach in the Wall – Identifying the Leak](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-168-the-breach-in-the-wall-identifying-the-leak/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 24: Standing in the Gap (The Wall of Intercession) Anchor Scripture: “Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of
- [Day 167: Prophetic Urgency – The Closing Door](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-167-prophetic-urgency-the-closing-door/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) Anchor Scripture: “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” — John 9:4 (NKJV) The TeachingYesterday,
- [Day 166: Prophetic Patience – The Mulberry Signal](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-166-prophetic-patience-the-mulberry-signal/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) Anchor Scripture: “And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For at that time the Lord
- [Day 165: Watching the “Sun and Moon” – Discerning Spiritual Alignments](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-165-watching-the-sun-and-moon-discerning-spiritual-alignments/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) Anchor Scripture: “Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and
- [Day 164: Sensing the "Coming Rain" – The Sound of Abundance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-164-sensing-the-coming-rain-the-sound-of-abundance/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) Anchor Scripture: “Then Elijah said to Ahab, ‘Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.’ ... And it came to pass in the meantime that
- [Day 163: Identifying Kairos Windows – Seeing the Divine Moment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-163-identifying-kairos-windows-seeing-the-divine-moment/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) Anchor Scripture: “...because you did not know the time of your visitation.” — Luke 19:44 (NKJV) The TeachingIn our journey through the Issachar anointing, we must distinguish between the season and
- [Day 162: Discerning Shifts in the Atmosphere – Recognizing the Turn](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-162-discerning-shifts-in-the-atmosphere-recognizing-the-turn/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) Anchor Scripture: “For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the
- [Day 161: The Sons of Issachar – Understanding the "Now"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-161-the-sons-of-issachar-understanding-the-now/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 23: The Issachar Anointing (Times & Seasons) The watchman doesn't just see enemies; they see the timing of God’s movements. Anchor Scripture: “...of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought
- [Day 160: The Weight of Accountability – Blood on the Hands](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-160-the-weight-of-accountability-blood-on-the-hands/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) Anchor Scripture: “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any
- [Day 159: The Sentinel’s Eyes – Long-Range Spiritual Vision](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-159-the-sentinels-eyes-long-range-spiritual-vision/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) Anchor Scripture: “Then the watchman cried, ‘A lion, my Lord! I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime; I have sat at my post every night. And look,
- [Day 158: Discerning the "Sound" – Is it Friend or Foe?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-158-discerning-the-sound-is-it-friend-or-foe/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) Anchor Scripture: “And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unjust judge says... Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?’” —
- [Day 157: Habakkuk’s Watch – Standing at the Tower](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-157-habakkuks-watch-standing-at-the-tower/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) Anchor Scripture: “I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when
- [Day 156: Staying Awake While Others Sleep – Spiritual Vigilance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-156-staying-awake-while-others-sleep-spiritual-vigilance/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) Anchor Scripture: “Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:6 (NKJV) The TeachingThe primary difference between a watchman
- [Day 154: The Post on the Wall – Spiritual Placement](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-154-the-post-on-the-wall-spiritual-placement/) - Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall By Andrew Williams Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) We have reached the halfway point of the year. You have learned your Identity, accepted your Call, survived the Wilderness, sharpened your Senses, and embraced your Mandate. Now, we
- [Day 155: Seeing from the Heights – Above the Fray](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-155-seeing-from-the-heights-above-the-fray/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall Week 22: The Nature of the Watchman (Placement & Vigilance) Anchor Scripture: “I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when
- [Day 153: Summary – The Finished Work of the Reformer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-153-summary-the-finished-work-of-the-reformer/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw
- [Day 152: Sustaining the Reformation – The Power of Consistency](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-152-sustaining-the-reformation-the-power-of-consistency/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “And I cleansed them from everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service.” — Nehemiah 13:30 (NKJV) The
- [Day 151: The Prophet and the Harvest – The Joy of the Result](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-151-the-prophet-and-the-harvest-the-joy-of-the-result/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing
- [Day 150: Multi-Generational Planting – The Long-Term Gaze](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-150-multi-generational-planting-the-long-term-gaze/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “Tell your children about it, let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.” — Joel 1:3 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the hallmarks of
- [Day 149: Creating a Climate of Honor – The Soil of the Supernatural](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-149-creating-a-climate-of-honor-the-soil-of-the-supernatural/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because
- [Day 148: Establishing Ancient Paths – The Prophetic Restorer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-148-establishing-ancient-paths-the-prophetic-restorer/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then
- [Day 147: The Prophetic Gardener – The Art of Nurturing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-147-the-prophetic-gardener-the-art-of-nurturing/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the
- [Day 146: Guarding the Growth – Protecting the “New Thing”](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-146-guarding-the-growth-protecting-the-new-thing/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes.” — Song of Solomon 2:15 (NKJV) The TeachingIn the
- [Day 145: Cultivating the Soil – Preparing the Culture](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-145-cultivating-the-soil-preparing-the-culture/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness
- [Day 144: Planting Seeds of Truth – The Latent Power of the Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-144-planting-seeds-of-truth-the-latent-power-of-the-word/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 21: Planting for the Future (Sustainability) Anchor Scripture: “And He said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by
- [Day 143: The Word that Creates – Prophetic Fiat](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-143-the-word-that-creates-prophetic-fiat/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “...God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.” — Romans 4:17 (NKJV) The TeachingWe conclude
- [Day 142: Edification, Exhortation, and Comfort – The Builder’s Tools](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-142-edification-exhortation-and-comfort-the-builders-tools/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.” — 1 Corinthians 14:3 (NKJV) The TeachingAs we continue through the "Reconstruction" phase, we
- [Day 141: Strengthening the Feeble Knees – The Building Power of Encouragement](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-141-strengthening-the-feeble-knees-the-building-power-of-encouragement/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come
- [Day 140: Reclaiming the High Places – Spiritual Reclamation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-140-reclaiming-the-high-places-spiritual-reclamation/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace [Jehovah-Shalom].” — Judges 6:24 (NKJV) The TeachingEarlier this month, we looked at the
- [Day 139: The Prophet as a Kingdom Architect – The Apostolic-Prophetic Design](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-139-the-prophet-as-a-kingdom-architect-the-apostolic-prophetic-design/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone...” — Ephesians 2:20 (NKJV) The TeachingIn the reconstruction
- [Day 138: Building by the Pattern – The Heavenly Blueprint](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-138-building-by-the-pattern-the-heavenly-blueprint/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” — Exodus 25:40 (NKJV) The TeachingWhen God
- [Day 137: From Deconstruction to Reconstruction – Shifting the Focus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-137-from-deconstruction-to-reconstruction-shifting-the-focus/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “Then I said to them, ‘You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and
- [Day 136: Declaring the "No" of the Lord – The Power of a Boundary](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-136-declaring-the-no-of-the-lord-the-power-of-a-boundary/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 20: The Architecture of Building (Reconstruction) As we move into the third week of the Prophet’s Mandate, we transition from the "Demolition" phase to the "Reconstruction" phase. However, every great architect knows that you
- [Day 135: Exposing the Wolves – The Guardian of the Flock](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-135-exposing-the-wolves-the-guardian-of-the-flock/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 19: Pulling Down Strongholds (Spiritual Warfare) Anchor Scripture: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.” — Matthew
- [Day 134: Dealing with Jezebel Structures – Breaking the Spirit of Control](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-134-dealing-with-jezebel-structures-breaking-the-spirit-of-control/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 19: Pulling Down Strongholds (Spiritual Warfare) Anchor Scripture: “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to
- [Day 133: The Prophet as a Disruptor – The "Uncomfortable" Anointing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-133-the-prophet-as-a-disruptor-the-uncomfortable-anointing/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 19: Pulling Down Strongholds (Spiritual Warfare) Anchor Scripture: “And it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, ‘Is that you, O troubler of Israel?’ And he answered, ‘I have not troubled
- [Day 132: Challenging False Altars – The Battle of the High Places](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-132-challenging-false-altars-the-battle-of-the-high-places/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 19: Pulling Down Strongholds (Spiritual Warfare) Anchor Scripture: “And Elijah came to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if
- [Day 131: Throwing Down Idols – The Modern Asherah Poles](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-131-throwing-down-idols-the-modern-asherah-poles/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 19: Pulling Down Strongholds (Spiritual Warfare) Anchor Scripture: “Then Gideon took ten men from among his servants and did as the Lord had said to him. But because he feared his father’s household and
- [Day 130: Pulling Down Mental Strongholds – Breaking Collective Mindsets](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-130-pulling-down-mental-strongholds-breaking-collective-mindsets/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 19: Pulling Down Strongholds (Spiritual Warfare) Anchor Scripture: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts
- [Day 129: The Grace in the Uprooting – The Severe Mercy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-129-the-grace-in-the-uprooting-the-severe-mercy/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”
- [Day 128: The Burden of Judgment – The Surgeon’s Scalpel](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-128-the-burden-of-judgment-the-surgeons-scalpel/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end
- [Day 127: Uprooting Cultural Compromise – The Anti-Culture Prophet](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-127-uprooting-cultural-compromise-the-anti-culture-prophet/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
- [Day 126: The Achan Factor – The Cost of the Hidden](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-126-the-achan-factor-the-cost-of-the-hidden/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things... therefore the
- [Day 125: Uprooting Religious Tradition – Breaking the Wineskin](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-125-uprooting-religious-tradition-breaking-the-wineskin/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “...making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” — Mark 7:13 (NKJV)
- [Day 124: Identifying the Roots – Dealing with the Source](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-124-identifying-the-roots-dealing-with-the-source/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: "But He answered and said, 'Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.'" — Matthew 15:13 (NKJV) The TeachingThe first verb in
- [Day 123: The Jeremiah Mandate – The Six-Fold Commission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-123-the-jeremiah-mandate-the-six-fold-commission/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 5: The Prophet’s Mandate: To Root Out and To Plant Week 18: The Work of Uprooting (Deconstruction) Anchor Scripture: “See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw
- [Day 122: Summary – The Mature Perceiver](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-122-summary-the-mature-perceiver/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.” — 1 Corinthians 14:20 (NKJV) The TeachingWe have completed our first month
- [Day 121: The Responsibility of Clarity – Speaking to Be Understood](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-121-the-responsibility-of-clarity-speaking-to-be-understood/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “Then the Lord answered me and said: ‘Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.’” — Habakkuk 2:2 (NKJV) The TeachingWe
- [Day 120: Wisdom: The Sister of Revelation – The Inseparable Pair](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-120-wisdom-the-sister-of-revelation-the-inseparable-pair/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture:“...that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.” — Ephesians 1:17
- [Day 119: Aligning with the Written Word – The Ultimate Filter](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-119-aligning-with-the-written-word-the-ultimate-filter/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” — Isaiah 8:20 (NKJV)
- [Day 118: Asking "What is this, Lord?" – The Necessity of Dialogue](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-118-asking-what-is-this-lord-the-necessity-of-dialogue/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, ‘What are these, my lord?’ Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to
- [Day 117: The Pitfall of Misinterpretation – The Human "Flavor"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-117-the-pitfall-of-misinterpretation-the-human-flavor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as
- [Day 116: Private Revelation vs. Public Proclamation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-116-private-revelation-vs-public-proclamation/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.” — Luke 2:19 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most vital disciplines in the prophetic office is the
- [Day 115: The "When" vs. The "What" – The Timing Trap](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-115-the-when-vs-the-what-the-timing-trap/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “And He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.’” — Acts 1:7 (NKJV) The
- [Day 114: Prophesying in Part – The Incomplete Picture](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-114-prophesying-in-part-the-incomplete-picture/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “For we know in part and we prophesy in part.” — 1 Corinthians 13:9 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most important lessons in prophetic humility is the realization that
- [Day 113: The Divine Riddle – Why God Doesn’t Always Speak Plainly](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-113-the-divine-riddle-why-god-doesnt-always-speak-plainly/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 17: Interpretation & The Prophetic Riddle Anchor Scripture: “If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. Not so with My
- [Day 112: The Word of Knowledge – The Spirit’s Data-Link](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-112-the-word-of-knowledge-the-spirits-data-link/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “...for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit...” — 1 Corinthians
- [Day 111: The Sons of Issachar – Sensing the Divine Rhythm](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-111-the-sons-of-issachar-sensing-the-divine-rhythm/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “...of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all
- [Day 110: The Weight of God’s Glory (Kavod) – The Presence Sensor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-110-the-weight-of-gods-glory-kavod-the-presence-sensor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “...so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.” — 2
- [Day 109: The "Check" in the Spirit – Recognizing the Divine "No"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-109-the-check-in-the-spirit-recognizing-the-divine-no/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.
- [Day 108: Discerning of Spirits – Identifying the Source](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-108-discerning-of-spirits-identifying-the-source/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “...to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits...” — 1 Corinthians 12:10 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most vital
- [Day 107: Empathetic Prophecy – Feeling the Heart of the Other](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-107-empathetic-prophecy-feeling-the-heart-of-the-other/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” — Romans 12:15 (NKJV) The TeachingThe prophetic office is not just about "knowing facts"
- [Day 106: Defining the Massa – The Physical Weight of the Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-106-defining-the-massa-the-physical-weight-of-the-word/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 16: Discerning the "Burden of the Lord" (Feeling & Knowing) Anchor Scripture: “The burden [Massa] against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.” — Nahum 1:1 (NKJV) As we enter Week 16, we move
- [Day 105: The Ro’eh Anointing – Sharp, Immediate Sight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-105-the-roeh-anointing-sharp-immediate-sight/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.’” — Jeremiah 1:12 (NKJV) The TeachingWe conclude this
- [Day 104: The Colors of the Spirit – Sensing Spiritual Hues](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-104-the-colors-of-the-spirit-sensing-spiritual-hues/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like
- [Day 103: Divine Metaphors – The Shorthand of Heaven](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-103-divine-metaphors-the-shorthand-of-heaven/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; I have used similitudes [parables/metaphors] by the ministry of the prophets.” — Hosea 12:10
- [Day 102: Seeing the Invisible Host – The Invisible Majority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-102-seeing-the-invisible-host-the-invisible-majority/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and
- [Day 101: The Trance State – The Divine Displacement](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-101-the-trance-state-the-divine-displacement/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “Then it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance and saw Him saying to me,
- [Day 100: Mental Pictures vs. Open Visions – Degrees of Sight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-100-mental-pictures-vs-open-visions-degrees-of-sight/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “And he became very hungry and wanted to eat, but while they made ready, he fell into a trance and saw heaven opened and an object
- [Day 99: Night Parables – Why God Speaks in Dreams](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-99-night-parables-why-god-speaks-in-dreams/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 15: The Language of the Seer (Dreams & Visions) Anchor Scripture: “For God may speak in one way, or in another, yet man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when
- [Day 98: The Filter of the Spirit – Removing Personal Bias](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-98-the-filter-of-the-spirit-removing-personal-bias/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly,
- [Day 97: Prophetic Sensitivity – The Burden of the Sensor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-97-prophetic-sensitivity-the-burden-of-the-sensor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: “And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched My clothes?’” — Mark 5:30 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of
- [Day 96: Hearing the Frequency of Heaven – Tuning Out the Static](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-96-hearing-the-frequency-of-heaven-tuning-out-the-static/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” — John 10:27 (NKJV) The TeachingThe natural world is currently filled with invisible waves—radio frequencies, Wi-Fi signals, and
- [Day 95: The Inner Eye – The Eyes of Your Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-95-the-inner-eye-the-eyes-of-your-heart/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: “...the eyes of your heart being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.”
- [Day 94: Discerning the Atmosphere – Sensing Spiritual Climates](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-94-discerning-the-atmosphere-sensing-spiritual-climates/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: “And the Lord said to me, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’ And I said, ‘I see the branch of an almond tree.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have seen
- [Day 93: Sanctifying the Imagination – Making the Mind a Clean Canvas](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-93-sanctifying-the-imagination-making-the-mind-a-clean-canvas/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling..." — Ephesians 1:18 (NKJV) The TeachingIn religious circles, the "imagination" is often viewed
- [Day 92: The Five Spiritual Senses – Introduction to Spiritual Anatomy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-92-the-five-spiritual-senses-introduction-to-spiritual-anatomy/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 4: The Seer Realm & Divine Senses Week 14: Awakening Spiritual Perception Anchor Scripture: "But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." — Hebrews
- [Day 91: Summary – Prepared for the Promise](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-91-summary-prepared-for-the-promise/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?” — Song of Solomon 8:5 (NKJV) The TeachingWe have reached the end of the first
- [Day 90: The Strength of the Desert – What You Carry Out](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-90-the-strength-of-the-desert-what-you-carry-out/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “They shall go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.” — Psalm 84:7 (NKJV) The TeachingAs we approach the end of our season
- [Day 89: The Emergence – Recognizing the Shift](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-89-the-emergence-recognizing-the-shift/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.” — Luke 4:14 (NKJV) The
- [Day 88: Letting Go of the “Prophetic Image” – Being Human and Holy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-88-letting-go-of-the-prophetic-image-being-human-and-holy/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for
- [Day 86: The Broken and Contrite Heart – The Only Sacrifice He Requires](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-86-the-broken-and-contrite-heart-the-only-sacrifice-he-requires/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise.” — Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) The TeachingAs we
- [Day 87: Becoming "Pliable" – The Clay in the Potter’s Hands](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-87-becoming-pliable-the-clay-in-the-potters-hands/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are
- [Day 85: The Altar of Sacrifice – Laying Down the Gift](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-85-the-altar-of-sacrifice-laying-down-the-gift/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “Then He said, ‘Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a
- [Day 84: Yielding the Platform – The Power of Anonymity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-84-yielding-the-platform-the-power-of-anonymity/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” — John 3:30 (NKJV) The TeachingIn the final week of the School of the Wilderness, God deals with the most
- [Day 83: The Death of Personal Ambition – The Funeral of "Good Ideas"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-83-the-death-of-personal-ambition-the-funeral-of-good-ideas/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture:“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My
- [Day 82: Crucifying the "Need to Know" – Walking by Faith, Not by Your Gift](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-82-crucifying-the-need-to-know-walking-by-faith-not-by-your-gift/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 13: The Death of Ambition (The Final Surrender) Anchor Scripture: “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing
- [Day 81: Total Dependence – Becoming a Branch, Not a Root](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-81-total-dependence-becoming-a-branch-not-a-root/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
- [Day 80: Crushing the Pride of Revelation – The End of "My Insight"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-80-crushing-the-pride-of-revelation-the-end-of-my-insight/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: “Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.’” —
- [Day 79: Learning Submission – The Prophet Under Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-79-learning-submission-the-prophet-under-authority/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the
- [Day 78: The Widow’s Oil – Relying on God’s Economy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-78-the-widows-oil-relying-on-gods-economy/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: “Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, ‘Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on
- [Day 77: The Test of Small Things – The Power of the Unobserved](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-77-the-test-of-small-things-the-power-of-the-unobserved/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.”
- [Day 76: The Refiner’s Fire – The Discipline of the Heat](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-76-the-refiners-fire-the-discipline-of-the-heat/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: “He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they
- [Day 75: Stripping the Ego – Taking Off the Royal Robes](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-75-stripping-the-ego-taking-off-the-royal-robes/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 12: The Crucible of Testing (Character over Gift) Anchor Scripture: "And it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was
- [Day 74: The Waiting Room – Chronos vs. Kairos](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-74-the-waiting-room-chronos-vs-kairos/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: “For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because
- [Day 73: Bitterness vs. Betterment – Guarding the Heart in the Dark](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-73-bitterness-vs-betterment-guarding-the-heart-in-the-dark/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: "Looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled." — Hebrews
- [Day 72: Forgiving the Institution – Releasing the "Church" that Hurt You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-72-forgiving-the-institution-releasing-the-church-that-hurt-you/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a
- [Day 71: The "Saul" Test – The Protocol of Honor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-71-the-saul-test-the-protocol-of-honor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: "And he said to his men, 'The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him,
- [Day 70: David in the Cave – Organizing Discontent](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-70-david-in-the-cave-organizing-discontent/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: “David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam... And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented
- [Day 69: The Pain of Misunderstanding – A Stranger in the House](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-69-the-pain-of-misunderstanding-a-stranger-in-the-house/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: “I have become a stranger to my brothers, and an alien to my mother’s children; because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, and the reproaches of
- [Day 68: Handling Rejection – The Prophet’s Primary Diet](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-68-handling-rejection-the-prophets-primary-diet/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 11: The Cave of Adullam (Processing Rejection) Anchor Scripture: "Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.
- [Day 67: The Solitary Place – Following Jesus into the Desert](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-67-the-solitary-place-following-jesus-into-the-desert/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: “So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” — Luke 5:16 (NKJV) The Teaching As we conclude our first week in the School of the
- [Day 66: Testing the Motive – Why Do You Want to Speak?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-66-testing-the-motive-why-do-you-want-to-speak/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: “All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits.” — Proverbs 16:2 (NKJV) The Teaching One of the
- [Day 65: Moses in Midian – The Preparation Ratio](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-65-moses-in-midian-the-preparation-ratio/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: “But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian... Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest
- [Day 64: The Sound of Silence – When God Stops Talking](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-64-the-sound-of-silence-when-god-stops-talking/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: “Look, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him; when He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him;
- [Day 63: Elijah at Brook Cherith – The School of Unconventional Provision](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-63-elijah-at-brook-cherith-the-school-of-unconventional-provision/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: "Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith... And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have
- [Day 62: The Cave of Hiddenness – Why God Conceals His Jewels](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-62-the-cave-of-hiddenness-why-god-conceals-his-jewels/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: "For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave,
- [Day 61: The Wilderness – Not a Punishment, but a Promotion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-61-the-wilderness-not-a-punishment-but-a-promotion/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 3: The School of the Wilderness (Preparation) Week 10: The Purpose of Hiddenness (The "Cherith" Phase) Anchor Scripture: "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." — Matthew 4:1 (NKJV) In this week, we look at
- [Day 60: Anchored in the Call – Finalizing the Commitment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-60-anchored-in-the-call-finalizing-the-commitment/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil...” — Hebrews 6:19 (NKJV) The TeachingWe have reached the conclusion
- [Day 59: The Seal of the Spirit – The Mark of Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-59-the-seal-of-the-spirit-the-mark-of-authority/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: “Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.” —
- [Day 58: The Cost of the "Yes" – What You Must Leave Behind](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-58-the-cost-of-the-yes-what-you-must-leave-behind/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: "So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen’s equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate.
- [Day 57: Pulling Out of the Crowd – The Narrowing Path](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-57-pulling-out-of-the-crowd-the-narrowing-path/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: “Therefore ‘Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.’ ‘I will be a Father to you, and you
- [Day 56: The Nazirite Life – Modern Standards of Consecration](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-56-the-nazirite-life-modern-standards-of-consecration/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: “He shall separate himself from wine and similar drink... no razor shall come upon his head... he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.”
- [Day 55: Consecrated Eyes – The Discipline of the Seer’s Gaze](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-55-consecrated-eyes-the-discipline-of-the-seers-gaze/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: “I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.” — Psalm 101:3 (NKJV) The TeachingIf the ear is
- [Day 54: Consecrated Ears – Guarding the Gateway](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-54-consecrated-ears-guarding-the-gateway/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture: "The Lord God has opened My ear; and I was not rebellious, nor did I turn away." — Isaiah 50:5 (NKJV) The TeachingThe ear is the primary gateway for the Prophet. Before
- [Day 53: The Solitary Path – Embracing Prophetic Loneliness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-53-the-solitary-path-embracing-prophetic-loneliness/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 9: The Separation (Consecration) Anchor Scripture:“Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.’” — 1 Kings 17:2–3 (NKJV)
- [Day 52: The "Here Am I" – The Moment of Total Surrender](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-52-the-here-am-i-the-moment-of-total-surrender/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: "Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I! Send me.'" — Isaiah
- [Day 51: The Coal on the Altar – Divine Cleansing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-51-the-coal-on-the-altar-divine-cleansing/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: "Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my
- [Day 50: "Woe is Me!" – The Undoing of the Vessel](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-50-woe-is-me-the-undoing-of-the-vessel/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: "So I said: 'Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean
- [Day 49: The Fear of Man – Breaking the Desire for Approval](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-49-the-fear-of-man-breaking-the-desire-for-approval/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: “Therefore prepare yourself and arise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, lest I dismay you before them.” — Jeremiah
- [Day 48: The Jonah Syndrome – The Temptation to Run](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-48-the-jonah-syndrome-the-temptation-to-run/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: "But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the
- [Day 47: The "I Am Only a Youth" Syndrome](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-47-the-i-am-only-a-youth-syndrome/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: "Then said I: 'Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.' But the Lord said to me: 'Do not say, "I am a youth," for
- [Day 46: The "I Can't Speak" Excuse – Overcoming Inadequacy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-46-the-i-cant-speak-excuse-overcoming-inadequacy/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 8: The Human Struggle (Reluctance & Fear) Anchor Scripture: “Then Moses said to the Lord, ‘O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech
- [Day 45: The Sudden Sound – The Personal Pentecost](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-45-the-sudden-sound-the-personal-pentecost/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” — Acts 2:2 (NKJV) The TeachingThe sovereign
- [Day 44: Angelic Visitation – The Heavenly Initiation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-44-angelic-visitation-the-heavenly-initiation/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: “And the angel answered and said to him, ‘I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.’”
- [Day 43: The Open Scroll – The Call to "Eat" the Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-43-the-open-scroll-the-call-to-eat-the-word/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: "Moreover He said to me, 'Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.' So I opened my mouth, and He caused
- [Day 42: The Disturbed Heart – Holy Dissatisfaction](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-42-the-disturbed-heart-holy-dissatisfaction/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: “So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.” — Nehemiah
- [Day 41: The Samuel Moment – Recognizing the Voice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-41-the-samuel-moment-recognizing-the-voice/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: "Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, 'Samuel! Samuel!' And Samuel answered, 'Speak, for Your servant hears.'" — 1 Samuel 3:10 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the
- [Day 40: Visionary Encounters – Seeing the Mandate](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-40-visionary-encounters-seeing-the-mandate/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple." — Isaiah 6:1
- [Day 39: The Burning Bush – The Divine Interruption](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-39-the-burning-bush-the-divine-interruption/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 7: The Encounter (The Invitation) Anchor Scripture: "Then Moses said, 'I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.' So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God
- [Day 38: The Internal "Ache" – The Signal of the Mantle](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-38-the-internal-ache-the-signal-of-the-mantle/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from
- [Day 37: The Generation Gift – The Prophetic Bloodline](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-37-the-generation-gift-the-prophetic-bloodline/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: “‘As for Me,’ says the Lord, ‘this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall
- [Day 36: Prophetic DNA – The Natural Traits God Uses](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-36-prophetic-dna-the-natural-traits-god-uses/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: "For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and
- [Day 35: The Thread of Destiny – Tracing God’s Hand](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-35-the-thread-of-destiny-tracing-gods-hand/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.”
- [Day 34: Sovereign Election – The Mystery of the Unlikely](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-34-sovereign-election-the-mystery-of-the-unlikely/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to
- [Day 33: The Mark of Separation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-33-the-mark-of-separation/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call. Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace..." — Galatians 1:15 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the most common experiences
- [Day 32: Known Before the Womb](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-32-known-before-the-womb/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 2: The Sovereignty of the Call. Week 6: Predestination & Selection (The "Known" Prophet) Anchor Scripture: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations." — Jeremiah 1:5 (NKJV) Before
- [Day 31: Summary – The Blueprint of the Prophet](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-31-summary-the-blueprint-of-the-prophet/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 5: Recognition and Receiving Anchor Scripture: "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways..." — Luke 1:76 (NKJV) The TeachingWe have
- [Day 29: The Prophet’s Reward – The Law of Reception](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-29-the-prophets-reward-the-law-of-reception/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 5: Recognition and Receiving Anchor Scripture: "He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive
- [Day 30: Recognition – Knowing Those Who Labor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-30-recognition-knowing-those-who-labor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 5: Recognition and Receiving Anchor Scripture: “And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their
- [Day 28: Handling the Secrets of the Heart – The Spirit’s X-Ray](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-28-handling-the-secrets-of-the-heart-the-spirits-x-ray/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.”
- [Day 27: The Sentinel – The Weight of the Warning](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-27-the-sentinel-the-weight-of-the-warning/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person
- [Day 26: The Prophet as a Sign – The Living Parable](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-26-the-prophet-as-a-sign-the-living-parable/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the
- [Day 25: Building and Planting – The Reconstruction Phase](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-25-building-and-planting-the-reconstruction-phase/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms... to build and to plant.” — Jeremiah 1:10 (NKJV) The TeachingYesterday, we looked at
- [Day 24: Rooting Out and Pulling Down – The Spiritual Bulldozer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-24-rooting-out-and-pulling-down-the-spiritual-bulldozer/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to
- [Day 23: The Plumb Line – The Standard of Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-23-the-plumb-line-the-standard-of-truth/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “And the Lord said to me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A plumb line.’ Then the Lord said: ‘Behold, I am setting a plumb line
- [Day 22: The Watchman – The Sentinel of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-22-the-watchman-the-sentinel-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 4: The Nature and Responsibility of the Office Anchor Scripture: “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me.” —
- [Day 21: The Still Small Voice – Mastering Divine Silence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-21-the-still-small-voice-mastering-divine-silence/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: “...and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.” — 1 Kings 19:12 (NKJV) The TeachingWe conclude
- [Day 20: Divine Pathos – Feeling God’s Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-20-divine-pathos-feeling-gods-heart/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: “Oh, that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” —
- [Day 19: The Secret Place – The Prophet’s Primary Address ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-19-the-secret-place-the-prophets-primary-address/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” — Psalm 91:1 (NKJV) The Teaching In our journey through the Prophet's relationship
- [Day 18: The Man/Woman of God – Divine Ownership ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-18-the-man-woman-of-god-divine-ownership/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: “And she said to her husband, ‘Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually.’” — 2 Kings 4:9 (NKJV) The Teaching Throughout the
- [Day 17: Jealous for God’s Honor (The Elijah Factor) ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-17-jealous-for-gods-honor-the-elijah-factor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: "So he said, 'I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with
- [Day 16: The Friend of God ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-16-the-friend-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: “And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ And he was called the friend of God.” — James 2:23 (NKJV) The
- [Day 15: Standing in the Council of the Lord ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-15-standing-in-the-council-of-the-lord/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 3: The Prophet’s Relationship with God Anchor Scripture: “For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, and has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it?” — Jeremiah 23:18 (NKJV) The Teaching As
- [Day 14: The Private Intercessor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-14-the-private-intercessor/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: “Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live.” — Genesis 20:7 (NKJV) The TeachingIt is a profound biblical fact
- [Day 13: The Daily Awakening](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-13-the-daily-awakening/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: “The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by
- [Day 12: The Burden of the Lord (Massa)](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-12-the-burden-of-the-lord-massa/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: “The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.” — Habakkuk 1:1 (NKJV) The TeachingIn our modern context, we often think of a "prophecy" as a light, encouraging message that brings a smile to
- [Day 11: The Spirit of Prophecy vs. The Office](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-11-the-spirit-of-prophecy-vs-the-office/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: “.... Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].” Revelation 19:10 The TeachingIn our journey to understand the
- [Day 10: The Equipping Mandate](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-10-the-equipping-mandate/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: “...for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ...” — Ephesians 4:12 (NKJV) The TeachingOne of the greatest misconceptions regarding the Office
- [Day 9: The Foundation Stone](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-9-the-foundation-stone/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: "Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone..." — Ephesians 2:20 (NKJV) The TeachingIn the architecture of the Kingdom, the Prophet
- [Day 8: Gift vs. Office – Understanding the Distinction](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-8-gift-vs-office-understanding-the-distinction/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 2: Distinction and Definition Anchor Scripture: "For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged... Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers?" — 1 Corinthians 14:31; 12:29 (NKJV)
- [Day 7: The Servant – No Secrets](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-7-the-servant-no-secrets/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet Week 1-The Hebrew Roots (The DNA of the Office) Anchor Scripture: "Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets." — Amos 3:7 (NKJV) The TeachingWe conclude our first week by looking
- [Day 6: The Mouthpiece – Borrowed Vocal Chords](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-6-the-mouthpiece-borrowed-vocal-chords/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet. Week 1-The Hebrew Roots (The DNA of the Office) Anchor Scripture:"So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God." — Exodus
- [Day 5: The Mal’ak – The King’s Messenger](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-5-the-malak-the-kings-messenger/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet. Week 1-The Hebrew Roots (The DNA of the Office) Anchor Scripture: "Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people, saying, 'I am with you, says the Lord.'" — Haggai 1:13 (NKJV) In this month, we
- [Day 4: Chozeh – The Visionary](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-4-chozeh-the-visionary/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet. Week 1-The Hebrew Roots (The DNA of the Office) Anchor Scripture: "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem..." — Isaiah 1:1 (NKJV) In this month, we are answering the fundamental question:
- [Day 3: Ro’eh – The Seer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-3-roeh-the-seer/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet. Week 1-The Hebrew Roots (The DNA of the Office) Anchor Scripture: "Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: 'Come, let us go to the seer'; for he who is now called a
- [Day 2: Nabi – The Bubbling Spring](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-2-nabi-the-bubbling-spring/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet. Week 1-The Hebrew Roots (The DNA of the Office) Anchor Scripture: "My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer." — Psalm 45:1 (NKJV)(Alternative translation:
- [Day 1: The Prophet is the Gift](https://redirectingourfocus.com/day-1-the-prophet-is-the-gift/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Year of the Prophet- Month 1: The Anatomy of a Prophet. Anchor Scripture: "And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers..." — Ephesians 4:11 (NKJV) The TeachingWe often begin our study of the prophetic by looking at the gift of prophecy—the ability to
- [The Alpha and the Omega - The Beginning and the End](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-alpha-and-the-omega-the-beginning-and-the-end/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerJesus, our Beginning and our End, You are our everything. We worship You as the sovereign Lord of all history and the center of our lives. Today's Scripture (NLT)Revelation 22:13"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,
- [The Resurrection and the Life - Our Hope Over Death](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-resurrection-and-the-life-our-hope-over-death/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerLord Jesus, our Resurrection and Life, we praise you that death has lost its sting and the grave has lost its victory. Our hope is secure in You. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 11:25"Jesus told her, 'I am the resurrection and the life.
- [The Good Shepherd - The One Who Lays Down His Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-good-shepherd-the-one-who-lays-down-his-life/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerGood Shepherd, thank You for seeking us when we were lost and for laying down Your life to save us. We are safe in Your care. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 10:11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for
- [The Lamb of God - The Perfect Sacrifice for Sin](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-lamb-of-god-the-perfect-sacrifice-for-sin/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerLamb of God, we come to You in humble gratitude, overwhelmed by the cost of Your sacrifice that has purchased our peace with God. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 1:29"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look! The Lamb
- [The Word (Logos) - The Divine Self-Expression of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-word-logos-the-divine-self-expression-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerLiving Word, speak to us today. Cut through the noise and confusion and let Your eternal truth be the foundation upon which we build our lives. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 1:1, 14"In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with
- [Immanuel - God With Us](https://redirectingourfocus.com/immanuel-god-with-us/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerImmanuel, thank You for closing the distance between heaven and earth, for choosing to be God with us. Today's Scripture (NLT)Matthew 1:23"'Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel,
- [Messiah / Christ - The Anointed One](https://redirectingourfocus.com/messiah-christ-the-anointed-one/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 4: The Ultimate Revelation in Christ) Opening PrayerLord Jesus, our Messiah, we worship You as the long-awaited King, the fulfillment of all God's promises. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 1:41"Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, 'We have found the Messiah!' (which means 'Christ')." As we begin
- [Tsur - The Rock, My Strength and Fortress](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tsur-the-rock-my-strength-and-fortress/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerOur Rock, when the storms of life are raging, thank you for being our unshakeable foundation and our safe place of refuge. Today's Scripture (NLT)Deuteronomy 32:4"He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair.
- [Kadosh - The Holy One](https://redirectingourfocus.com/kadosh-the-holy-one/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerHoly, Holy, Holy Lord, we bow in reverence before You. Purify our hearts that we might worship You in the beauty of Your holiness. Today's Scripture (NLT)Isaiah 43:15"I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel and your
- [Ga'al - The Kinsman Redeemer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gaal-the-kinsman-redeemer/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerOur Redeemer, thank You for paying the price to buy us back from slavery to sin. We praise You for our freedom. Today's Scripture (NLT)Isaiah 49:26b"...Then all the world will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your
- [Shaphat  - The Judge](https://redirectingourfocus.com/shaphat-the-judge/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerRighteous Judge, we find comfort and hope in the truth that You will one day make all wrong things right. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 96:13"Let the whole world sing for joy, because the Lord is coming. He is coming to judge
- [Qanna - Jealous God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/qanna-jealous-god/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerLord, You are worthy of all our worship and all our affection. Capture our hearts and protect us from the idols that compete for Your rightful place. Today's Scripture (NLT)Exodus 34:14"You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose
- [Yahweh Tsidkenu - The Lord Our Righteousness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-tsidkenu-the-lord-our-righteousness/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerLord, our Righteousness, we thank You for the incredible gift of Your perfect record, which covers our imperfect lives. Today's Scripture (NLT)Jeremiah 23:6"And this will be his name: 'The Lord Is Our Righteousness.'" The prophet Jeremiah is speaking of a
- [Yahweh Mekoddishkem - The Lord Who Sanctifies You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-mekoddishkem-the-lord-who-sanctifies-you/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 3: The Names of His Righteous Character) Opening PrayerHoly God, we surrender to Your refining fire. Set us apart for Your purposes and make us holy, as You are holy. Today's Scripture (NLT)Leviticus 20:8"Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord who
- [Yahweh Shammah - The Lord Is There](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-shammah-the-lord-is-there/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerLord, our ever-present God, thank You that we are never alone. In every place and every moment, help us to be aware of Your abiding presence. Today's Scripture (NLT)Ezekiel 48:35"The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from
- [Yahweh Sabaoth - The Lord of Hosts](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-sabaoth-the-lord-of-hosts/) - By Andrew Williams Series: He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerLord of Hosts, we stand in awe of Your infinite power. Thank You that the commander of heaven's armies is on our side. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Samuel 1:3"Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord
- [Yahweh Rohi - The Lord Is My Shepherd](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-rohi-the-lord-is-my-shepherd/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerGood Shepherd, thank You for Your constant, loving guidance. Help us to listen for Your voice and to trust where You are leading us. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 23:1"The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need." This is perhaps the
- [Yahweh Shalom - The Lord Is Peace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-shalom-the-lord-is-peace/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerLord of Peace, in a world filled with chaos and anxiety, we come to You, our only source of true and lasting peace. Today's Scripture (NLT)Judges 6:24"And Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means 'the
- [Yahweh Nissi - The Lord Is My Banner](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-nissi-the-lord-is-my-banner/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerLord, our Banner, we lift You high today. In the face of our battles, be our rallying point and the symbol of our victory. Today's Scripture (NLT)Exodus 17:15"Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means 'the Lord is my
- [Yahweh Rapha - The Lord Who Heals](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-rapha-the-lord-who-heals/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerLord, our Healer, we bring our brokenness—physical, emotional, and spiritual—to You, trusting in Your power to make us whole. Today's Scripture (NLT)Exodus 15:26"...'If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his
- [Yahweh Jireh - The Lord Will Provide](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-jireh-the-lord-will-provide/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 2: The Covenant Names of Provision) Opening PrayerLord, our Provider, we thank You that You see our needs before we even ask. Teach us to trust Your provision in every area of our lives. Today's Scripture (NLT)Genesis 22:14"Abraham named the place Yahweh-Jireh (which means 'the Lord will provide'). To
- [Adonai - Lord and Master](https://redirectingourfocus.com/adonai-lord-and-master/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerLord and Master, we joyfully submit our lives, our plans, and our wills to Your perfect and loving authority. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 16:2"I said to the Lord, 'You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.'" As we conclude our first
- [El Olam - The Everlasting God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/el-olam-the-everlasting-god/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerEverlasting God, in a world that is always changing, thank You for being our constant, unchanging anchor. Today's Scripture (NLT)Isaiah 40:28"Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak
- [El Roi - The God Who Sees Me](https://redirectingourfocus.com/el-roi-the-god-who-sees-me/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerGod Who Sees Me, thank You that I am never alone or forgotten. In my moments of pain and isolation, help me to feel the comfort of Your watchful eyes. Today's Scripture (NLT)Genesis 16:13"Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who
- [El Shaddai - God Almighty, The All-Sufficient One](https://redirectingourfocus.com/el-shaddai-god-almighty-the-all-sufficient-one/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerGod Almighty, we come to You today not in our own sufficiency, but in full dependence on You, our all-sufficient Father. Today's Scripture (NLT)Genesis 17:1"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, 'I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully
- [El Elyon - The Most High God, The Sovereign One](https://redirectingourfocus.com/el-elyon-the-most-high-god-the-sovereign-one/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerMost High God, we bow before Your throne today, acknowledging Your absolute sovereignty over our lives and over all creation. Today's Scripture (NLT)Genesis 14:19"...'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.'" In this passage, Abram encounters Melchizedek, a priest of
- [Yahweh - The LORD, The Self-Existent One, Our Covenant Keeper](https://redirectingourfocus.com/yahweh-the-lord-the-self-existent-one-our-covenant-keeper/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerFaithful God, thank you for not being a distant deity, but a personal, covenant-keeping God who invites us to know Your name. Today's Scripture (NLT)Exodus 3:14"God replied to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has
- [Elohim - The Mighty Creator](https://redirectingourfocus.com/elohim-the-mighty-creator/) - By Andrew Williams He Is (Week 1: The Foundational Names) Opening PrayerMighty Creator, as we begin this journey to know You more, quiet our hearts and fill us with awe for who You are. Today's Scripture (NLT)Genesis 1:1"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The very first name by which God reveals
- [Using Your Digital Voice- Sharing Your Story Online](https://redirectingourfocus.com/using-your-digital-voice-sharing-your-story-online/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerLord, may we be good stewards of every platform you give us, using our online voice to speak words of hope, truth, and life. Today's Scripture (NLT)Ephesians 4:29"Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so
- [Live a Life That Begs the Question- Let Your Actions Speak First](https://redirectingourfocus.com/live-a-life-that-begs-the-question-let-your-actions-speak-first/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerJesus, may our lives shine so brightly with your love and goodness that people can't help but ask about the source of our hope. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Peter 2:12"Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse
- [The Everyday Mission Field- Your Home, Work, and Community](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-everyday-mission-field-your-home-work-and-community/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerLord, open our eyes to see our daily lives not as a routine, but as a divinely appointed mission field where we can be Your light. Today's Scripture (NLT)Colossians 4:5"Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of
- [A Legacy of Stories- Your Testimony as an Invitation to Others](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-legacy-of-stories-your-testimony-as-an-invitation-to-others/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerLord Jesus, thank You for Your story. May the story we live and the story we tell be a compelling invitation for others to find their own story in You. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 4:39"Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because
- [Overcoming the Fear of Rejection- Your Job is to Share, God's is to Save](https://redirectingourfocus.com/overcoming-the-fear-of-rejection-your-job-is-to-share-gods-is-to-save/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerGod, replace our fear of man with a holy love for man, and a deep trust in Your sovereign power to save. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Corinthians 3:6-7"I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who
- [Planting Seeds- Understanding That Not All Impact is Immediate](https://redirectingourfocus.com/planting-seeds-understanding-that-not-all-impact-is-immediate/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerLord, give us the patience of a farmer, to faithfully sow seeds of your love and truth, and to trust Your timing for the harvest. Today's Scripture (NLT)Mark 4:26-27"Jesus also said, 'The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed
- [From Small Talk to God Talk- Navigating Conversations with Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-small-talk-to-god-talk-navigating-conversations-with-grace/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 4: Living a Shareable Life) Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, guide our conversations. Give us the wisdom to know when to speak and the grace to build bridges from the everyday to the eternal. Today's Scripture (NLT)Colossians 4:6"Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the
- [Relying on the Spirit- You Don't Have to Have All the Answers](https://redirectingourfocus.com/relying-on-the-spirit-you-dont-have-to-have-all-the-answers/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, we rely on you. Give us the right words at the right time, and give the listener ears to hear the truth of Jesus. Today's Scripture (NLT)Luke 12:11-12"And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and
- [The 3-Minute Testimony- Condensing Your Story for Clarity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-3-minute-testimony-condensing-your-story-for-clarity/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerLord, help us to be good stewards of the opportunities we get to share our story, speaking with clarity and brevity so Your truth can shine. Today's Scripture (NLT)Ephesians 5:15-16"So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who
- [Vulnerability, Not Oversharing- Sharing with Wisdom and Purpose](https://redirectingourfocus.com/vulnerability-not-oversharing-sharing-with-wisdom-and-purpose/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerLord, give us the courage to be vulnerable and the wisdom to know what to share, so that our honesty always points people to You. Today's Scripture (NLT)Proverbs 10:19"Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut." In our
- [Avoiding "Christianese"- Speaking in a Language People Understand](https://redirectingourfocus.com/avoiding-christianese-speaking-in-a-language-people-understand/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerLord, give us clear and simple words to explain Your profound truth. Help us to remove every unnecessary barrier to the Gospel. Today's Scripture (NLT)Colossians 4:6"Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone." Sometimes,
- [The Power of Listening: It Begins with a Conversation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-power-of-listening-it-begins-with-a-conversation/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerLord, make us quick to listen and slow to speak. Help us to earn the right to share our story by first hearing theirs. Today's Scripture (NLT)James 1:19"Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to
- [Knowing Your Audience- Who Are You Talking To?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/knowing-your-audience-who-are-you-talking-to/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerGod, give us eyes to see people as You see them—with compassion, understanding, and a deep desire for them to know You. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Corinthians 9:22"When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring
- [The Posture of Humility- It's Not a Performance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-posture-of-humility-its-not-a-performance/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 3: Crafting Your Testimony) Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, fill us with a spirit of humility. May we decrease so that Christ in our story may increase. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Corinthians 2:4-5"And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only
- [Pointing to the Author- The Goal of Every Story is to Glorify God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/pointing-to-the-author-the-goal-of-every-story-is-to-glorify-god/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerGod, our Author and Finisher, may every word of our mouths and every chapter of our lives bring glory and honor to Your name alone. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 115:1"Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name
- [Finding Your Verse- Identifying Scriptures That Define Your Journey](https://redirectingourfocus.com/finding-your-verse-identifying-scriptures-that-define-your-journey/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerLord, illuminate Your Word to us. Help us to find those specific truths that feel like they were written just for our story. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 119:105"Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my
- [A "Sanctification" Story- How God is Still at Work in You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-sanctification-story-how-god-is-still-at-work-in-you/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, thank you for your ongoing work in our lives. Help us to share not just our conversion story, but the story of your daily, transforming grace. Today's Scripture (NLT)Philippians 1:6"And I am certain that God, who began the
- [A "Redemption" Story- How Your Testimony Is a Picture of the Cross](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-redemption-story-how-your-testimony-is-a-picture-of-the-cross/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerLord Jesus, may our lives be a living illustration of your redeeming work on the cross, a picture of your power to save and transform. Today's Scripture (NLT)Colossians 1:13-14"For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred
- [A "Fall" Story- How Your Mistakes Reveal Our Need for a Savior](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-fall-story-how-your-mistakes-reveal-our-need-for-a-savior/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerGod of grace, thank You for being honest about our brokenness. Help us to see our failures not as a point of shame, but as a signpost pointing to our need for a Savior. Today's Scripture (NLT)Romans 3:23"For everyone has
- [A "Creation" Story- How Your Life Shows God as Creator](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-creation-story-how-your-life-shows-god-as-creator/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerCreator God, thank You for the masterpiece of our lives. Help us to see Your creative and purposeful hand in every detail of our story. Today's Scripture (NLT)Ephesians 2:10"For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ
- [From Main Character to Supporting Role- It's All About Him](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-main-character-to-supporting-role-its-all-about-him/) - By Andrew Williams The Living Gospel (Week 2: Connecting Your Chapter to His Book) Opening PrayerLord, help us to see our lives not as the main event, but as a small and beautiful part of Your grand, eternal story. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 3:30"He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less."
- [The Core Message- What Is the Central Truth Your Life Declares?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-core-message-what-is-the-central-truth-your-life-declares/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerLord, distill the story of my life down to its essence, that the central message would always and only be about Your magnificent grace. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Timothy 1:15-16"This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: 'Christ Jesus came into
- [Your Scars, His Story- How God Redeems Your Wounds](https://redirectingourfocus.com/your-scars-his-story-how-god-redeems-your-wounds/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerRedeemer God, You are the master of turning brokenness into beauty. We trust You to redeem the most painful parts of our story for good. Today's Scripture (NLT)Genesis 50:20"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what
- [The Golden Thread- Tracing God's Faithfulness Through Hard Times](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-golden-thread-tracing-gods-faithfulness-through-hard-times/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerGood Shepherd, thank You for walking with us through the darkest valleys. Help us to see Your faithfulness in every shadow and every step. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 23:4"Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you
- [The Evidence of Change- How Has He Transformed You?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-evidence-of-change-how-has-he-transformed-you/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerLord, open our eyes to see the real, tangible changes You have made in us. Thank You for the miracle of a new life. Today's Scripture (NLT)2 Corinthians 5:17"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The
- [The Turning Point- Remembering Your Encounter with Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-turning-point-remembering-your-encounter-with-grace/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerFather, thank you for the moment Your kindness and love broke through into our lives. Help us to never forget the wonder of that grace. Today's Scripture (NLT)Titus 3:4-5a"But—'When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because
- [Looking Back- Who Were You Before Christ?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/looking-back-who-were-you-before-christ/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerGod of mercy, give me the courage to look back with honesty, not to dwell in shame, but to celebrate the greatness of Your rescue. Today's Scripture (NLT)Ephesians 2:1-2"Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used
- [Your Story Matters: You Are a Living Testimony](https://redirectingourfocus.com/your-story-matters-you-are-a-living-testimony/) - By Andrew Williams Series: The Living Gospel (Week 1: Uncovering Your Narrative) Opening PrayerAuthor of our Faith, help us to see our own lives as a story You are writing, a story that matters deeply to You and to the world. Today's Scripture (NLT)- 2 Corinthians 3:2-3"You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on
- [A Legacy of Faith: The Joy of Making Disciples Who Make Disciples](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-legacy-of-faith-the-joy-of-making-disciples-who-make-disciples/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, may our greatest joy be found in investing our lives in others, creating a legacy of faith that will outlast us for your glory. Today's Scripture (NLT)2 Timothy 2:2"You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people
- [The Art of Asking Questions: Discipling Like Jesus Did](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-art-of-asking-questions-discipling-like-jesus-did/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerJesus, you are the Master Teacher. Help us to disciple others not by giving all the answers, but by asking good questions that lead them to you. Today's Scripture (NLT)Mark 8:29a"Then he asked them, 'But who do you say I am?'" If you study the way Jesus interacted with people, you
- [From Convert to Disciple: Helping Others Establish Spiritual Habits](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-convert-to-disciple-helping-others-establish-spiritual-habits/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, as others have guided us, equip us to be patient and faithful guides for those who are new in their journey of faith. Today's Scripture (NLT)Colossians 2:6-7"And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him,
- [Life-on-Life: The Power of Inviting Others into Your Journey](https://redirectingourfocus.com/life-on-life-the-power-of-inviting-others-into-your-journey/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, help us to move beyond superficial connections and embrace the beautiful, messy, and life-changing work of doing life with others. Today's Scripture (NLT)Proverbs 27:17"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." True discipleship happens up close. While Sunday services and small groups are wonderful, the deepest transformation often
- [Your Story, His Glory: Sharing Your Testimony as a Tool](https://redirectingourfocus.com/your-story-his-glory-sharing-your-testimony-as-a-tool/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, thank you for the story of grace you are writing in my life. Give me the boldness to share it for your glory. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Peter 3:15b"...Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But
- [More is Caught Than Taught: Discipleship Through Relationship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/more-is-caught-than-taught-discipleship-through-relationship/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, may our lives be a believable picture of your love and grace, so that others are drawn not just to our words, but to you in us. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Thessalonians 2:8"We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives,
- [The Commission is for You: Embracing Your Role in Matthew 28](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-commission-is-for-you-embracing-your-role-in-matthew-28/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord Jesus, you have given us the greatest mission in the world. Give us the courage to see ourselves as you see us: as your commissioned ambassadors. Today's Scripture (NLT)Matthew 28:19-20a"Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and
- [From Rest to Resilience: How True Rest Fuels Your Life's Work](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-rest-to-resilience-how-true-rest-fuels-your-lifes-work/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, thank you that true rest doesn't lead to laziness, but equips us with the strength and resilience to do the good work you've called us to. Today's Scripture (NLT)Isaiah 40:31"But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will
- [Peace in the Storm: How Rest Becomes a Weapon in Spiritual Warfare](https://redirectingourfocus.com/peace-in-the-storm-how-rest-becomes-a-weapon-in-spiritual-warfare/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerPrince of Peace, guard our hearts and minds with the peace that surpasses all understanding, a peace that stands firm in any storm. Today's Scripture (NLT)Philippians 4:7"Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ
- [Freedom from Striving: Resting in Your Identity as a Beloved Child](https://redirectingourfocus.com/freedom-from-striving-resting-in-your-identity-as-a-beloved-child/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerAbba, Father, thank you for adopting us as your children. Help us to find our deepest rest in the security of knowing that we belong to You. Today's Scripture (NLT)Romans 8:15"So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you
- [The Antidote to Anxiety: Resting in His Sovereignty](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-antidote-to-anxiety-resting-in-his-sovereignty/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerSovereign Lord, in a world that feels out of control, quiet our anxious hearts with the truth that You are on the throne. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 46:10a"Be still, and know that I am God!" So much of our weariness comes from anxiety—the mental and emotional weight of trying to control outcomes,
- [A Sacred Pause: The Gift of Sabbath Rest for a Busy Soul](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-sacred-pause-the-gift-of-sabbath-rest-for-a-busy-soul/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerCreator God, in a world that never stops, thank you for the gift of Sabbath. Teach us how to embrace this sacred pause for the health of our souls. Today's Scripture (NLT)Exodus 20:8-10a"Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary
- [It Is Finished: Resting in His Perfect Work, Not Your Own](https://redirectingourfocus.com/it-is-finished-resting-in-his-perfect-work-not-your-own/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord Jesus, thank you for your finished work on the cross. Help us to stop striving and to truly rest in the perfection of your sacrifice for us. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 19:30b"...Then he bowed his head and released his spirit." [Context: His last words were "It is finished!"] One of the
- [The Great Invitation: "Come to Me... and I Will Give You Rest"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-great-invitation-come-to-me-and-i-will-give-you-rest/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerJesus, thank you for being a safe harbor for our weary souls. Help us to hear and accept your invitation to rest today. Today's Scripture (NLT)Matthew 11:28"Then Jesus said, 'Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.'" After a week
- [Measuring What Matters: Tracking Growth by Character, Not Performance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/measuring-what-matters-tracking-growth-by-character-not-performance/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, shape our character to be more like Jesus, and help us to measure our growth by Your fruit, not by our own performance. Today's Scripture (NLT)Galatians 5:22-23"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There
- [Faith in Motion: Growth Through Active Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faith-in-motion-growth-through-active-obedience/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, may our faith be more than just words we say. Empower us to live out our beliefs through active, loving obedience. Today's Scripture (NLT)James 2:17"So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless." Spiritual growth is not just about what you
- [Pruned for a Purpose: How God Uses Trials to Grow Us](https://redirectingourfocus.com/pruned-for-a-purpose-how-god-uses-trials-to-grow-us/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, in the middle of our trials, help us to trust Your loving hand and Your good purpose, knowing you are shaping us for your glory. Today's Scripture (NLT)Hebrews 12:11"No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those
- [The Greenhouse Effect: Why We Can't Grow Alone](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-greenhouse-effect-why-we-cant-grow-alone/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, thank you for the gift of your Church. Help us to lean into our community, knowing that we grow better together. Today's Scripture (NLT)Proverbs 27:17"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." A single plant can struggle against the elements, but a greenhouse provides the perfect, controlled environment
- [Strength Training: The Discipline of Fervent Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/strength-training-the-discipline-of-fervent-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, teach us to pray with power and persistence, moving beyond a simple wish list to a true partnership with you in prayer. Today's Scripture (NLT)James 5:16b"...The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results." If Scripture is our spiritual nutrition, then prayer is our spiritual
- [Spiritual Nutrition: Developing an Appetite for God's Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spiritual-nutrition-developing-an-appetite-for-gods-word/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, give us a deep hunger and thirst for Your Word, the true spiritual food that nourishes our souls. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 Peter 2:2"Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation." You would never expect a child to grow
- [Beyond Rooted to Reaching Up: Growth is Not Optional](https://redirectingourfocus.com/beyond-rooted-to-reaching-up-growth-is-not-optional/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, thank you for planting us in Christ. Now, instill in us a holy desire to not just be rooted, but to reach up and grow. Today's Scripture (NLT)2 Peter 3:18a"But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." Last week, we established the foundation of
- [The Promise of Connection: Bearing Much Fruit for His Glory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-promise-of-connection-bearing-much-fruit-for-his-glory/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, may our lives be a testament to your life-giving power, bearing fruit that points a watching world to You. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 15:8"When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father." As we conclude our first week on abiding, Jesus gives us
- [The Unforced Fruit: What Happens When We Abide](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-unforced-fruit-what-happens-when-we-abide/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, we invite you to do your work in us, producing fruit that looks like Jesus and brings glory to the Father. Today's Scripture (NLT)Galatians 5:22-23"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no
- [The Other Side of the Coin: Christ Abiding in Us Through His Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-other-side-of-the-coin-christ-abiding-in-us-through-his-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, thank you for making your home in us. Help us to be aware of your presence and to yield to your guidance today. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 14:17"He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t
- [A Continuous Conversation: Abiding Through Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-continuous-conversation-abiding-through-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, thank you for the incredible privilege of being able to talk with you anytime, anywhere. Teach us to pray without ceasing. Today's Scripture (NLT) -1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Never stop praying." This is one of the shortest verses in the Bible, but it contains a profound secret to abiding in Christ.
- [Let the Word Abide in You: Abiding Through Scripture](https://redirectingourfocus.com/let-the-word-abide-in-you-abiding-through-scripture/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, may Your Word not just be a book we read, but a living truth that makes its home in our hearts. Today's Scripture (NLT)Colossians 3:16a"Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives." If abiding is
- [No Independent Power: The Necessity of Dependence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/no-independent-power-the-necessity-of-dependence/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, strip away our pride and self-reliance, and teach us the joy of depending completely on You for everything. Today's Scripture (NLT)2 Corinthians 12:9a"Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.'" Abiding in Christ requires a radical shift in our thinking. Our culture
- [The Vine and the Branches: What "Abide" Truly Means](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-vine-and-the-branches-what-abide-truly-means/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord Jesus, teach us what it means to be truly connected to you, our one and only life source. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 15:5"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do
- [When the Fire Fades: What is Backsliding?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/when-the-fire-fades-what-is-backsliding/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, please give us the honesty to look at our own hearts and the grace to hear your truth without condemnation. Today's Scripture (NLT)Revelation 2:4-5a"But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back
- [The Lifelong Journey: Pressing Onward](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-lifelong-journey-pressing-onward/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, thank you for the journey. Keep our eyes fixed on you as we continue to walk the path home, day by day, by your grace. Today's Scripture (NLT)Philippians 3:13b-14"...I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the
- [Becoming a Guide: Helping Others on the Path](https://redirectingourfocus.com/becoming-a-guide-helping-others-on-the-path/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, you have been our guide on this journey. Now, equip us to be a guide for others who are trying to find their way. Today's Scripture (NLT)Galatians 6:1"Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person
- [Your Scars, His Story: A Testimony is Born](https://redirectingourfocus.com/your-scars-his-story-a-testimony-is-born/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, thank you for a story of grace to tell. May you be glorified as we share how you have worked in our lives. Today's Scripture (NLT)Revelation 12:11a"And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony." Your journey—with all of its ups, downs, and detours—is
- [Wisdom from the Wilderness: Learning from the Fall](https://redirectingourfocus.com/wisdom-from-the-wilderness-learning-from-the-fall/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, you are the ultimate redeemer. We trust you to take the broken pieces of our story and make something beautiful out of them. Today's Scripture (NLT)Romans 8:28"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his
- [Restoring the Soul: Rebuilding the Foundations](https://redirectingourfocus.com/restoring-the-soul-rebuilding-the-foundations/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGood Shepherd, now that we are home, lead us beside the still waters and restore our souls. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 23:2-3a"He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name." Coming home to
- [The Father's Embrace: Welcomed Home](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-fathers-embrace-welcomed-home/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerHeavenly Father, help us to see you as you truly are: a loving, gracious Father who runs to embrace His returning children. Today's Scripture (NLT)Luke 15:20b"And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart was filled with love and compassion, and he ran to his
- [The Turning Point: The Gift of Repentance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-turning-point-the-gift-of-repentance/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, grant us the gift of a soft heart, that we might see repentance not as a burden, but as your beautiful and grace-filled path back to You. Today's Scripture (NLT)Acts 3:19"Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away." We know God
- [The Unchanging Shepherd: He Never Leaves](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-unchanging-shepherd-he-never-leaves/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGood Shepherd, thank you for your relentless, pursuing love that never gives up on us, even when we wander. Today's Scripture (NLT)2 Timothy 2:13"...if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is." After a week of exploring the painful reality of our spiritual detours, we end
- [The Enemy's Whisper: "You've Gone Too Far"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-enemys-whisper-youve-gone-too-far/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerJesus, thank you for being our Advocate. Silence the voice of the Accuser in our lives and help us to hear only your voice of grace. Today's Scripture (NLT)Revelation 12:10b"...For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth—the one who accuses them before our God day
- [Heartache and Heaviness: Emotional & Physical Toll](https://redirectingourfocus.com/heartache-and-heaviness-emotional-physical-toll/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, you created us as whole beings. Help us to see the connection between our spiritual health and our emotional and physical well-being. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 32:3-4"When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was
- [The Pain of Distance: Spiritual Consequences](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-pain-of-distance-spiritual-consequences/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod of all comfort, even in our distance, remind us that the joy and peace we long for can only be found in You. Today's Scripture (NLT)Psalm 51:12"Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you." When we drift from God, there are real, felt
- [The Siren Song of the World](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-siren-song-of-the-world/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, guard our hearts from the love of the world. May our affections be so set on you that the world's allure begins to fade. Today's Scripture (NLT)1 John 2:15"Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the
- [The Slow Drift: Neglecting the Source](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-slow-drift-neglecting-the-source/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, forgive us for the times we neglect our relationship with you. Draw us back to the simple habits that keep our hearts alive and connected to you. Today's Scripture (NLT)Proverbs 4:23"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." Spiritual drift rarely happens because of
- [Evidence of Growth: The Fruit of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/evidence-of-growth-the-fruit-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, we invite you to produce your fruit in our lives, that our character might look more and more like Jesus. Today's Scripture (NLT)Galatians 5:22-23"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law
- [The Proof of Love: Walking in Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-proof-of-love-walking-in-obedience/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerJesus, thank you for your incredible love for us. May our obedience be the natural and joyful response of a heart that is captivated by You. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 14:15"If you love me, obey my commandments." The word "obedience" can sometimes feel like a heavy burden, associated with strict rules and
- [More Than a Song: A Life of Worship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/more-than-a-song-a-life-of-worship/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, may our entire lives—our work, our rest, our relationships—become a beautiful song of worship to you. Today's Scripture (NLT)Romans 12:1"And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy
- [Under Construction: The Work of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/under-construction-the-work-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerHoly Spirit, thank you for being our constant Helper and Guide. Empower us today to become more like Jesus. Today's Scripture (NLT)John 14:26"But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you." When
- [You're Not Alone: Finding Your Family](https://redirectingourfocus.com/youre-not-alone-finding-your-family/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, thank you for grafting us into your family. Lead us to a community of believers where we can put down roots and grow together. Today's Scripture (NLT)Hebrews 10:24-25"Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting
- [An Open Conversation: The Power of Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/an-open-conversation-the-power-of-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, teach us to pray, not with fancy words or religious formulas, but with the honest hearts of children talking to their Father. Today's Scripture (NLT)Philippians 4:6"Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." If the Bible is
- [Hearing His Voice: The Living Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/hearing-his-voice-the-living-word/) - Opening PrayerLord, open our hearts and minds to Your Word today, that it might be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Today's Scripture: Psalm 119:105 (NLT)"Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path." Now that you've begun your journey home with God, how
- [A New Beginning: You Are Home](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-new-beginning-you-are-home/) - Opening PrayerLord, thank you for not only saving us, but for giving us a new identity and an eternal home in You. Today's Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17(NLT)"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" Saying "yes" to Jesus isn't just
- [The Simple "Yes"](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-simple-yes/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerGod, give us the courage today to respond to your incredible offer of grace with a simple and sincere "yes." Today's Scripture: Romans 10:9 (NLT)"If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." After everything we've
- [The Ultimate Sacrifice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-ultimate-sacrifice/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerFather, help us to look at the cross today not as a symbol of suffering, but as the ultimate expression of Your incredible love for us. Today's Scripture: Romans 5:8(NLT)"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." We know
- [The Bridge Across the Chasm](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-bridge-across-the-chasm/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerJesus, thank you for being the way when we were lost. Help us to see you today as the only bridge that can lead us home. Today's Scripture: John 14:6(NLT)"Jesus told him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.'"
- [The Great Disconnect](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-great-disconnect/) - Opening PrayerFather, give us the honesty to see the true nature of our separation from You, and the grace to understand Your heart in it. Today's Scripture: Romans 3:23(NLT)"For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard." If we were created as God's masterpiece, for a relationship with Him, then what caused
- [Made for More](https://redirectingourfocus.com/made-for-more/) - By Andrew Williams Opening PrayerLord, help us to see ourselves as You see us: fearfully and wonderfully made, with purpose and intention. Today's Scripture: Ephesians 2:10(NLT)"For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." In a world that
- [The Unspoken Emptiness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-unspoken-emptiness/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Creator God, in the quiet moments of our lives, help us to hear the questions our hearts are asking. Amen Today's Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11a(NLT)"Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of
- [Fighting Toward a Guaranteed Victory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/fighting-toward-a-guaranteed-victory/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Victorious King, fill our hearts with the unshakable hope that comes from knowing the end of the story is already written in your favor. Today’s Scripture: Romans 8:37(NLT)"No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." After a week of exploring the reasons for spiritual resistance,
- [He Works All Things for Good: God's Sovereignty in the Struggle](https://redirectingourfocus.com/he-works-all-things-for-good-gods-sovereignty-in-the-struggle/) - By Andrew Williams Introduction There is perhaps no verse in the Bible more comforting, and at times more challenging, than Romans 8:28. It says, "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." When we're in the
- [The Great Controversy: Your Place in God's Story](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-great-controversy-your-place-in-gods-story/) - By Andrew Williams Introduction Do you ever feel like your personal struggles—your secret anxieties, your recurring temptations, your battles for faith—are about more than just you? You're right. They are. The Bible pulls back the curtain to reveal that our individual lives are a single thread in a grand, cosmic tapestry. Your fight is part
- [Pressure Produces Diamonds: Warfare and Your Purification](https://redirectingourfocus.com/pressure-produces-diamonds-warfare-and-your-purification/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Refining Fire, burn away everything in us that is not of you, and make our faith pure and strong. Today’s Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-7(NLT)"So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is
- [You Changed Kingdoms: The Primary Reason for the Fight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/you-changed-kingdoms-the-primary-reason-for-the-fight/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Father, thank you for rescuing us. Open our eyes to understand the profound reality of what it means to belong to Your Kingdom. Today’s Scripture: Colossians 1:13(NLT)"For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son." Have you ever wondered why
- [You Are Not Alone in the Fight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/you-are-not-alone-in-the-fight/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Father God, we are grateful that we do not fight alone. Thank You for the gift of Your Spirit within us and Your Church that walks alongside us. Today’s Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10(NLT)"Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other
- [Victory Isn't Fought For, It's Fought From- Your Position in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/victory-isnt-fought-for-its-fought-from-your-position-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams Introduction We've spent this week defining the fight, mapping the battlefield, and identifying the enemy's tactics. And if we're honest, it can all feel a bit heavy, maybe even intimidating. But today's teaching is the pivot point. It's the truth that changes everything. What if I told you that the key to
- [Recognizing the Scheme- Temptation as a Tactic](https://redirectingourfocus.com/recognizing-the-scheme-temptation-as-a-tactic/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord, give us wisdom to recognize the schemes of the enemy and the strength in You to overcome temptation. Today’s Scripture: James 1:14-15(NLT)"Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives
- [Guarding Your Heart Above All Else](https://redirectingourfocus.com/guarding-your-heart-above-all-else/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord, be the guardian of our hearts. May everything we love and desire find its source and its end in You. Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 4:23(NLT)"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." While many spiritual battles are fought in the mind, the ultimate prize is
- [Mapping the Battlefield- Scripture's Guide to the Unseen Realm](https://redirectingourfocus.com/mapping-the-battlefield-scriptures-guide-to-the-unseen-realm/) - By Andrew Williams IntroductionWhen we hear the term “spiritual warfare,” our minds can jump to sensational, Hollywood-style images of dramatic encounters. But the Bible doesn’t present it that way. Scripture doesn't want us to be spooked or sensational, but sober-minded and strategic. It gives us a map of the battlefield so we can understand the
- [The Battleground of the Mind](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-battleground-of-the-mind/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord Jesus, guard our minds and help us to bring every single thought into alignment with Your truth. Today’s Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT)"We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ." Some of the most intense battles
- [More Than a Metaphor- What IS Spiritual Warfare?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/more-than-a-metaphor-what-is-spiritual-warfare/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer: Father, open our spiritual eyes to see the reality of the world as You see it, and give us courage rooted in Your truth. Amen Today's Scripture: Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)"For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers
- [A Lifestyle of Readiness: Living as a Watchful Soldier](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-lifestyle-of-readiness-living-as-a-watchful-soldier/) - IntroductionWe began the week by studying the armor of God, and today we conclude our practical teaching by moving beyond the concept of a checklist to the reality of a lifestyle. Spiritual readiness isn't about performing a one-time ritual every morning; it's about developing the spiritual habits and heart posture that keep us constantly abiding
- [Suiting Up: A Practical Guide to the Armor of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/suiting-up-a-practical-guide-to-the-armor-of-god/) - IntroductionWe have defined the battle, identified the foes, and established our position of victory. Now it’s time for the "how-to." The primary way we fight the good fight is by putting on the full armor of God. Ephesians 6:13 commands us to "put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to
- [Know Their Tactics: A Guide to Spiritual Discernment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/know-their-tactics-a-guide-to-spiritual-discernment/) - IntroductionWe've spent this week identifying the who in our spiritual battles—the world, the flesh, and the devil. Today, we get intensely practical and talk about the how. How do we know where a specific struggle is coming from? How do we develop spiritual discernment so we can respond correctly instead of just reacting? Being able
- [Unmasking the Enemy: The Devil and His Demonic Forces](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unmasking-the-enemy-the-devil-and-his-demonic-forces/) - IntroductionToday we are going to talk about a topic that can sometimes be misunderstood or sensationalized: the devil and demonic forces. The Bible's goal is not to make us obsessed with the demonic, but to make us aware, sober-minded, and prepared. God doesn't want us to live in fear of the enemy; He wants us
- [Our Victorious King: Jesus's Supremacy Over All Foes](https://redirectingourfocus.com/our-victorious-king-jesuss-supremacy-over-all-foes/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Jesus, our Victorious King, we praise you. Thank you that in you, we face already-defeated foes. Fill us with the confidence that comes from your finished work. Today’s Scripture: Colossians 2:15(NLT)"In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the
- [Until He Returns: Living in Hope of Final Victory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/until-he-returns-living-in-hope-of-final-victory/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord Jesus, thank you for the promise of Your return. Fill our hearts with unshakable hope as we await the final day of victory. Today’s Scripture: Revelation 21:3-4(NLT)"I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, 'Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they
- [No Soldier Fights Alone: The Power of Community](https://redirectingourfocus.com/no-soldier-fights-alone-the-power-of-community/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:God, thank you for the gift of Christian community. Help us to stand with one another, bear one another's burdens, and fight together. Today’s Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12(NLT)"A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can put up a better defence. Three is even better, for a triple-braided cord
- [The Sword of the Spirit: How to Wield the Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-sword-of-the-spirit-how-to-wield-the-word/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Holy Spirit, teach us how to skillfully wield the Sword of the Spirit—the powerful, living Word of God. Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 4:12(NLT)"For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost
- [Praying at All Times: Our Divine Communication Line](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-at-all-times-our-divine-communication-line/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Holy Spirit, teach us to pray at all times, making our lives a continuous line of communication with our victorious King. Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 6:18(NLT)"Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere." After listing all the
- [Fighting From Victory, Not For It](https://redirectingourfocus.com/fighting-from-victory-not-for-it/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Father, thank you for the definitive victory secured by Jesus. Help us to stand firm in the truth that we are more than conquerors in Him. Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 6:11a(NLT)"Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil." When
- [How the Three Work in Concert](https://redirectingourfocus.com/how-the-three-work-in-concert/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord, give us wisdom to see how the enemies of our souls work together, so we can be prepared and stand firm against their schemes. Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 2:2-3(NLT)"You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil... All of us used to live that
- [The World's Seduction: Resisting Cultural Pressure](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-worlds-seduction-resisting-cultural-pressure/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord, open our eyes to see the subtle pressures of the world around us, and give us the courage to live as citizens of Your kingdom. Today’s Scripture: 1 John 2:15-16(NLT)"Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have
- [The Enemy Within: The Battle Against the Flesh](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-enemy-within-the-battle-against-the-flesh/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Holy Spirit, we need you. Fill us and lead us, that we might walk in a way that pleases the Father and not our sinful nature. Today’s Scripture: Galatians 5:16-17(NLT)"So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful
- [It's a Three-Front War](https://redirectingourfocus.com/its-a-three-front-war/) - Opening Prayer:Lord, grant us wisdom and clarity to understand the nature of the spiritual battles we face, so we can stand firm in Your strength. Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 2:2-3(NLT)"You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the
- [Driven to Dependence: How the Battle Deepens Your Relationship with God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/driven-to-dependence-how-the-battle-deepens-your-relationship-with-god/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Father, thank you for our weakness, because it creates a space for us to experience Your perfect strength. Today’s Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9a(NLT)"Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.'" If we're honest, most of us prefer to feel strong and self-sufficient. We
- [A Testimony in the Trenches: Your Fight is a Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-testimony-in-the-trenches-your-fight-is-a-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Opening Prayer:Lord, may the way we live our lives in both the good times and the hard times be a shining light that points a watching world to you. Today’s Scripture: Philippians 2:14-15(NLT)"Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of
- [Genuine Concern- Timothy's Heart of Service and Proven Character](https://redirectingourfocus.com/genuine-concern-timothys-heart-of-service-and-proven-character/) - By Andrew Williams “I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare… But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a son with a father he
- [Humble Servants- Timothy's Continued Partnership During Paul's Imprisonment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/humble-servants-timothys-continued-partnership-during-pauls-imprisonment/) - By Andrew Williams “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:” - Philippians 1:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Philippians 1:1 presents a striking image of steadfast partnership amidst adversity. While Paul writes from his Roman imprisonment, Timothy is right
- [Valued Co-Worker- Timothy's Continued Affirmation in Paul's Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/valued-co-worker-timothys-continued-affirmation-in-pauls-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.” - Romans 16:21 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Romans 16:21 provides a simple yet powerful affirmation of Timothy's ongoing role in Paul’s ministry. Writing to the church in Rome, Paul includes greetings from various individuals, including Timothy,
- [Trusted Companion- Timothy's Faithful Support on a Delicate Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/trusted-companion-timothys-faithful-support-on-a-delicate-mission/) - By Andrew Williams “Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.” - Acts 20:4 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 20:4 places Timothy among a select group of individuals chosen to accompany Paul on a significant
- [United in Purpose- Timothy's Continued Association with Paul's Apostolic Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/united-in-purpose-timothys-continued-association-with-pauls-apostolic-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:” - 2 Corinthians 1:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 2 Corinthians 1:1 reaffirms the close working relationship
- [Welcoming the Messenger- Timothy's Reception and Recognized Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/welcoming-the-messenger-timothys-reception-and-recognized-authority/) - By Andrew Williams “When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am. So let no one despise him. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.” -
- [Faithful Representative- Timothy's Commission to Embody Gospel Principles](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faithful-representative-timothys-commission-to-embody-gospel-principles/) - By Andrew Williams “That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.” - 1 Corinthians 4:17 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Corinthians 4:17 reveals Paul’s profound trust in Timothy and the purpose
- [Trusted Delegate- Timothy's Service in Strategic Missions](https://redirectingourfocus.com/trusted-delegate-timothys-service-in-strategic-missions/) - By Andrew Williams “Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, ‘After I have been there, I must also see Rome.’ And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.” - Acts
- [Steadfast Partnership- Timothy's Continued Support for the Thessalonians](https://redirectingourfocus.com/steadfast-partnership-timothys-continued-support-for-the-thessalonians/) - By Andrew Williams “Paul, Silvanus [Silas], and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:” - 2 Thessalonians 1:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 underscores Timothy’s reliable presence and steadfast dedication to the early church. As in the first letter, Timothy is listed alongside
- [Bearer of Good News- Timothy's Faithfulness as a Messenger](https://redirectingourfocus.com/bearer-of-good-news-timothys-faithfulness-as-a-messenger/) - By Andrew Williams “But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you—” - 1 Thessalonians 3:6 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Thessalonians
- [Courageous Emissary- Timothy's Role in Strengthening the Thessalonian Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/courageous-emissary-timothys-role-in-strengthening-the-thessalonian-church/) - By Andrew Williams “Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,” - 1 Thessalonians 3:1-2 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Thessalonians 3:1-2
- [Collaborative Ministry- Timothy's Partnership in Apostolic Guidance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/collaborative-ministry-timothys-partnership-in-apostolic-guidance/) - By Andrew Williams “Paul, Silvanus [Silas], and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.” - 1 Thessalonians 1:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 reveals Timothy's active participation in the apostolic ministry of Paul and Silas. He is mentioned
- [Rekindling the Flame- Timothy's Arrival and Re-energizing of Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/rekindling-the-flame-timothys-arrival-and-re-energizing-of-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams "When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus." - Acts 18:5 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 18:5 notes the significance of Timothy’s arrival in Corinth, along with Silas. Their presence seems to reignite and intensify Paul’s ministry.
- [Joining Forces- Timothy's Responsiveness to the Call for Unity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/joining-forces-timothys-responsiveness-to-the-call-for-unity/) - By Andrew Williams “Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.” - Acts 17:15 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 17:15 reveals Paul’s immediate desire for his ministry partners to join him. After being
- [Standing Strong- Timothy's Commitment to Discipleship Amidst Opposition](https://redirectingourfocus.com/standing-strong-timothys-commitment-to-discipleship-amidst-opposition/) - By Andrew Williams “Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there [in Berea].” - Acts 17:14 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 17:14 underscores Timothy’s commitment to the new believers in Berea. After Paul was forced to flee due to growing opposition from Thessalonian
- [A Heritage of Faith- Timothy's Early Life and Call to Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-heritage-of-faith-timothys-early-life-and-call-to-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams "Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him
- [Amplifying Grace- Silas' Continued Ministry as a Faithful Scribe](https://redirectingourfocus.com/amplifying-grace-silas-continued-ministry-as-a-faithful-scribe/) - By Andrew Williams “By Silvanus [Silas], a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.” - 1 Peter 5:12 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Peter 5:12 provides a final, yet powerful testament to the enduring
- [Unwavering Affirmation- Silas' Proclamation of Christ's Unchanging Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unwavering-affirmation-silas-proclamation-of-christs-unchanging-truth/) - By Andrew Williams “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus [Silas] and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes.” - 2 Corinthians 1:19 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 2 Corinthians 1:19 offers a retrospective affirmation of Silas’ central role in proclaiming
- [Consistent Partnership- Silas' Enduring Commitment to the Thessalonian Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/consistent-partnership-silas-enduring-commitment-to-the-thessalonian-church/) - By Andrew Williams “Paul, Silvanus [Silas], and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:” - 2 Thessalonians 1:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 reiterates Silas’ integral role in the apostolic ministry. As in the first letter, Silas (as Silvanus) is again listed alongside
- [Collaborative Authorship- Silas' Partnership in Apostolic Teaching](https://redirectingourfocus.com/collaborative-authorship-silas-partnership-in-apostolic-teaching/) - By Andrew Williams “Paul, Silvanus [Silas], and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.” - 1 Thessalonians 1:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 reveals Silas’ involvement in shaping the theological understanding of the early church. He is named
- [Reigniting the Flame- Silas' Arrival Fuels Paul's Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/reigniting-the-flame-silas-arrival-fuels-pauls-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.” - Acts 18:5 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 18:5 describes the rekindling of Paul's ministry in Corinth following the arrival of Silas and Timothy from Macedonia. Their presence not
- [Rejoining the Mission- Silas' Readiness to Respond to Paul's Call](https://redirectingourfocus.com/rejoining-the-mission-silas-readiness-to-respond-to-pauls-call/) - By Andrew Williams “Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.” - Acts 17:15 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 17:15 reveals the importance of unity and collaboration in advancing the Gospel. After being
- [Standing Strong- Silas' Commitment to Nurturing New Believers](https://redirectingourfocus.com/standing-strong-silas-commitment-to-nurturing-new-believers/) - By Andrew Williams “Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there [in Berea].” - Acts 17:14 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 17:14 reveals Silas’ commitment to caring for the new believers in Berea. When opposition followed Paul and Silas to Berea, "the brothers
- [Faithful Adaptation- Silas' Resilience in Pursuing the Gospel](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faithful-adaptation-silass-resilience-in-pursuing-the-gospel/) - By Andrew Williams “The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.” - Acts 17:10 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 17:10 reveals the quick and decisive response of the believers in Thessalonica to protect Paul and Silas. Facing intense opposition, "the
- [Persuasive Partnership](https://redirectingourfocus.com/persuasive-partnership-silass-impact-on-believers-in-thessalonica/) - By Andrew Williams "And some of them [Jews in Thessalonica] were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women." - Acts 17:4 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 17:4 describes the positive response to Paul and Silas’ preaching in the
- [Transformed by Witness- Silas' Role in the Jailer's Conversion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/transformed-by-witness-silass-role-in-the-jailers-conversion/) - By Andrew Williams “And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas.” - Acts 16:29 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 16:29 describes the dramatic aftermath of the earthquake in the Philippian jail. The jailer, assuming the prisoners had escaped and fearing the consequences,
- [Midnight Worship- Silas' Joyful Faith in the Face of Suffering](https://redirectingourfocus.com/midnight-worship-silass-joyful-faith-in-the-face-of-suffering/) - By Andrew Williams “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,” - Acts 16:25 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 16:25 paints a remarkable picture of faith in action. Imprisoned in Philippi after being unjustly accused and beaten, Paul and Silas don't despair or
- [Confronting Greed- Silas' Steadfastness Amidst Persecution](https://redirectingourfocus.com/confronting-greed-silas-steadfastness-amidst-persecution/) - By Andrew Williams “But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.” - Acts 16:19 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 16:19 reveals the harsh reality of the opposition that Paul and Silas faced during their missionary journey.
- [A New Partnership- Silas' Selection and Commissioning for Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-new-partnership-silas-selection-and-commissioning-for-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.” - Acts 15:40 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:40 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Silas’ ministry. After the painful separation between Paul and Barnabas, Paul chooses Silas to be his
- [A Lingering Presence- Silas' Dedication to Continued Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-lingering-presence-silas-dedication-to-continued-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still." - Acts 15:34 (KJV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:34, while omitted in many modern translations, offers an intriguing detail about Silas. This verse, found in the KJV and NKJV (and present in some ancient manuscripts), suggests that Silas chose to remain in Antioch
- [Prophetic Encouragement- Silas's Gifted Ministry to Strengthen Believers](https://redirectingourfocus.com/prophetic-encouragement-silass-gifted-ministry-to-strengthen-believers/) - By Andrew Williams “And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.” - Acts 15:32 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:32 highlights Silas' prophetic gift and his impactful ministry in Antioch. After delivering the letter from the Jerusalem Council, "Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged
- [Authorized Spokesperson- Silas' Credibility as a Carrier of Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/authorized-spokesperson-silas-credibility-as-a-carrier-of-truth/) - By Andrew Williams “We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.” - Acts 15:27 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:27 emphasizes Silas’ role as a trusted and authorized spokesperson for the Jerusalem Council. In the official letter sent to the church in Antioch,
- [Trusted Messenger- Silas' Integrity and Leadership in Spreading the Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/trusted-messenger-silas-integrity-and-leadership-in-spreading-the-truth/) - By Andrew Williams “Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers…” - Acts 15:22 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:22 marks
- [Faithful to the End- Aquila and Priscilla's Enduring Presence in Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faithful-to-the-end-aquila-and-priscillas-enduring-presence-in-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “Greet Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.” - 2 Timothy 4:19 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 2 Timothy 4:19 offers a final, poignant glimpse into the enduring faithfulness of Aquila and Priscilla. In one of his last letters, written during his final imprisonment in Rome, Paul sends greetings to
- [Courageous Co-Workers- Aquila and Priscilla's Sacrificial Partnership in Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/courageous-co-workers-aquila-and-priscillas-sacrificial-partnership-in-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “Greet Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. Greet also the church in their house.” - Romans 16:3-5a (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Romans
- [A House of Fellowship- Aquila and Priscilla's Hospitality and Leadership](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-house-of-fellowship-aquila-and-priscillas-hospitality-and-leadership/) - By Andrew Williams “The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca [Priscilla], together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 16:19 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Corinthians 16:19 provides a snapshot of Aquila and Priscilla's continued ministry in Ephesus. Paul, writing to the
- [Gentle Correction- Aquila and Priscilla's Wisdom in Mentoring](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gentle-correction-aquila-and-priscillas-wisdom-in-mentoring/) - By Andrew Williams “Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of
- [Unwavering Companions- Aquila and Priscilla's Commitment to Ephesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unwavering-companions-aquila-and-priscillas-commitment-to-ephesus/) - By Andrew Williams “After this Paul stayed many days longer, and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there…” - Acts 18:18-19 (ESV)
- [Common Ground, Shared Purpose- Aquila and Priscilla's Welcoming Partnership](https://redirectingourfocus.com/common-ground-shared-purpose-aquila-and-priscillas-welcoming-partnership/) - By Andrew Williams “After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade
- [A Vindicated Heart- Barnabas' Faith in Mark Confirmed](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-vindicated-heart-barnabass-faith-in-mark-confirmed/) - By Andrew Williams “Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him),” - Colossians 4:10 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Colossians 4:10, written by Paul during his imprisonment in Rome, provides a subtle but significant affirmation of Barnabas’ earlier judgment.
- [The Lure of Acceptance- Barnabas' Momentary Lapse in Judgment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-lure-of-acceptance-barnabas-momentary-lapse-in-judgment/) - By Andrew Williams “And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him [Peter], so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.” - Galatians 2:13 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Galatians 2:13 presents a humbling account of a misstep in Barnabas' ministry. Paul recounts an incident in Antioch where Peter, under pressure
- [Recognized Calling- Barnabas' Ministry Validated by Apostolic Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/recognized-calling-barnabas-ministry-validated-by-apostolic-authority/) - By Andrew Williams “…and when James and Cephas [Peter] and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.” - Galatians 2:9 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples.
- [Enduring Partnership- Barnabas' Steadfast Accompaniment of Paul](https://redirectingourfocus.com/enduring-partnership-barnabas-steadfast-accompaniment-of-paul/) - By Andrew Williams “Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.” - Galatians 2:1 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Galatians 2:1 offers a brief but significant glimpse into the enduring partnership between Paul and Barnabas. In recounting his history as an apostle, Paul mentions that "after
- [Independent Service- Barnabas' Self-Sufficiency and Kingdom Focus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/independent-service-barnabas-self-sufficiency-and-kingdom-focus/) - By Andrew Williams “Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?” - 1 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. 1 Corinthians 9:6 offers a glimpse into the financial practices of Barnabas and Paul. Writing from Ephesus, likely after their separation, Paul defends his right
- [A Divided Path- Barnabas' Compassion and Divergent Calling](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-divided-path-barnabass-compassion-and-divergent-calling/) - By Andrew Williams “And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. But Paul thought best not to take with them one who
- [Remaining Steadfast- Barnabas' Consistent Focus on Teaching and Preaching](https://redirectingourfocus.com/remaining-steadfast-barnabas-consistent-focus-on-teaching-and-preaching/) - By Andrew Williams “But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.” - Acts 15:35 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:35 reveals Barnabas' continued commitment to his calling and to the church in Antioch. After the challenging journey to Jerusalem and the successful resolution
- [Beloved Co-Laborer- Barnabas' Esteem and Trust within the Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/beloved-co-laborer-barnabas-esteem-and-trust-within-the-church/) - By Andrew Williams “Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers…” - Acts 15:22 (ESV) “…it has seemed good to us, having
- [Eyewitness Testimony- Barnabas' Validation of God's Grace to the Gentiles](https://redirectingourfocus.com/eyewitness-testimony-barnabas-validation-of-gods-grace-to-the-gentiles/) - By Andrew Williams “And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.” - Acts 15:12 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:12 captures a pivotal moment during the Jerusalem Council. After much debate, "all the assembly
- [Navigating Conflict- Barnabas' Pursuit of Unity and Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/navigating-conflict-barnabass-pursuit-of-unity-and-truth/) - By Andrew Williams “And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them [the Judaizers from Judea], Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.” - Acts 15:2 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 15:2 reveals
- [Barnabas' Commitment to Church Leadership](https://redirectingourfocus.com/barnabas-commitment-to-church-leadership/) - By Andrew Williams “And when they [Paul and Barnabas] had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.” - Acts 14:23 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 14:23 reveals Barnabas and Paul's commitment to the long -term health and stability of
- [Unwavering Partnership- Barnabas' Steadfast Loyalty in the Face of Danger](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unwavering-partnership-barnabas-steadfast-loyalty-in-the-face-of-danger/) - By Andrew Williams “But when the disciples gathered about him [Paul, after being stoned], he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.” - Acts 14:20 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 14:20 powerfully illustrates the depth of Barnabas' loyalty and commitment to Paul and
- [Barnabas' Fierce Humility](https://redirectingourfocus.com/barnabas-fierce-humility/) - By Andrew Williams “But when Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the crowds, shouting...” - Acts 14:14 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 14:14 captures a dramatic moment in Lystra. After a miraculous healing, the pagan crowd, believing Barnabas and Paul to be gods,
- [Mistaken Identity- Barnabas' Humility in the Face of Misplaced Honor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/mistaken-identity-barnabass-humility-in-the-face-of-misplaced-honor/) - By Andrew Williams “Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.” - Acts 14:12 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 14:12 recounts a bizarre and humbling moment for Barnabas and Paul in Lystra. After healing a lame man, the pagan crowds, awestruck by their power, mistook them for gods. Barnabas
- [Persecuted for the Word- Barnabas' Faithfulness Amidst Opposition](https://redirectingourfocus.com/persecuted-for-the-word-barnabas-faithfulness-amidst-opposition/) - By Andrew Williams “But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.” - Acts 13:50 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 13:50 reveals the harsh reality of opposition that Paul and Barnabas faced
- [Bold Proclamation- Barnabas' Commitment to the Great Commission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/bold-proclamation-barnabas-commitment-to-the-great-commission/) - By Andrew Williams “And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, ‘It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you [Jews]. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.’” - Acts 13:46 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 13:46 marks
- [Encouragement to Abide in Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/urging-persistence-barnabas-encouragement-to-abide-in-grace/) - By Andrew Williams “And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.” - Acts 13:43 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 13:43 describes the initial success of Paul and
- [Opening Doors- Barnabas' Access to Influence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/opening-doors-barnabass-access-to-influence/) - By Andrew Williams “…He [Sergius Paulus, the proconsul] summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.” - Acts 13:7 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 13:7 highlights Barnabas’ growing influence and the open doors that God was providing for him and Saul to share the Gospel. On their first missionary journey
- [Set Apart- Barnabas' Commissioning for Missionary Outreach](https://redirectingourfocus.com/set-apart-barnabass-commissioning-for-missionary-outreach/) - By Andrew Williams “Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work
- [Completing the Mission- Barnabas' Faithfulness and Mentoring Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/completing-the-mission-barnabas-faithfulness-and-mentoring-heart/) - By Andrew Williams “And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark.” - Acts 12:25 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 12:25 emphasizes Barnabas' faithfulness in completing the task he was assigned. After successfully delivering the relief funds to Jerusalem, Barnabas and
- [Trusted Stewards- Barnabas' Faithful Delivery of Resources](https://redirectingourfocus.com/trusted-stewards-barnabas-faithful-delivery-of-resources/) - By Andrew Williams “…and they [the disciples in Antioch] sent it [famine relief] to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.” - Acts 11:30 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 11:30 highlights the trust and confidence that the church in Antioch placed in Barnabas and Saul. They were entrusted with the responsibility of
- [A Heart of Approval- Barnabas's Encouragement, Vision, and Partnership](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-heart-of-approval-barnabass-encouragement-vision-and-partnership/) - By Andrew Williams “When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. So Barnabas
- [Sent to Nurture- Barnabas' Calling to Antioch](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sent-to-nurture-barnabas-calling-to-antioch/) - By Andrew Williams “The report of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.” - Acts 11:22 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 11:22 highlights the trust and respect that the Jerusalem church had for Barnabas. When news of a significant number of Gentile conversions in Antioch reached
- [Building Bridges- Barnabas' Trust and Advocacy for Saul](https://redirectingourfocus.com/building-bridges-barnabass-trust-and-advocacy-for-saul/) - By Andrew Williams “And when he [Saul] had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen
- [Barnabas- A Son of Encouragement and Generous Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/barnabas-a-son-of-encouragement-and-generous-heart/) - By Andrew Williams "Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet." - Acts 4:36-37 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 4:36-37 introduces us to
- [The Evangelist's Home- Philip's Lasting Legacy of Faith and Family](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-evangelists-home-philips-lasting-legacy-of-faith-and-family/) - By Andrew Williams “On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him. He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.” - Acts 21:8-9 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 21:8-9 offers a final glimpse into the
- [Spirit's Swift Leading- Philip's Continued Obedience and New Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spirits-swift-leading-philips-continued-obedience-and-new-mission/) - By Andrew Williams “When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him anymore, but went on his way rejoicing. But Philip appeared at Azotus, and as he traveled about, he preached the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.”
- [Obedient Baptism- Philip's Act of Faith and Inclusion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/obedient-baptism-philips-act-of-faith-and-inclusion/) - By Andrew Williams “And he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.” - Acts 8:38 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 8:38 captures the beautiful culmination of Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch. After Philip explained the scriptures and shared the
- [Unveiling the Scriptures- Philip's Gospel Centered Explanation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unveiling-the-scriptures-philips-gospel-centered-explanation/) - By Andrew Williams “The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.” - Acts 8:34-35 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 8:34-35 describes the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian
- [Spirit-Led Guidance- Philip's Promptness and Proximity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spirit-led-guidance-philips-promptness-and-proximity/) - By Andrew Williams “The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to
- [Divine Direction- Philip's Obedient Response to God's Leading](https://redirectingourfocus.com/divine-direction-philips-obedient-response-to-gods-leading/) - By Andrew Williams “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”” - Acts 8:26 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 8:26 reveals Philip’s sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit and his prompt obedience to God’s direction. In the midst
- [Miracles and Belief- Philip's Impact on Samaria](https://redirectingourfocus.com/miracles-and-belief-philips-impact-on-samaria/) - By Andrew Williams “But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.” - Acts 8:12-13
- [Spreading the Word- Philip's Ministry in Samaria](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spreading-the-word-philips-ministry-in-samaria/) - By Andrew Williams “Therefore those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed Christ there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they paid close attention to what he said.” - Acts 8:4-6 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts
- [Qualified Servant- Philip's Selection and Spirit-Filled Character](https://redirectingourfocus.com/qualified-servant-philips-selection-and-spirit-filled-character/) - By Andrew Williams "This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch." - Acts 6:5 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 6:5 details the selection of seven men to serve the Greek-speaking widows
- [Expectant Community- Matthew's Patient Waiting for the Promise](https://redirectingourfocus.com/expectant-community-matthews-patient-waiting-for-the-promise/) - By Andrew Williams “And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.” - Acts 1:13 (ESV) Good morning fellow disciples.
- [Ordinary Inclusion- Matthew's Place Among the Chosen](https://redirectingourfocus.com/ordinary-inclusion-matthews-place-among-the-chosen/) - By Andrew Williams “Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,” - Mark 3:18 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Mark 3:18 presents a list of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus, with Matthew included among them. While there are no specific details provided about Matthew’s character or calling in
- [The Welcoming Feast- Levi's Joyful Response to Encountering Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-welcoming-feast-levis-joyful-response-to-encountering-christ/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.” - Luke 5:29 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Luke 5:29 depicts Levi’s (Matthew’s) immediate and joyful response to being called by Jesus. He hosts a "great banquet" at
- [From Tax Collector to Follower- Levi's Abandonment for Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-tax-collector-to-follower-levis-abandonment-for-christ/) - By Andrew Williams “After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.” - Luke 5:27-28 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Luke 5:27-28 recounts the transformative call of Levi, also
- [United in Prayer- Philip's Steadfast Presence in the Upper Room](https://redirectingourfocus.com/title-united-in-prayer-philips-steadfast-presence-in-the-upper-room/) - By Andrew Williams “When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.” - Acts 1:13 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 1:13 provides a simple yet powerful picture
- [The Tangible God- Philip's Request and Jesus' Revelation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-tangible-god-philips-request-and-jesuss-revelation/) - By Andrew Williams “Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” - John 14:8-9
- [The Gatekeeper- Philip's Role in Connecting Others to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-gatekeeper-philips-role-in-connecting-others-to-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams “Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to tell Andrew; then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.” - John 12:20-22 (NIV)
- [The Practical Problem- Philip's Logical Assessment of Need](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-practical-problem-philips-logical-assessment-of-need/) - By Andrew Williams “When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “It would take more
- [Chosen for Purpose- Philip's Selection and Divine Designation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/chosen-for-purpose-philips-selection-and-divine-designation/) - By Andrew Williams “Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,” - Luke 6:14 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Luke 6:14 simply includes Philip’s name in the list of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. The significance of this verse lies in the preceding context: Jesus
- ["Come and See"- Philip's Invitation and Nathanael's Encounter](https://redirectingourfocus.com/come-and-see-philips-invitation-and-nathanaels-encounter/) - By Andrew Williams “Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip… “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus
- [The Call to Follow- Philip's Simple Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-call-to-follow-philips-simple-obedience/) - By Andrew Williams “The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.” - John 1:43-44 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 1:43-44 recounts the straightforward call of Philip to become a disciple of Jesus. Jesus, intending
- [The First Witness- Mary Magdalene's Unique Privilege](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-first-witness-mary-magdalenes-unique-privilege/) - By Andrew Williams “When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.” - Mark 16:9 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Mark 16:9 emphasizes Mary Magdalene’s unique position as the first person to whom the risen Jesus appeared. This verse
- [The Dawn of Hope- Mary Magdalene's Faithful Return to the Tomb](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-dawn-of-hope-mary-magdalenes-faithful-return-to-the-tomb/) - By Andrew Williams “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.” - Matthew 28:1 (NIV) “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’
- [From Sorrow to Sight- Mary Magdalene's Encounter with the Risen Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-sorrow-to-sight-mary-magdalenes-encounter-with-the-risen-christ/) - By Andrew Williams “Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my
- [Witnessing the Burial- Mary Magdalene's Steadfast Vigil](https://redirectingourfocus.com/witnessing-the-burial-mary-magdalenes-steadfast-vigil/) - By Andrew Williams “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.” - Matthew 27:61 (NIV) “Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.” - Mark 15:47 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 27:61 and Mark 15:47 both highlight the presence of Mary Magdalene (along with other
- [Standing Near- Mary Magdalene's Steadfast Proximity to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/standing-near-mary-magdalenes-steadfast-proximity-to-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.” - John 19:25 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 19:25 paints a poignant scene of those who remained close to Jesus during His crucifixion. Among them, we find Mary Magdalene, standing "near the
- [Unwavering Loyalty- Mary Magdalene's Presence at the Cross](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unwavering-loyalty-mary-magdalenes-presence-at-the-cross/) - By Andrew Williams “Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women had come up with him to Jerusalem.” - Mark 15:40-41 (NIV) Good morning
- [From Deliverance to Devotion- Mary Magdalene's Grateful Following](https://redirectingourfocus.com/from-deliverance-to-devotion-mary-magdalenes-grateful-following/) - By Andrew Williams “After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had gone out; Joanna the wife
- [United in Expectation- Thomas' Patient Waiting with the Community](https://redirectingourfocus.com/united-in-expectation-thomass-patient-waiting-with-the-community/) - By Andrew Williams “When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.” - Acts 1:13 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 1:13 provides a snapshot of the apostles
- [My Lord and My God- Thomas' Ultimate Confession of Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-lord-and-my-god-thomass-ultimate-confession-of-faith/) - By Andrew Williams “Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”” - John 20:28 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 20:28 marks the climax of Thomas’ journey from doubt to faith. After personally encountering the resurrected Jesus and seeing the evidence he had demanded, Thomas exclaims, "My Lord and my God!" This declaration is
- [Divine Encounter- Jesus' Gracious Response to Thomas' Doubt](https://redirectingourfocus.com/divine-encounter-jesuss-gracious-response-to-thomass-doubt/) - By Andrew Williams “A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”” - John 20:26 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 20:26 beautifully illustrates the incredible grace and intentionality of Jesus. A
- [The Demand for Proof- Thomas' Insistence on Tangible Evidence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-demand-for-proof-thomass-insistence-on-tangible-evidence/) - By Andrew Williams “So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my fingers where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” - John 20:25 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples.
- [Absence of Belief- Thomas' Initial Doubt About the Resurrection](https://redirectingourfocus.com/absence-of-belief-thomass-initial-doubt-about-the-resurrection/) - By Andrew Williams “Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.” - John 20:24 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 20:24 introduces us to Thomas, also known as Didymus (the Twin), at a critical juncture in the story of the resurrection. The simple statement "was
- [Honest Inquiry- Thomas' Search for Clarity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/honest-inquiry-thomass-search-for-clarity/) - By Andrew Williams “Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”” - John 14:5 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 14:5 presents Thomas' honest and direct question to Jesus during the Last Supper discourse. Jesus had just told them that He was going away
- [Determined Devotion- Thomas' Willingness to Face Death with Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/determined-devotion-thomas-willingness-to-face-death-with-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” - John 11:16 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 11:16 offers a glimpse into the complexity of Thomas’ character. When Jesus decides to return to Judea, a dangerous territory
- [Thomas the Questioner- A Place for Doubt in Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/thomas-the-questioner-a-place-for-doubt-in-faith/) - By Andrew Williams "Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;” - Matthew 10:3 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 10:3 lists Thomas among the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. While this verse provides no specific details about his personality or ministry, it establishes his place within the
- [The Price of Treachery- Judas' Grim Reward](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-price-of-treachery-judas-grim-reward/) - By Andrew Williams “(With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.)” - Acts 1:18 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 1:18 presents a graphic and unsettling description of Judas' demise. It states that "With the reward he
- [The Prophecy Fulfilled- Judas in the Divine Plan](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-prophecy-fulfilled-judas-in-the-divine-plan/) - By Andrew Williams "Brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus." - Acts 1:16 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 1:16 offers a sobering perspective on Judas' role in the unfolding of God's
- [The Despair of Unforgiveness- Judas' Tragic End](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-despair-of-unforgiveness-judas-tragic-end/) - By Andrew Williams “So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.” - Matthew 27:5 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 27:5 presents the tragic end of Judas Iscariot. After being consumed by remorse, and failing to grasp the fullness of repentance, he throws the blood money
- [The Weight of Guilt- Judas' Bitter Regret](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-weight-of-guilt-judas-bitter-regret/) - By Andrew Williams "When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders." - Matthew 27:3 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 27:3 portrays a moment of searing regret in the life of Judas Iscariot.
- [The Hollow Greeting- Judas' Betrayal Masked as Affection](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-hollow-greeting-judas-betrayal-masked-as-affection/) - By Andrew Williams “Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.” - Matthew 26:48-50 (NIV)
- [The Deceptive Kiss- Judas' Act of Ultimate Betrayal](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-deceptive-kiss-judas-act-of-ultimate-betrayal/) - By Andrew Williams “While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.” - Matthew 26:47 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 26:47 presents the culmination of Judas's treachery. While Jesus is still
- [The Point of No Return- Judas's Decisive Act of Betrayal](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-point-of-no-return-judass-decisive-act-of-betrayal/) - By Andrew Williams "After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”...Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of
- [The Guilt of the Question- Judas' Attempt to Conceal His Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-guilt-of-the-question-judas-attempt-to-conceal-his-heart/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.” - Matthew 26:25 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 26:25 captures a moment of intense dramatic irony. At the Last Supper, after Jesus declares that one of them will betray Him,
- [The Open Door- When Satan Enters a Human Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-open-door-when-satan-enters-a-human-heart/) - By Andrew Williams "Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve." - Luke 22:3 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Luke 22:3 is a chillingly direct statement about the spiritual battle that played out in Judas's life. "Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve." This verse marks a critical point in
- [Knowing the Heart- Jesus' Awareness of Judas's Fate](https://redirectingourfocus.com/knowing-the-heart-jesus-awareness-of-judass-fate/) - By Andrew Williams "Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)" - John 6:70-71 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 6:70-71 reveals Jesus's awareness of Judas's future
- [The Price of Disloyalty- Judas's Bargain with Darkness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-price-of-disloyalty-judass-bargain-with-darkness/) - By Andrew Williams “Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From that time on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.” -
- [The Paradox of Potential- Judas's Ministry and Missed Destiny](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-paradox-of-potential-judass-ministry-and-missed-destiny/) - By Andrew Williams “Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter), his brother Andrew, James son of Zebedee, and his brother John, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas
- [The Bitter Truth- Judas's Calling, Choice, and Tragedy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-bitter-truth-judass-calling-choice-and-tragedy/) - By Andrew Williams "Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons. These were the twelve he appointed: Simon (to
- [Unwavering Presence- Andrew's Steadfast Commitment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unwavering-presence-andrews-steadfast-commitment/) - By Andrew Williams “When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.” - Acts 1:13 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 1:13 provides a list of the apostles
- [The Approaching Bridge- Andrew's Intermediary Role](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-approaching-bridge-andrews-intermediary-role/) - By Andrew Williams "Philip went to tell Andrew; then Andrew and Philip told Jesus. " - John 12:22 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. John 12:22 offers a brief but insightful glimpse into Andrew's role as an intermediary. When some Greeks sought an audience with Jesus, Philip, unsure how to proceed, went to Andrew. Together, Andrew
- [The Practical Question- Andrew's Realism in the Face of Impossibility](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-practical-question-andrews-realism-in-the-face-of-impossibility/) - By Andrew Williams "One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” - John 6:8 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 6:8 provides a glimpse into Andrew’s practical and realistic perspective amidst
- [Andrew's Commission- Sent Out with Power and Purpose](https://redirectingourfocus.com/andrews-commission-sent-out-with-power-and-purpose/) - By Andrew Williams “Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter), his brother Andrew...” - Matthew 10:1-2 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Matthew 10:1-2 marks a
- [Called to Be with Him- Andrew's Proximity to Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/called-to-be-with-him-andrews-proximity-to-power/) - By Andrew Williams "Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons. These were the twelve he appointed: Simon (to
- [Leaving the Nets- Andrew's Immediate Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/leaving-the-nets-andrews-immediate-obedience/) - By Andrew Williams “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and
- [The Introducer- Andrew's Gift of Connection](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-introducer-andrews-gift-of-connection/) - By Andrew Williams “And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).” - John 1:42 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 1:42 highlights Andrew's practical act of bringing Simon (Peter) to Jesus. "And he brought him
- [We Have Found the Messiah- Andrew's Eager Evangelism](https://redirectingourfocus.com/we-have-found-the-messiah-andrews-eager-evangelism/) - By Andrew Williams "The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ)." - John 1:41 (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. John 1:41 beautifully captures Andrew's immediate response after encountering Jesus. It says, "The first thing Andrew did was to find his
- ["Come and See": The Invitation to Experience Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/come-and-see-the-invitation-to-experience-christ/) - By Andrew Williams “Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
- [Andrew's Introduction- A Humble Beginning, A Significant Impact](https://redirectingourfocus.com/andrews-introduction-a-humble-beginning-a-significant-impact/) - By Andrew Williams “The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus… Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and
- [Scattered Seed- From Persecution to Proclamation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/scattered-seed-from-persecution-to-proclamation/) - By Andrew Williams "Saul was one of the witnesses, and he approved of the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria." - Acts 8:1 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 8:1 marks
- [A Legacy of Forgiveness- Dying with a Heart of Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-legacy-of-forgiveness-dying-with-a-heart-of-grace/) - By Andrew Williams “He knelt down and shouted, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.” - Acts 7:60 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 7:60 reveals the extraordinary grace that characterized Stephen’s final moments. As he was being stoned to death, he knelt down and cried out, “Lord, do
- [Calling on Jesus- A Martyr's Prayer of Trust](https://redirectingourfocus.com/calling-on-jesus-a-martyrs-prayer-of-trust/) - By Andrew Williams “As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” - Acts 7:59 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 7:59 captures the poignant final moments of Stephen’s life. As stones rained down upon him, he offered a simple yet profound prayer: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." This prayer encapsulates the essence
- [The Cost of Truth- Standing Firm Until the End](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-cost-of-truth-standing-firm-until-the-end/) - By Andrew Williams “Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting at him. They rushed at him and dragged him out of the city. Then the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.” - Acts 7:57-58 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 7:57-58 vividly portrays the
- [A Glimpse of Glory- Seeing Beyond the Suffering](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-glimpse-of-glory-seeing-beyond-the-suffering/) - By Andrew Williams “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he exclaimed, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!” - Acts 7:55-56 (NLT) Good
- [When Truth Stings- The Reaction to Revelation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/when-truth-stings-the-reaction-to-revelation/) - By Andrew Williams “You who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it.” When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.” - Acts 7:53-54 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 7:53-54 reveals the visceral reaction to Stephen's message. He concludes
- [Unmasking Resistance- Confronting the Hardened Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unmasking-resistance-confronting-the-hardened-heart/) - By Andrew Williams “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you! Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you
- [Answering the Call- Defending the Truth with Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/answering-the-call-defending-the-truth-with-grace/) - By Andrew Williams “Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these accusations true?” Stephen replied, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran.” - Acts 7:1-2 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 7:1-2 sets the stage for Stephen’s
- [Radiance of Grace- Reflecting God's Glory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/radiance-of-grace-reflecting-gods-glory/) - By Andrew Williams “At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face looked as bright as an angel’s.” - Acts 6:15 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 6:15 offers a powerful glimpse into the divine presence that surrounded Stephen. As he stood before the Sanhedrin, facing accusations and potential death,
- [The Core of Faith- Beyond Temple Walls](https://redirectingourfocus.com/stephens-boldness-a-light-in-the-darkness-2/) - By Andrew Williams “These witnesses testified, “This man never stops speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses. We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.” - Acts 6:13-14 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 6:13-14 presents
- [False Accusations, Unwavering Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/false-accusations-unwavering-faith/) - By Andrew Williams “So they secretly persuaded some men to lie and say, “We heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of the law, and they came up and seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.” - Acts 6:11-12 (NLT) Good morning
- [Unmasking Truth- Standing Firm in Wisdom](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unmasking-truth-standing-firm-in-wisdom/) - By Andrew Williams “But some men from the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria—as well as men from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and began to argue with Stephen. But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.” - Acts 6:9-10 (NLT) Good
- [Stephen's Boldness- A Light in the Darkness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/stephens-boldness-a-light-in-the-darkness/) - By Andrew Williams “Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.” - Acts 6:8 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Acts 6:8 introduces us to Stephen, not merely as a chosen servant of the early church, but as a dynamic force of God's presence. The verse highlights
- [Serving with Wisdom and Unity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/serving-with-wisdom-and-unity/) - By Andrew Williams "But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, 'We apostles should spend our time teaching
- [Faith Precious and Equal to All](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faith-precious-and-equal-to-all/) - By Andrew Williams “This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior.” 2 Peter 1:1 (NLT) Good morning fellow
- [Courage to Stand for Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/courage-to-stand-for-truth/) - By Andrew Williams “But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God’s Grace for All](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-grace-for-all/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 15:7-11 (NLT) “At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: ‘Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe. God knows people’s hearts, and He
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Trust in God’s Sovereignty](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-trust-in-gods-sovereignty/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 12:16-19 (NLT) “Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed. He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. ‘Tell James and the other brothers what happened,’ he said. And then he went
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Faith in God’s Answers](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-faith-in-gods-answers/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 12:12-15 (NLT) “When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer. He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it. When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God’s Deliverance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-deliverance/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 12:9-11 (NLT) “So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was actually happening. They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all
- [God Moves in the Midnight Hour](https://redirectingourfocus.com/god-moves-in-the-midnight-hour/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 12:6-8 (NLT): "The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate. Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him
- [The Power of Prayer in Persecution](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-power-of-prayer-in-persecution/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 12:4-5 (NLT): "Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover. But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him." Good morning fellow disciples. This passage paints a
- [Faith Under Fire](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faith-under-fire/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 12:1-3 (NLT): "About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)" Good morning fellow
- [The God Who Welcomes All](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-god-who-welcomes-all/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 11:15-18 (NLT): "'As I began to speak,' Peter continued, 'the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, "John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." And since God gave
- [Responding with Grace and Understanding](https://redirectingourfocus.com/responding-with-grace-and-understanding/) - By Andrew Williams “Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him. ‘You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!’ they said. Then Peter told them exactly what had
- [The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-outpouring-of-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams “Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too. For they heard them speaking in other tongues and
- [Witnesses of the Good News](https://redirectingourfocus.com/witnesses-of-the-good-news/) - By Andrew Williams “And we apostles are witnesses of all He did throughout Judea and in Jerusalem. They put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross, but God raised Him to life on the third day. Then God allowed Him to appear, not to the general public, but to us whom God had
- [God’s Unbiased Love and the Power of the Good News](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-unbiased-love-and-the-power-of-the-good-news/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Peter replied, ‘I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism. In every nation, He accepts those who fear Him and do what is right. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. You
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Readiness for God’s Call](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-readiness-for-gods-call/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 10:30-33 (NLT) “Cornelius replied, ‘Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me. He told me, “Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God’s Perspective](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-perspective/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 10:28-29 “Peter told them, ‘You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean. So I came without objection as soon
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Humility in God’s Plan](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-humility-in-gods-plan/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 10:24-27 (NLT) “They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter pulled him up and said, ‘Stand up! I’m a human being just like
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God’s Inclusive Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-inclusive-mission/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 10:23-24 (NLT) “So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa. They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.” Good morning fellow
- [Obedience in Uncertainty](https://redirectingourfocus.com/obedience-in-uncertainty/) - By Andrew Williams "Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate, they asked if a man named Simon Peter was staying there. Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, 'Three men have come
- [Breaking Barriers for God’s Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/breaking-barriers-for-gods-mission/) - By Andrew Williams "In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds. Then a voice said to him, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.' 'No, Lord,' Peter declared. 'I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.' But the voice spoke again: 'Do not call something unclean
- [Preparing Our Hearts for God’s Vision](https://redirectingourfocus.com/preparing-our-hearts-for-gods-vision/) - By Andrew Williams "The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon, and he was hungry. But while a meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let
- [Obedience Opens the Door](https://redirectingourfocus.com/obedience-opens-the-door/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 10:4-6 (NLT): "Cornelius stared at him in terror. 'What is it, sir?' he asked the angel. And the angel replied, 'Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying
- [A Life That Points Others to Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-life-that-points-others-to-christ/) - By Andrew Williams “There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor. About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. But the believers had heard that Peter
- [Bringing Healing Through Christ’s Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/bringing-healing-through-christs-power/) - By Andrew Williams “Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. Peter said to him, ‘Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping
- [Faithful to the Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faithful-to-the-mission/) - By Andrew Williams “After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.” Acts 8:25 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This verse shows us the unwavering commitment of Peter and John to the
- [The Heart of True Discipleship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-heart-of-true-discipleship/) - By Andrew Williams “When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power. ‘Let me have this power, too,’ he exclaimed, ‘so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!’ But Peter replied, ‘May your
- [Receiving the Holy Spirit Through Faithful Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/receiving-the-holy-spirit-through-faithful-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams “When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there. As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only
- [Bold Obedience in the Face of Opposition](https://redirectingourfocus.com/bold-obedience-in-the-face-of-opposition/) - By Andrew Williams “Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them. ‘We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!’ he said. ‘Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!’ But
- [A Church of Power and Compassion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-church-of-power-and-compassion/) - By Andrew Williams "The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade." (Acts 5:12) "As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that
- [The Call to Walk in Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-call-to-walk-in-truth/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 5:7-10 (NLT): "About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, 'Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?' 'Yes,' she replied, 'that was the price.' And Peter said, 'How could the two of you even think of conspiring to
- [Integrity Before God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/integrity-before-god/) - By Andrew Williams "But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest. Then Peter said, 'Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You
- [Boldness in Prayer and Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/boldness-in-prayer-and-mission/) - By Andrew Williams "The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years." (Acts 4:21) "As soon as they
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Obedience Over Approval](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-obedience-over-approval/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 4:16-20 (NLT) “‘What should we do with these men?’ they asked each other. ‘We can’t deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it. But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’
- [Redirecting Our Focus to the Boldness Found in Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-the-boldness-found-in-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 4:8-14 (NLT) “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, ‘Rulers and elders of our people, are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? Let me clearly state to all of you and
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God’s Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-authority/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 4:5-7 (NLT) “The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem. Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest. They brought in the two disciples and demanded, ‘By what power, or
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Bold Witnessing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-bold-witnessing/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 4:1-4 (NLT) “While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead.
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Repentance and Refreshment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-repentance-and-refreshment/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 3:17-19 (NLT) “Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things. Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Jesus Like Peter](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-jesus-like-peter/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 3:11-16 (NLT) “They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John. Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. ‘People of Israel,’ he said, ‘What is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this
- [Faith in Action – Offering What We Have in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faith-in-action-offering-what-we-have-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams “Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from
- [Devotion to Christ and the Community of Believers](https://redirectingourfocus.com/devotion-to-christ-and-the-community-of-believers/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, ‘Save yourselves from this crooked generation!’ Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all. All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing
- [The Invitation to Repentance and Renewal](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-invitation-to-repentance-and-renewal/) - By Andrew Williams “Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what should we do?’ Peter replied, ‘Each of you must repent of your sins, turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive
- [Empowered by the Holy Spirit to Boldly Proclaim](https://redirectingourfocus.com/empowered-by-the-spirit-to-boldly-proclaim/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, ‘Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that.
- [Stepping Up in Leadership: Peter’s Example](https://redirectingourfocus.com/stepping-up-in-leadership-peters-example/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 1:15, 21 (NLT): "During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them." (Acts 1:15) "'So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus.'" (Acts
- [United in Prayer: Following Peter’s Lead](https://redirectingourfocus.com/united-in-prayer-following-peters-lead/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 1:13-14 (NLT): "When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the Zealot), and Judas (son of James). They all met together
- [What About Them?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/what-about-them/) - By Andrew Williams John 21:20-22 (NLT): "Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, 'Lord, who will betray you?' Peter asked Jesus, 'What about him, Lord?' Jesus replied, 'If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that
- [Following Jesus, No Matter the Cost](https://redirectingourfocus.com/following-jesus-no-matter-the-cost/) - By Andrew Williams John 21:18-19 (NLT): "'I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don’t
- [Do You Love Me?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/do-you-love-me/) - By Andrew Williams John 21:15-17 (NLT): "After breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' 'Yes, Lord,' Peter replied, 'you know I love you.' 'Then feed my lambs,' Jesus told him. Jesus repeated the question: 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' 'Yes, Lord,' Peter said,
- [Come and Have Some Breakfast](https://redirectingourfocus.com/come-and-have-breakfast/) - By Andrew Williams John 21:9-12 (NLT): "When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread. 'Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,' Jesus said. So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Obedience and Abundance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-obedience-and-abundance/) - By Andrew Williams John 21:5-8 (NLT): "He called out, 'Fellows, have you caught any fish?' 'No,' they replied. Then he said, 'Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!' So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. Then
- [Recognizing Jesus in Everyday Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-recognizing-jesus-in-the-everyday/) - By Andrew Williams John 21:2-4 (NLT): "Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples. Simon Peter said, 'I’m going fishing.' 'We’ll come, too,' they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.
- [Redirecting Our Focus to the Risen Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-obedience-and-submission/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 24:12 (NLT): "But Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings. Then he went home, wondering what had happened." Good morning fellow disciples. This verse captures Peter’s immediate reaction to the astonishing news that Jesus’ tomb was empty. The
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Sharing the Good News](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-sharing-the-good-news/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 24:33-34 (NLT): "And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them, who said, 'The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter.'" Good morning fellow disciples. These verses come from the account of the
- [Learning from Peter’s Denial – A Call to Repentance and Restoration](https://redirectingourfocus.com/learning-from-peters-denial-a-call-to-repentance-and-restoration/) - By Andrew Williams “Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, ‘You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.’ But Peter denied it in front of everyone. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ he said. Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed
- [Staying Awake in Spirit and Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/staying-awake-in-spirit-and-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams “Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, ‘Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!’” – Matthew 26:40-41 (NLT) Good morning fellow
- [The God of Second Chances](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-god-of-second-chances/) - By Andrew Williams “Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.” – Mark 16:7 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. In this verse, the angel at the empty tomb gives the women a message
- [Surrendering Control to God’s Perfect Plan](https://redirectingourfocus.com/surrendering-control-to-gods-perfect-plan/) - By Andrew Williams “Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. But Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?’” – John 18:10-11 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples.
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Humility and Dependence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-humility-and-dependence/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 26:33-35 (NLT): "Peter declared, 'Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.' Jesus replied, 'I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.' 'No!' Peter insisted. 'Even if I have to die with you, I
- [Trusting Jesus When the Path is Unclear](https://redirectingourfocus.com/trusting-jesus-when-the-path-is-unclear/) - By Andrew Williams “Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, ‘I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!’ The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, ‘Who’s he talking
- [Embracing Humility and Submission to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/embracing-humility-and-submission-to-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams “When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ Jesus replied, ‘You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.’ ‘No,’ Peter protested, ‘you will never ever wash my feet!’ Jesus replied, ‘Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Faith in God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-faith-in-god/) - By Andrew Williams Mark 11:20-22 (NLT): "The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up. Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, 'Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!'
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Eternal Rewards](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-eternal-rewards/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 19:27 (NLT): "Then Peter said to him, 'We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?'" Good morning fellow disciples. In this verse, Peter voices a question that resonates with many of us: “What’s in it for me?” After hearing Jesus’ challenging teaching about the rich young ruler and
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Boundless Forgiveness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-boundless-forgiveness/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 18:21-22 (NLT): "Then Peter came to him and asked, 'Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?' 'No, not seven times,' Jesus replied, 'but seventy times seven!'" Good morning fellow disciples. In this passage, Peter approaches Jesus with a question about forgiveness, suggesting a generous limit
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Trust and Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-trust-and-obedience/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 17:24-27 (NLT): "On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, 'Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?' 'Yes, he does,' Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, 'What do you
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Listening to the Beloved Son](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-listening-to-the-beloved-son/) - By Andrew Williams "But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.' The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground. Then Jesus came over and touched them. 'Get up,' he
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Recognizing His Presence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-recognizing-his-presence/) - By Andrew Williams "Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus. Peter exclaimed, 'Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'" – Matthew 17:3-4 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. In this stunning moment of the
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Beholding His Glory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-beholding-his-glory/) - By Andrew Williams "Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light." – Matthew 17:1-2 (NLT) Good
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Choosing to Stay with Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-choosing-to-stay-with-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams "At this point, many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, 'Are you also going to leave?' Simon Peter replied, 'Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Faithful Readiness as Disciples](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-faithful-readiness-as-disciples/) - By Andrew Williams "You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected." Peter asked, 'Lord, is that illustration just for us or for everyone?'" – Luke 12:40-41 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Jesus had just finished teaching about the importance of being watchful and prepared for
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Seeking Understanding as a Disciple](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-seeking-understanding-as-a-disciple/) - By Andrew Williams "Then Peter said to Jesus, 'Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.' 'Don’t you understand yet?' Jesus asked." – Matthew 15:15-16 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. In this passage, Peter demonstrates a key characteristic of a disciple: the willingness to ask questions. Jesus had just
- [Redirecting Our Focus: From Fear to Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-from-fear-to-faith/) - By Andrew Williams "But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. 'Save me, Lord!' he shouted. Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. 'You have so little faith,' Jesus said. 'Why did you doubt me?' When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped." –
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Stepping Out in Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-stepping-out-in-faith/) - By Andrew Williams "But Jesus spoke to them at once. 'Don’t be afraid,' he said. 'Take courage. I am here!' Then Peter called to him, 'Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.' 'Yes, come,' Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Trusting Jesus' Power Beyond What We See](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-trusting-jesus-power-beyond-what-we-see/) - By Andrew Williams "'Who touched me?' Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, 'Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.' But Jesus said, 'Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.'" – Luke 8:45-46 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. In this passage, we find Peter once again
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Serving Others After Jesus’ Touch](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-serving-others-after-jesus-touch/) - By Andrew Williams "When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him." – Matthew 8:14-15 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This passage gives us a glimpse into Peter’s
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Declaring Who Jesus Is](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-declaring-who-jesus-is/) - By Andrew Williams "Then he asked them, 'But who do you say I am?' Peter replied, 'You are the Messiah.'" – Mark 8:29 (NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This powerful moment in Mark’s Gospel records a pivotal question Jesus asked His disciples: "Who do you say I am?" It’s a deeply personal question—one that goes
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Answering the Call to Lead](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-answering-the-call-to-lead/) - By Andrew Williams "Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every disease and illness. Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), John (James’s brother)..." – Matthew 10:1-2 (NLT) Good morning
- [Redirecting Our Focus to the Call of Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-the-call-of-christ/) - By Andrew Williams "When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, 'Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.' For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Trusting Jesus Beyond Our Limits](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-trusting-jesus-beyond-our-limits/) - By Andrew Williams "When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, 'Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.' 'Master,' Simon replied, 'we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.' And this
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Offering What We Have to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-offering-what-we-have-to-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams "One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. Stepping into one of the
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Follow Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-follow-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams "One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, 'Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!'
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God's Transforming Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-transforming-power/) - By Andrew Williams "Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which means Christ). Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, 'Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas' (which means “Peter”)." – John 1:41-42 (NLT) Good morning
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Lead Others to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redirecting-our-focus-to-lead-others-to-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams "Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which means Christ). Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, 'Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas' (which means “Peter”)." – John 1:41-42 (NLT) Good morning
- [My Identity in Christ - Abiding in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-abiding-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. Let us delve into the heart of abiding, a concept so vital to our spiritual growth
- [My Identity in Christ - I Have a Hope and a Future](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-i-have-a-hope-and-a-future/) - By Andrew Williams Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (NIV) Good morning fellow disciples. This passage, a beacon in the darkest of storms, speaks directly to the anxieties and uncertainties
- [My Identity in Christ- Participating in His Sufferings](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-participating-in-his-sufferings/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 3:10 (NLT): “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a passage that speaks not of ease and comfort, but of suffering, of hardship, of a
- [My Identity in Christ- A Warrior in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-a-warrior-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 6:10-11 (NLT): “A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a passage that speaks of
- [My Identity in Christ- Transformed by Renewing Your Mind](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-transformed-by-renewing-your-mind/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 12:2 (NLT): “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our
- [My Identity in Christ- His Sheep, Known and Loved](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-his-sheep-known-and-loved/) - By Andrew Williams John 10:14 (NLT): “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep, and my sheep know me.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks of intimacy, of belonging, of a love that is deeply personal and profoundly comforting: the knowledge that we are known and
- [My Identity in Christ- Never Alone](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-never-alone/) - By Andrew Williams Hebrews 13:5 (NLT): “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks of comfort, of assurance, of an unwavering presence that transcends all earthly limitations: God's promise to never leave us nor forsake us. This isn't a
- [My Identity in Christ- A Friend of Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-a-friend-of-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams John 15:15 (NLT): “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks
- [My Identity in Christ- Clothed in Righteousness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-clothed-in-righteousness/) - By Andrew Williams Isaiah 61:10 (NLT): “'I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels. " Good morning fellow disciples. Let
- [My Identity in Christ- Possessing Peace That Surpasses Understanding](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-possessing-peace-that-surpasses-understanding/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 4:7 (NLT): “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a promise that speaks of solace, of tranquility, of a peace that transcends
- [My Identity in Christ- I have A New Heart and Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-i-have-a-new-heart-and-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Ezekiel 36:26 (NLT): “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a passage that speaks of profound inner change, of
- [My Identity in Christ- The Fruit of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-the-fruit-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT): "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a passage that speaks of beauty, of character, of a
- [My Identity in Christ- I Am Very Bold](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-i-am-very-bold/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 3:12 (NLT): "Since we have such a hope, we are very bold." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks of confidence, of assurance, of a boldness that transcends fear and self-doubt: the boldness we find in Christ. This boldness isn't self-assuredness or arrogance;
- [My Identity in Christ - Temple of the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-temple-of-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams "Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself," (1 Corinthians 6:19, NLT). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us delve into this profound truth, beloved children of God. This verse, a
- [My Identity in Christ- A Vessel of Honor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-a-vessel-of-honor/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Timothy 2:21 (NLT): "If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special vessel for honorable use. The Master will find you ready for any task, and he will equip you for every good work." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a passage that speaks of purpose,
- [My Identity in Christ- Strengthened by His Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/strengthened-by-his-power/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 3:16 (NLT): "Then you will be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks of empowerment, of inner fortitude, of a strength that surpasses all human capacity: the strength found in the indwelling power of the
- [My Identity in Christ- Free Indeed](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-free-indeed/) - By Andrew Williams John 8:36 (NLT): “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that echoes with the resounding truth of freedom – a freedom that transcends earthly chains and earthly limitations: the freedom found in Jesus Christ. This
- [My Identity in Christ- A Living Stone: Our Role in God's Spiritual House](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-a-living-stone-our-role-in-gods-spiritual-house/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 2:5 (NLT): "And you are living stones, and as such you are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to a passage that speaks of our
- [My Identity in Christ- God's Child](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-gods-child/) - By Andrew Williams John 1:12 (NLT): "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks of a profound and deeply personal relationship, a connection that transcends all
- [My Identity in Christ- More Than Conquerors](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-more-than-conquerors/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 8:37 (NLT): "No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts today to a verse that speaks of triumph, of overcoming, of ultimate victory – a victory that is ours through the grace and power of our
- [My Identity in Christ- Redeemed and Forgiven](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-redeemed-and-forgiven/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 1:14 (NLT): “For he is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He
- [My Identity in Christ- Complete in Him](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-complete-in-him/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 2:10 (NLT): "And you have been given full spiritual life because Christ lives in you. And he is the head of all principalities and powers." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts to a verse that speaks of a profound and satisfying completeness, a fullness that surpasses all human
- [My Identity in Christ- A Citizen of Heaven](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-identity-in-christ-a-citizen-of-heaven/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 3:20 (NLT): "But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to a truth that transcends earthly boundaries and earthly limitations: our citizenship in Heaven. This verse isn't simply a statement
- [My Identity in Christ- God's Workmanship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-workmanship/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 2:10 (NLT): "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to a verse that speaks of our unique purpose and identity as
- [My Identity in Christ- Salt and Light](https://redirectingourfocus.com/salt-and-light/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 5:13-14 (NLT): “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, and will be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill
- [My Identity in Christ- Heirs with Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/heirs-with-christ/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 8:17 (NLT): "Since we are his children, we are his heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds today to a truth that is
- [My Identity in Christ- Fearfully and Wonderfully Made](https://redirectingourfocus.com/fearfully-and-wonderfully-made/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 139:14 (NLT): "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds today to a verse that speaks of the exquisite detail and profound intentionality of God's creative work in each
- [My Identity in Christ- Royal Priesthood](https://redirectingourfocus.com/royal-priesthood/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 2:9 (NLT): "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s very own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." Good morning fellow disciples. The term "royal priesthood" is not merely a title;
- [My Identity in Christ- Accepted in the Beloved](https://redirectingourfocus.com/accepted-in-the-beloved/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 1:6 (NLT): And he did this through Christ, for God loved us and decided beforehand to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts today to Ephesians 1:6 (NLT)
- [My Identity in Christ- A New Creation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-new-creation/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 5:17(NLT): "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to a verse that speaks of radical transformation, a complete and utter renewal of our very being. Let us
- [My Identity in Christ- Chosen and Loved](https://redirectingourfocus.com/chosen-and-loved/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 1:4-5 (NLT): “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In his love, he preordained us to be adopted as his children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.” Good morning fellow disciples. Let us open
- [The Symphony of Service: Discovering Your Unique Note in God's Orchestra](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-symphony-of-service-discovering-your-unique-note-in-gods-orchestra/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT): "God’s grace is expressed in the many different ways each of you has been given. So use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the magnificent tapestry of purpose woven throughout the life of
- [The Transforming Word: Cultivating Spiritual Disciplines for a Richer Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-transforming-word-cultivating-spiritual-disciplines-for-a-richer-life/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 3:16 (NLT): "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to the vital
- [The Wellspring of Strength: Building Yourselves Up Through Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-wellspring-of-strength-building-yourselves-up-through-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams Jude 1:20 (NLT): "But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the power of the Holy Spirit." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to the profound and transformative power of prayer, a vital lifeline connecting us to the very heart
- [A Life Guided by Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-life-guided-by-grace/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 5:16 (NLT): "So I say, let the Spirit lead your lives, and you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on the exhilarating and liberating experience of walking in the Spirit, a life surrendered to the gentle guidance of the Holy Spirit. Walking
- [The Abundant Harvest: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-abundant-harvest-cultivating-the-fruit-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT): "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the most exquisite and transformative treasure available to every believer: the fruit of the Spirit, a radiant harvest
- [The Faithful Steward: Contributing Generously to God's Work](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-faithful-steward-contributing-generously-to-gods-work/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 16:2 (NLT): "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come, you will not have to make collections." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on the blessed
- [The Orderly House: Administration as a Vital Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-orderly-house-administration-as-a-vital-ministry/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:28 (NLT: "And God has appointed these offices in the church: first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various kinds of tongues." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on the often unsung yet vital ministry of administration, the essential
- [The Bonds of Love: Sharing Burdens and Strengthening Souls](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-bonds-of-love-sharing-burdens-and-strengthening-souls/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 6:2 (NLT): "Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on the profound and transformative act of helping one another, a powerful expression of Christian love and fellowship. This verse doesn't simply encourage helping; it presents it
- [Mercy as a Reflection of God's Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/mercy-as-a-reflection-of-gods-grace/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 5:7 (NLT): "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to the beautiful and transformative virtue of mercy, a profound expression of God's love and a cornerstone of the Christian life. This verse doesn't simply encourage mercy; it
- [The Shepherd's Heart: Nurturing the Flock with Tender Care](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-shepherds-heart-nurturing-the-flock-with-tender-care/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 4:11-12 (NLT: "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ." Good morning fellow disciples. Let
- [The Uplifting Word: Building One Another Up in Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-uplifting-word-building-one-another-up-in-love/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NLT): "And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to the vital ministry of exhortation, a powerful tool for building up the
- [Passing the Torch: The Sacred Trust of Faithful Teaching](https://redirectingourfocus.com/passing-the-torch-the-sacred-trust-of-faithful-teaching/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Timothy 2:2 (NLT): "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on the profound responsibility of teaching God's Word, a sacred trust passed down through generations
- [Shepherding Souls: The Essential Qualities of a Godly Leader](https://redirectingourfocus.com/shepherding-souls-the-essential-qualities-of-a-godly-leader/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Timothy 3:1-7 (NLT): "Here is a trustworthy saying: If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires a noble task. Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover
- [The Joyful Overflow: Giving with a Cheerful Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-joyful-overflow-giving-with-a-cheerful-heart/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NLT): "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our attention to the beautiful and transformative act of giving, a reflection of God's own generous
- [Serving with Diligence and Devotion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-humble-heart-serving-with-diligence-and-devotion/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 12:7 (NLT): "If your gift is serving others, serve them well." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on the profound privilege of serving, a cornerstone of the Christian life and a powerful expression of our love for God and for one another. This verse doesn't simply encourage service; it emphasizes
- [The Manifest Power of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-manifest-power-of-god-signs-wonders-and-the-transforming-gospel/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 15:18-19 (NLT): "For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, in order to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, by signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I
- [Prayer, Faith, and the Healing Touch of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-balm-of-gilead-prayer-faith-and-the-healing-touch-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams James 5:14-16 (NLT): "Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have
- [Witnessing the Power of Miracles](https://redirectingourfocus.com/witnessing-the-power-of-miracles/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 3:6-8 (NLT): "Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!’ Then he took him by the right hand and helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He jumped
- [Building Your Life on Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/building-your-life-on-faith/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:9 (NLT): "To another, the same Spirit gives faith." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the cornerstone of our spiritual lives, the bedrock upon which all other gifts and graces are built: faith. This verse highlights faith not as a mere belief, but as a distinct spiritual gift, a
- [Unlocking Hidden Truths: The Gift of the Word of Knowledge](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unlocking-hidden-truths-the-gift-of-the-word-of-knowledge/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:8 (NKJV): “'for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, " Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect today on the remarkable gift of the word of knowledge, a divine revelation that unveils hidden truths and
- [Applying God's Wisdom in Daily Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/applying-gods-wisdom-in-daily-life/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:8 (NLT): "To another, the same Spirit gives the ability to speak with wisdom, and to another, the ability to distinguish between spirits." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the precious gift of the word of wisdom, a divine illumination that guides our steps and empowers us to apply
- [Discerning Truth in a World of Deception](https://redirectingourfocus.com/discerning-truth-in-a-world-of-deception/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:10 (NLT): ' He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. ' Good morning fellow disciples. In these turbulent times, filled with conflicting voices and deceptive spirits, the gift of discerning spirits becomes not merely a helpful
- [Prophecy as a Building Block of Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/prophecy-as-a-building-block-of-faith/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 14:3 (NLT): "But anyone who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to the profound gift of prophecy, a powerful expression of God's grace and a vital component in the building up of His Church. Prophecy,
- [Spiritual Gifts and the Journey of Maturity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spiritual-gifts-and-the-journey-of-maturity/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 4:11-13 (NLT): "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we
- [Seeking the Gifts of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/seeking-the-gifts-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 11:13 (NLT): "If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Good morning fellow disciples. This verse offers a powerful and comforting truth: our heavenly Father is
- [A Heart Eager to Serve](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unveiling-your-gift-a-heart-eager-to-serve/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 14:12 (NLT): "So be eager to prophesy, but even more eager to interpret." Good morning fellow disciples. This verse doesn't explicitly instruct us how to identify our gifts, but it reveals a crucial element in the process: eagerness. Paul's emphasis on being "eager to prophesy, but even more eager to
- [The Vital Importance of Our Spiritual Gifts](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-symphony-of-service-the-vital-importance-of-our-spiritual-gifts/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 12:6-8 (NLT): "We have different gifts, depending on God’s grace: prophecy, in proportion to our faith, ministry, serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leading, or compassion. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it
- [One Spirit, Many Gifts: The Divine Source of Our Abilities](https://redirectingourfocus.com/one-spirit-many-gifts-the-divine-source-of-our-abilities/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:11 (NLT): "All of these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the magnificent source of all spiritual gifts, a wellspring of grace and power that flows from the heart
- [The Purpose of Our Gifts in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/building-blocks-of-glory-the-purpose-of-our-gifts-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:7 (NLT): "Now a demonstration of the Spirit is given to each one for the common good." Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts and minds to the magnificent purpose behind the spiritual gifts God so graciously bestows upon us. This verse cuts to the heart of the
- [The Nature of Spiritual Gifts](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-nature-of-spiritual-gifts/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (NLT): 'There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
- [Eternal Deliverance in God's Kingdom](https://redirectingourfocus.com/eternal-deliverance-in-gods-kingdom/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation 21:4: “‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain.’ And the first things have gone.” (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us lift our hearts to the glorious hope revealed in Revelation 21:4. This isn't a mere
- [Deliverance Through Praise](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-through-praise/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 149:6: “May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, to inflict vengeance on the nations.” (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us consider the potent weapon of praise, as revealed in Psalm 149:6. This isn't a call to physical violence; it's
- [Deliverance from Spiritual Warfare](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-spiritual-warfare/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 6:12: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us confront the reality of spiritual warfare, as
- [Deliverance into God's Purpose](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-into-gods-purpose/) - By Andrew Williams Jeremiah 29:11: “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us find hope and direction in the unwavering promise of Jeremiah 29:11. This
- [Deliverance from False Identities](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-false-identities/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 5:17: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us rejoice in the transformative power of God's grace, as revealed in 2 Corinthians 5:17. This isn't a mere statement of possibility;
- [Deliverance Through the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-through-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams John 14:26: "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us find strength and guidance in the comforting promise of John 14:26This
- [Deliverance from Self](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-self/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 2:20: "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the profound liberation offered in Galatians 2:20. This isn't a mere statement of faith; it's a powerful declaration of spiritual transformation, a pathway to
- [Deliverance from the Prison of Unforgiveness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-the-prison-of-unforgiveness/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 6:14: "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us find healing and freedom in the profound truth of Matthew 6:14. This isn't a mere suggestion for improved relationships; it's a powerful declaration
- [The Strength of Unity: Deliverance Through Community](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-strength-of-unity-deliverance-through-community/) - By Andrew Williams Ecclesiastes 4:9: "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect on
- [Embracing the Future: Deliverance from the Weight of the Past](https://redirectingourfocus.com/embracing-the-future-deliverance-from-the-weight-of-the-past/) - By Andrew Williams Isaiah 43:18: "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us find freedom
- [The Downward Spiral of Pride: Deliverance Through Humility](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-downward-spiral-of-pride-deliverance-through-humility/) - By Andrew Williams Proverbs 16:18: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us consider the sobering warning, and the path to freedom, found in Proverbs 16:18. This isn't simply a proverb; it's a profound spiritual truth, a warning against the insidious nature of pride
- [Deliverance from the Poison of Bitterness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-the-poison-of-bitterness/) - By Andrew Williams Hebrews 12:15: "See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. This isn't a simple admonition; it's a profound call to cultivate forgiveness and to actively resist the
- [Deliverance Through God's Amazing Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-through-gods-amazing-grace/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 2:8: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—" (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect today on the cornerstone of our faith, the bedrock of our hope, the very foundation of our salvation,
- [The Power of Believing: Deliverance from the Shackles of Doubt](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-power-of-believing-deliverance-from-the-shackles-of-doubt/) - By Andrew Williams Mark 11:24: "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. This isn't a formula for manipulating God; it's a powerful declaration of faith's transformative power, a pathway to deliverance from the crippling effects
- [Finding Refuge in Praise: Deliverance Through Worship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/finding-refuge-in-praise-deliverance-through-worship/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 22:3: "Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us find solace and strength today in the unwavering truth of Psalm 22:3. This isn't a mere statement of fact; it's a powerful declaration of God's sovereignty and
- [Deliverance from Sexual Immorality](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-sexual-immorality/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Thessalonians 4:3: "It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God." (New Living Translation).
- [Deliverance from Addiction](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-addiction/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 10:13: "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." (New Living Translation). Good
- [Deliverance from the Isolation of Loneliness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-the-isolation-of-loneliness/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 68:6: "God sets the lonely in families." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. My fellow disciples, let us find comfort and connection today in the beautiful promise of Psalm 68:6. This isn't a mere suggestion for social interaction; it's a powerful declaration of God's active involvement in our lives, a
- [Deliverance Through God's Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-sword-of-the-spirit-deliverance-through-gods-word/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 119:11: "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us meditate today on the powerful protection found in Psalm 119:11. This isn't a passive suggestion; it's a proactive declaration of spiritual warfare, a testament to the
- [Deliverance from Shame](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-shame/) - Isaiah 61:7: "Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion." (New Living Translation). By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. The powerful promise of healing and restoration found in Isaiah 61:7 isn't a mere consolation; it's a declaration of God's restorative power, a promise of abundant blessing in place of the crippling weight
- [Deliverance from Despair](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-despair/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 42:11: "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. My fellow disciples, let us find comfort and encouragement today in the poignant words of Psalm 42:11. This isn't a simple reprimand; it's a compassionate call to
- [Deliverance from the Burden of Guilt](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-the-burden-of-guilt/) - By Andrew Willams 1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. My fellow disciples, let us find healing and restoration today in the liberating truth of 1 John 1:9. This isn't
- [Deliverance Through Intercession](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-through-intercession/) - By Andrew Williams James 5:16: "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. My fellow disciples, let us reflect today on the potent truth found in James 5:16. This isn't a mere suggestion; it's a powerful declaration of the transformative power of prayer, a testament to
- [Deliverance from the Evil One](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-the-evil-one/) - Andrew Williams Matthew 6:13: "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us turn our hearts today to the powerful plea found in Matthew 6:13. This isn't a passive wish; it's a fervent petition, a recognition of our vulnerability and a confident
- [Deliverance from Every Bondage](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-every-bondage/) - By Andrew Williams "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36 (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us contemplate the profound liberation offered in John 8:36. This isn't a promise of mere temporal freedom; it's a declaration of ultimate liberation, a release from every form of bondage
- [Deliverance from Anxiety](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-anxiety/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 4:6-7: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us find
- [Deliverance Through Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-through-faith/) - Hebrews 11:6: "And without faith, it is impossible to please God." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. This isn't a mere suggestion; it's a profound statement about the very nature of our relationship with God, a declaration that underscores the indispensable role of faith in experiencing His blessings, including the ultimate deliverance He offers.
- [Deliverance in the Midst of Trouble](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-in-the-midst-of-trouble/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 91:15: "He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. This isn't a passive assurance; it's a dynamic covenant, a powerful declaration of God's active presence and unwavering commitment
- [Deliverance from the Bondage of Sin](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-the-bondage-of-sin/) - By Andrew Williams "You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness." Romans 6:18 (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us reflect today on the profound liberation declared in Romans 6:18. It isn't a mere statement of possibility; it's a powerful proclamation of our present reality in Christ. It
- [Deliverance from Fear](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deliverance-from-fear/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Timothy 1:7: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (New Living Translation). Good morning fellow disciples. Let us open our hearts today to the liberating truth found in 2 Timothy 1:7. This isn't simply a comforting thought;
- [The Promise of Deliverance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-promise-of-deliverance/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 34:17 "The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles." (New Living Translation) Good morning fellow disciples. Psalm 34:17 isn't merely a comforting verse; it's a powerful declaration of God's active involvement in our lives, a lifeline in the storms of existence. The vibrant
- [Leaving a Christ-Centered Legacy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/leaving-a-christ-centered-legacy/) - By Andrew Williams "One generation shall commend Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts." (Psalm 145:4) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. As followers of Christ, the legacy we leave behind is significant. It reflects our
- [Engaging with God’s Creation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/engaging-with-gods-creation/) - By Andrew Williams "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein." (Psalm 24:1) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. God’s creation is a testament to His power, creativity, and love. Engaging
- [Practicing Generosity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/practicing-generosity/) - By Andrew Wiliams "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Generosity is a reflection of
- [Learning About Patience and Perseverance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/learning-about-patience-and-perseverance/) - By Andrew Williams "Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope." (Romans 5:3-4) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Patience and perseverance are essential virtues
- [Understanding the Nature of God’s Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/understanding-the-nature-of-gods-love/) - By Andrew Williams "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. God’s love is profound and multifaceted, transcending our human understanding.
- [Being a Peacemaker](https://redirectingourfocus.com/being-a-peacemaker/) - "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." (Matthew 5:9) By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Being a peacemaker is a fundamental aspect of living out our faith as followers of Christ.
- [Identifying and Overcoming Sin in Your Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/identifying-and-overcoming-sin-in-your-life/) - By Andrew Williams "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Recognizing and addressing sin in our lives is crucial for
- [Living a Holy Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/living-a-holy-life/) - By Andrew Williams "Be holy, for I am holy." (1 Peter 1:16) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Living a holy life is a fundamental calling for every believer. Holiness is not simply about following rules or avoiding sin;
- [Finding Joy in God During Difficult Times](https://redirectingourfocus.com/finding-joy-in-god-during-difficult-times/) - By Andrew Williams "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." (James 1:2) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Finding joy in God during difficult times may seem challenging, but it is
- [Barriers to Trusting God Fully](https://redirectingourfocus.com/barriers-to-trusting-god-fully/) - By Andrew Williams "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Trusting God fully is a vital aspect of our faith, but various
- [Encouraging Others in Their Faith Journey](https://redirectingourfocus.com/encouraging-others-in-their-faith-journey/) - By Andrew Williams "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. As believers, we are called to support and encourage one another in our
- [Abiding in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/abiding-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful
- [Serving Your Church and Community Effectively](https://redirectingourfocus.com/serving-your-church-and-community-effectively/) - By Andrew Williams "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms." (1 Peter 4:10) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Serving our church and
- [Discovering Your God-Given Gifts and Talents](https://redirectingourfocus.com/discovering-your-god-given-gifts-and-talents/) - By Andrew Williams "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us." (Romans 12:6) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. God has uniquely created each of us with specific gifts and talents that reflect His
- [Sharing the Gospel Effectively](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sharing-the-gospel-effectively/) - By Andrew Williams "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Sharing the Gospel
- [Growing Through Trials and Hardships](https://redirectingourfocus.com/growing-through-trials-and-hardships/) - By Andrew Williams "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." (James 1:2-3) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Trials and hardships are
- [Approaching Challenges with Faith and Trust in God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/approaching-challenges-with-faith-and-trust-in-god/) - By Andrew Williams "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Life is filled with challenges that can test our faith and resilience.
- [True Worship in Our Lives](https://redirectingourfocus.com/true-worship-in-our-lives/) - By Andrew Williams "But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him." (John 4:23) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful
- [Practicing Humility in Our Actions](https://redirectingourfocus.com/practicing-humility-in-our-actions/) - By Andrew Williams "Humility comes before honor." (Proverbs 18:12) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Humility is a fundamental characteristic of a Christlike life. It involves recognizing our dependence on God and the value of others. Practicing humility in
- [Seeking First the Kingdom of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/seeking-first-the-kingdom-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." (Matthew 6:33) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. To seek first the Kingdom of God is a
- [Being a Witness for Christ in Everyday Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/being-a-witness-for-christ-in-everyday-life/) - By Andrew Williams "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses..." (Acts 1:8) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Being a witness for Christ is not limited to
- [The Influence of Faith on Relationships](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-influence-of-faith-on-relationships/) - By Andrew Williams "And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." (Colossians 3:14) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Faith is a powerful force that shapes our lives, guiding our actions, thoughts, and
- [Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude](https://redirectingourfocus.com/cultivating-a-heart-of-gratitude/) - By Andrew Williams "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Gratitude is not just a response to blessings; it is
- [Taking Up Your Cross Daily](https://redirectingourfocus.com/taking-up-your-cross-daily/) - By Andrew Williams "And he said to all, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.'" (Luke 9:23) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. The call to take
- [Balancing Ambitions and God’s Calling](https://redirectingourfocus.com/balancing-ambitions-and-gods-calling/) - By Andrew Williams "Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." (Proverbs 16:3) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Ambition can be a powerful motivator, driving us to pursue our goals and dreams. However, as
- [Understanding the Sacrifices God Asks of Us](https://redirectingourfocus.com/understanding-the-sacrifices-god-asks-of-us/) - By Andrew Williams "I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship." (Romans 12:1) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples
- [Handling Doubt in Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/handling-doubt-in-faith/) - By Andrew Williams "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24) Doubt is a common experience in the journey of faith. Even the most steadfast believers encounter moments of uncertainty, questioning, or fear. It’s important to remember that doubt does not define our faith; rather, it can be an opportunity for growth and deeper understanding.
- [The Role of Forgiveness in Our Spiritual Journey](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-role-of-forgiveness-in-our-spiritual-journey/) - By Andrew Williams "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." (Matthew 6:14) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. Forgiveness is a cornerstone of the Christian faith and plays a vital role in
- [Discerning God’s Voice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/discerning-gods-voice/) - By Andrew Williams "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." (John 10:27) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. As believers, one of our greatest desires is to hear and discern the voice of
- [Living Out Faith in Community](https://redirectingourfocus.com/living-out-faith-in-community/) - By Andrew Williams "And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will
- [Expressing Love in Daily Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/expressing-love-in-daily-life/) - By Andrew Williams "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful." (1 Corinthians 13:4-5) Good morning fellow disciples. The importance of love is a central theme throughout Scripture. From God's sacrificial love
- [Developing a Consistent Prayer Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/developing-a-consistent-prayer-life/) - By Andrew Williams "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." (Colossians 4:2) Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. The call to prayer is a consistent theme throughout Scripture. From the Lord's model prayer in Matthew 6 to Paul's
- [Surrendering All to God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/surrendering-all-to-god/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. As followers of Christ, we are called to a life of total surrender to God. The biblical command to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
- [Growing in Biblical Understanding](https://redirectingourfocus.com/growing-in-biblical-understanding/) - By Andrew Williams 'My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. ' Proverbs 2:1-3 Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of
- [Loving God Completely](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-god-completely/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples, in this series we will be answering questions that will help us to become faithful disciples of Christ. The command to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength" (Mark 12:30) is
- [Choosing to Finish Well](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-finish-well/) - By Andrew Williams "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved
- [Choosing to Live Courageously](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-live-courageously/) - By Andrew Williams "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9) Good morning fellow disciples. In a world that is often fraught with uncertainty, adversity, and even persecution, the call to live
- [Choosing to Prioritize Eternal Matters](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-prioritize-eternal-matters/) - By Andrew Williams "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart
- [Choosing to Extend Mercy and Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-develop-perseverance/) - By Andrew Williams "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." (Ephesians 4:32) Good morning fellow disciples. As followers of Christ, we have been the profound recipients of God's unmerited mercy and grace. Though we were once lost in our sin and rebellion, the Father sent His only
- [Choosing to Seek God's Will](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-seek-gods-will/) - By Andrew Williams "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6) Good morning fellow disciples. As followers of Christ, we are called to a lifelong journey of seeking and submitting to God's
- [Choosing to Pursue Contentment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-pursue-contentment/) - By Andrew Williams "I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
- [Choosing to Persevere in Trials](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-persevere-in-trials/) - By Andrew Williams "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." (James 1:2-4) Good morning fellow disciples. In this life, we are
- [Choosing to Surrender Control](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-surrender-control/) - By Andrew Williams "The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps." (Proverbs 16:9) Good morning fellow disciples. As human beings, we have a natural tendency to want to be in control of our lives. We make plans, set goals, and strive to ensure that everything aligns with our own vision
- [Choosing to Humble Yourself](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-humble-yourself/) - By Andrew Williams "The proud look of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day." (Isaiah 2:11) Good morning fellow disciples. In a world that so often exalts self-promotion, personal accomplishments, and status, the call to humility can seem
- [Choosing to Demonstrate Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-demonstrate-love/) - By Andrew Williams "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:34-35) Good morning fellow disciples. At the very
- [Choosing to Share Your Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-share-your-faith/) - By Andrew Williams "And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have
- [Choosing to Cultivate Godly Relationships](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-cultivate-godly-relationships/) - By Andrew Williams "Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm." (Proverbs 13:20) Good morning fellow disciples. As followers of Christ, we are not meant to journey through life alone. God has designed us to thrive within the context of intentional, life-giving relationships that encourage us in our
- [Choosing to Live with Wisdom](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-live-with-wisdom/) - By Andrew Williams "For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." (Proverbs 2:6) Good morning fellow disciples. In a world that is increasingly complex and fast-paced, the need for wisdom has never been more crucial. As followers of Christ, we are called to navigate the challenges and decisions of life with
- [Choosing to Pursue Holiness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-pursue-holiness/) - By Andrew Williams "You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy." (Leviticus 19:2) Good morning fellow disciples. As followers of Christ, we are called to a life of holiness - to be set apart from the world and dedicated to the purposes of God. This call to holiness is not a
- [Choosing to Embrace God's Timing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-embrace-gods-timing/) - By Andrew Williams "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Good morning fellow disciples. As human beings, we often struggle with the concept of God's timing. We live in a world that values instant gratification and quick results, and we can become impatient when our prayers
- [Choosing to Steward Your Resources](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-steward-your-resources/) - By Andrew Williams "Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine." (Proverbs 3:9-10) Good morning fellow disciples. As followers of Christ, we are called to be faithful stewards of all that God has
- [Choosing to Exercise Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-exercise-faith/) - By Andrew Williams "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) Good morning fellow disciples. Faith is a foundational principle of the Christian life, yet it is often one of the most challenging aspects of our walk with God. In a world that values tangible evidence
- [Choosing to Rely on God's Strength](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-rely-on-gods-strength/) - By Andrew Williams "The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him." (Psalm 28:7) Good morning fellow disciples As followers of Christ, we are often tempted to rely on our own strength and abilities to
- [Choosing to Resist Temptation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-resist-temptation/) - By Andrew Williams "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." (1 Corinthians 10:13) Good morning fellow disciples
- [Choosing to Forgive](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-forgive/) - By Andrew Williams "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matthew 6:14-15) Good morning fellow disciples Forgiveness is a crucial part of the Christian life, yet it is often one of the
- [Choosing to Serve Others](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-serve-others/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Have you ever noticed how the world often revolves around the idea of "me, me, me"? We're bombarded with messages that tell us to focus on our own needs, to chase our own desires. But amidst this self-centered clamor, God whispers a different message: a message of love,
- [Choosing to Renew Your Mind](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-renew-your-mind/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a rut, your thoughts constantly circling around the same negative patterns? It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of life, letting our minds be shaped by fear, worry, and negativity. But God offers us a way out, a
- [Choosing to Obey God's Commands](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-obey-gods-commands/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Have you ever felt the tug of two opposing forces within you? One whispering promises of ease and comfort, the other urging you towards a path that seems difficult, even scary. This internal struggle is a reflection of the constant battle between our fleshly desires and the call
- [Choosing to Spend Time with God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-spend-time-with-god/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it's easy to feel like we're constantly running on empty. We crave a moment of peace, a chance to simply breathe and reconnect. But where can we find this sanctuary? The answer lies in the simple act of choosing to
- [Choosing to Follow Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/choosing-to-follow-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams 'One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- [Loving Our Enemies](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-our-enemies/) - By Andrew Williams "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." - Matthew 5:43-44 Good morning fellow disciples. Few teachings of Jesus are as challenging and counter-cultural as His call to love
- [Loving Those Different From Us](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-those-different-from-us/) - By Andrew Williams "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." - Galatians 3:28 Good morning fellow disciples. Our world is wonderfully diverse - a tapestry woven together with myriad cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, and perspectives. And as
- [Loving the Poor and Needy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-the-poor-and-needy/) - By Andrew Williams "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17 Good morning fellow disciples. Poverty is a complex, multifaceted issue that touches every corner of our world. From lack of access to basic necessities like food, water, and healthcare, to the
- [Loving the Oppressed and Marginalized](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-the-oppressed-and-marginalized/) - By Andrew Williams "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed." - Luke 4:18 Good morning fellow disciples.
- [Loving the Sinner](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-the-sinner/) - By Andrew Williams "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 Good morning fellow disciples. When we think about "loving the sinner," it's easy for our minds to jump to certain categories of sin - the
- [Loving the Sick and Disabled](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-the-sick-and-disabled/) - By Andrew Williams "I was sick and you visited me..." - Matthew 25:36 Good morning fellow disciples. Sickness and disability can be incredibly isolating experiences. When our bodies or minds don't function the way they "should," it's easy to feel like outsiders in a world that prizes health, strength, and self-sufficiency. But for followers of
- [Loving the Outsider and Foreigner](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-the-outsider-and-foreigner/) - By Andrew Williams "When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God." -
- [Loving the Poor and Marginalized](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loving-the-poor-and-marginalized/) - By Andrew Williams "Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him." - Proverbs 14:31 Good morning fellow disciples. As followers of Jesus, we are called to have a special concern for the poor and marginalized in our society. Throughout the Scriptures, God makes it clear
- [The Lord Knows](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-lord-knows/) - By Andrew Williams ”For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.” (Psalm 1:6, NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This verse reminds us that God is intimately aware of our lives, especially those who choose to follow Him. He knows their path, their struggles, their joys,
- [The Wicked Will Not Stand](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-wicked-will-not-stand/) - By Andrew Williams ”That is why the wicked will not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.” (Psalm 1:5, NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This verse reinforces the consequences of choosing a life of wickedness. It declares that the wicked will not stand in judgment, meaning they will not be included
- [The Wicked Are Not Like That](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-wicked-are-not-like-that/) - By Andrew Williams ”But the wicked are not like that—they are like chaff that the wind blows away.” (Psalm 1:4, NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This verse paints a stark picture of the emptiness and instability of a life lived without God. The wicked are compared to chaff, the lightweight husks of grain that are
- [Rooted and Flourishing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/rooted-and-flourishing/) - By Andrew Williams ”They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” (Psalm 1:3, NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. Today we continue our journey through Psalm 1, a psalm that paints a beautiful picture of a life lived in God’s favor.
- [  Finding Delight in God’s Law](https://redirectingourfocus.com/finding-delight-in-gods-law/) - ” But their delight is in the law of the Lord, and they meditate on his law day and night.” (Psalm 1:2, NLT) By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Today we delve deeper into the first Psalm, a psalm that speaks of true joy and fulfilment. This verse stands in stark contrast to the
- [Counsel of the Wicked](https://redirectingourfocus.com/counsel-of-the-wicked/) - By Andrew Williams ” Blessed are those who do not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the path of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.” (Psalm 1:1, NLT) Good morning fellow disciples. This verse paints a vivid picture of three distinct paths, each leading to a different destination. The
- [Praying for the Future](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-the-future/) - By Andrew Williams Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Good morning fellow disciples.Are you praying about your future?The wise words of Proverbs 16:3 remind us of the critical importance of entrusting our plans and aspirations to the Lord. As believers, we are called to surrender
- [Praying for the Lost](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-the-lost/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 19:10 – “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you praying for the lost? At the very core of the gospel message is God’s relentless pursuit of the lost. As Jesus declared in Luke 19:10, “the Son of Man came
- [Praying for Our Leaders](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-our-leaders/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Timothy 2:1-2 – “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” Good morning fellow disciples. In a world that is increasingly polarized and
- [Praying For Missions](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-missions/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 13:2-3 NLT - One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them
- [Praying for Justice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-justice/) - By Andrew Williams Micah 6:8 – “‭No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. ‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples.In Micah 6, the prophet confronts the people of Israel regarding
- [Praying for Revival](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-revival/) - By Andrew Williams Joel 2:28-29 – “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” Good morning fellow
- [Praying for Unity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-unity/) - By Andrew Williams John 17:20-21 – “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world
- [Praying for Compassion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-compassion/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 14:14 KJV‬ - And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. Good morning fellow disciples.When we encounter suffering or injustice, or when we struggle to understand the pain of others, prayer becomes a lifeline. We can pray for
- [Praying for Creativity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-creativity/) - By Andrew Williams Exodus 31:3 – “I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in every kind of craft—to design and make things from gold, silver, and bronze.” Good morning fellow disciples.Are you a creative person?Exodus 31:3 reminds us that God can fill us with His Spirit, granting us
- [Praying for Faithfulness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-faithfulness/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 25:21 – “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness.’” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you faithfully serving God in His Kingdom? Faithfulness is a crucial aspect
- [Praying for Boldness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-boldness/) - By Andrew Williams Acts 4:29 – “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.” Good morning fellow disciples. How bold are you when facing challenges? Acts 4:29 reminds us that even when faced with threats and opposition, we can find the boldness to speak God's truth with
- [Praying for Direction](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-direction/) - By Andrew Williams Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you seeking guidance for your life? Proverbs 3:5-6 offers powerful wisdom for those seeking God's
- [Praying for Understanding](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-understanding/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 119:18 – “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” Good morning fellow disciples. Do you have problems understanding God’s word? Do you truly comprehend how to live as a disciple of Christ? Do you know and understand God’s will for your life? When we struggle to
- [Praying for Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-love/) - By Andrew Williams 1 John 4:7-8 – “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” Good morning fellow disciples. 1 John 4:7-8 reminds us that love comes from
- [Praying for Patience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-patience/) - By Andrew Williams James 1:4 – “Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you patient? Patience is a virtuous quality that involves waiting, enduring, and persevering through difficult circumstances with calmness, composure, and trust in God's sovereignty. It's a willingness to
- [Praying for Hope](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-hope/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you hopeful? Hope is a confident expectation of a brighter future, rooted in
- [Praying for Joy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-joy/) - By Andrew Williams Nehemiah 8:10 – “Then he said to them, ‘Go, eat the rich foods, drink the sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’” Good morning fellow disciples.Do you have
- [Praying for Peace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-peace/) - By Andrew Wiliams Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Good morning fellow disciples. Anxiety and worry are natural
- [Praying for Wisdom](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-wisdom/) - By Andrew Williams James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” Good morning fellow disciples. Do you lack the wisdom to deal with life’s challenges? The promise of James 1:5 is a reminder that God
- [Praying for Provision](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-provision/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Good morning fellow disciples. God will provide for you! Philippians 4:19 speaks volumes about the nature of God and His unwavering commitment to His children. It encourages us to trust God for our
- [Praying for Protection](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-protection/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 91:1-2 – “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” Good morning fellow disciples. Throughout Scripture, we find countless examples of individuals who
- [Praying for Healing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-healing/) - By Andrew Williams James 5:14-15 – “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have
- [Praying for Strength](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-strength/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Good morning fellow disciples. Prayer is a vital way for us to access God's power and draw upon His unlimited resources. By relying on God's strength, we can overcome challenges that would otherwise be impossible. The words of
- [Praying for Guidance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-guidance/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 25:4-5 – “Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Good morning fellow disciples. We are all in need of guidance and teaching, and there is no
- [Praying for Forgiveness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-forgiveness/) - By Amdrew Williams 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Good morning fellow disciples. Seeking forgiveness from God through prayer is of utmost importance for the believer. When we sin and fall short of God's perfect
- [Praying for Others](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-for-others/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Timothy 2:1-2 – “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” Good morning fellow disciples.Are you praying for others?In 1 Timothy 2:1-2,
- [Praying with Gratitude](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-with-gratitude/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Thessalonians 5:18 – “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Good morning fellow disciples.It is God’s will for us to be thankful in all things!Gratitude is defined as: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for, and to return kindness.When we
- [Prayer as Conversation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/prayer-as-conversation/) - By Andrew Williams Psalm 145:18 – “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Good morning fellow disciples.Prayer at its root is simply having a conversation with God! A conversation is a talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are
- [The Importance of Humility in Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-importance-of-humility-in-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams James 4:6 – “But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” Good morning fellow disciples. Humble: reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission. When we humble ourselves in our conversations (prayers) with God, it allows us to
- [The Power of Prayer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-power-of-prayer/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 17:20 – “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Good morning fellow disciples.Prayer at its root is simply communicating with God. But in
- [Sons of Glory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-glory/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 5:2 NLT‬- Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.‬ Good morning fellow disciples.Are you looking forward to sharing God’s glory?As sons of God, we are destined for glory. Our
- [Sons of Unity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-unity/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 12:5 NLT‬- But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. Good morning fellow disciples.The church was united in prayer for Peter when he was imprisoned by Herod. Because of their united earnest prayers Peter was miraculously rescued from prison!Whenever we see the believers
- [Sons of Encouragement](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-encouragement/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 4:36-37 NLT‬ -For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles. Good morning fellow
- [Sons Born of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-born-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams 1 John 5:1 KJV‬ -Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. Good morning fellow disciples.It’s all based on our belief! Hallelujah! Praise God! We are born of God! We are His sons!To
- [Sons of Acceptance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-acceptance/) - By Andrew Williams "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." (John 1:12) Good morning fellow disciples.Have you received Jesus Christ?Through faith in Jesus Christ, we have been granted the incredible privilege of becoming children of God. This is not something we
- [Peculiar Sons  ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/peculiar-sons/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 2:9 KJV -But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Good morning fellow disciples. Peculiar is defined as: characteristic of only one person,
- [Sons United](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-united/) - By Andrew Williams “And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.” John 11:52 Good morning fellow disciples. God has children in every nation! God’s family is so huge and it’s an honor to be one of His sons. But the truth is,
- [Sons of Peace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-peace/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 5:9 KJV- Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you a peacemaker? If you are, Jesus says that you are blessed, and you will be called a child of God. Isn’t that awesome! A character trait of a son of
- [Sons of Compassion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-compassion/) - By Andrew Williams "You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:26) Good morning fellow disciples.God is a God of compassion. He has sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it. He saw how mankind was suffering because they were enslaved by sin. His desire was, and
- [Dear Children](https://redirectingourfocus.com/dear-children/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 5:1 KJV‬ -Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; Good morning fellow disciples.Children, especially when young, tend to follow their parents wherever they go and also pattern their behavior. They love to follow their father especially when they realize that their father loves and cares for them.Dear is defined
- [Sons of Victory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-victory/) - By Andrew Williams ‭1 John 5:4 AMP‬ - For everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God]. Good morning fellow disciples.Do you have continuing persistent faith in Jesus the Son of God?If
- [Sons of Correction](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-correction/) - By Andrew Williams "‭ And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, and don’t give up when he corrects you.” Hebrews 12:5 NLT Good morning fellow disciples.How can you be encouraged when you hear that you are going
- [Sons of Purity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-purity/) - By Andrew Williams "‭1 John 3:9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. Good morning fellow disciples.We once were impure and constantly sinful. We were habitual sinners who were
- [Sons of Courage](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-courage/) - By Andrew Williams "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." (Romans 8:14) Good morning fellow disciples.You are courageous!You believed that Jesus is the Son of God based on what you read in a book and the testimony of others.You chose to believe in a God that you have
- [Growing Sons](https://redirectingourfocus.com/growing-sons/) - By Andrew Williams "Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is." (1 John 3:2) Good morning fellow disciples. Children know who their parents are! Whether they be biological
- [Sons of Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-love/) - By Andrew Williams In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him." (1 John 4:9) Good morning fellow disciples. Everyone deserves to be loved, and what greater love is there than the love of God? The truth
- [Created Son](https://redirectingourfocus.com/created-son/) - By Andrew Williams "‭Luke 3:38 KJV‬ “ which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.” Good morning fellow disciples.In the genealogy of Jesus, we see that Adam is described as the Son of God.God created mankind in His own
- [Sons of Grace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-grace/) - By Andrew Williams "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." (John 1:12) Good morning fellow disciples.Salvation, healing, deliverance, being a disciple, God’s Holy Spirit, and becoming sons of God are gifts from God.We can never pay God for these! As a
- [The Spirit of Sonship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-spirit-of-sonship/) - By Andrew Williams "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, 'Abba! Father!'" (Romans 8:14-15) Good morning fellow disciples.Take a moment
- [Sons of Righteousness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-righteousness/) - By Andrew Williams "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are." (1 John 3:1) Good morning fellow disciples. Son: a man regarded as the product of a particular person, influence, or environment. “Son of” is also used metaphorically to identify
- [The Inheritance of Sons](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-inheritance-of-sons/) - By Andrew Williams "But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons." (Galatians 4:4-5) Good morning fellow disciples.God wants mankind to live eternally with Him, living holy lives,
- [God’s Family](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-family/) - By Andrew Williams 'So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.' Ephesians 2:19 Good morning fellow disciples. We are members of God’s family! There was a time when we were on the outside. We were strangers and
- [Whose Son Are You?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/whose-son-are-you/) - By Andrew Williams 'So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.' 1 John 3:10 Good morning fellow disciples. Sons of God live righteously! They obey God’s commands. They do
- [Walking in Sonship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/walking-in-sonship/) - By Andrew Williams "For in him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ." (Ephesians 1:7-9)
- [Sons of Light in a Dark World](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sons-of-light-in-a-dark-world/) - By Andrew Williams "But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons." (Galatians 4:4-5) Good morning fellow disciples. Would you send you precious beloved son to the most
- [Joint Heirs with Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/joint-heirs-with-christ/) - By Andrew Williams "The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ." (Romans 8:16) Good morning fellow disciples. We tend to think of an heir as a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on
- [Abba, Father](https://redirectingourfocus.com/abba-father/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 4:6 NLT‬ - And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Good morning fellow disciples.Have you ever wondered how to approach and address the God over all creation?Almighty God: the creator of the universe, the
- [The Spirit’s Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-spirits-witness/) - By Andrew Williams "The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." (Romans 8:16) Good morning fellow disciples.Do you ever doubt that you are a child of God?Do you sometimes wonder if God really loves you?If you are a child of God, you have His Holy Spirit living within you.
- [Adopted into the Family of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/adopted-into-the-family-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." (John 1:12) Good morning fellow disciples.When you were growing up did you ever want to be a member of 'that other' family? For whatever reason you realized that that other family
- [Our Father’s Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-fathers-love/) - By Andrew Williams "‭See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1) Good morning fellow disciples. In the book of 1 John, the apostle John affectionately refers to the church he was writing to as his “dear children.” John wrote to
- [Embracing Our Identity in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/embracing-our-identity-in-christ/) - By Andrew Williams "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." (Romans 8:14) Good morning fellow disciples.When you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you were born again. You were born of the Holy Spirit and became a citizen of the Kingdom of God.Romans 8:14 states that
- [God’s Own](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-own/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 2:9 NLT -But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Good morning
- [Forgiving Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/forgiving-church/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 3:13 NLT -Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Good morning fellow disciples. Even though we are believers, we are capable of both being offended by others and offending others also. We are not perfect! We need
- [Caring Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/caring-church/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 2:4 NLT -Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. Good morning fellow disciples. Jesus commanded His disciples to love one another. 'So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
- [Serving the Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/serving-the-church/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 1:25 NLT -God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. Good morning fellow disciples.We all have the responsibility of serving God’s Church. The exact acts of service may vary from one person to another, but we all have the duty of faithfully
- [Church Helped](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-helped/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 11:22 NLT -When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. Good morning fellow disciples.Does your Church need help?In Acts 11 we see the church at Antioch being planted. The interesting thing about this church was that it was the first to have
- [One](https://redirectingourfocus.com/one/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 5:32 NLT -This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. Good morning fellow disciples. In Ephesians Paul tells us to live pure lives like Christ did, to live by the Holy Spirit’s power, and to live united with Christ like a
- [Opposition in The Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/opposition-in-the-church/) - By Andrew Williams 3 John 1:9 - I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say. Good morning fellow disciples. Ponder this question: “Is there anyone in the church that you attend who opposes the WORD of God or the work of the
- [Is there a Church in Your House](https://redirectingourfocus.com/is-there-a-church-in-your-house/) - By Andrew Williams Philemon 1:2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: Good morning fellow disciples. Is there a church that meets in your house? Is there a group of disciples of Christ that meet in your home? These could be just your family members, plus neighbors, and or friends. The point is that they
- [Church Conduct](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-conduct/) - 1 Timothy 3:15 - ‘but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.’ By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Do you know how you
- [The Perfect Place](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-perfect-place/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 12:18 NLT But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. Good morning fellow disciples. The Church is the body of Christ, and we are all members or parts of it. Each of us has been placed by God exactly where He wants
- [United Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/united-church/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Corinthians 1:10 NLT - I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. Good morning fellow disciples.Examine your church!
- [Glorious Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/glorious-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 'Ephesians 5:27 Good morning fellow disciples. Glorious: marked by great beauty or splendor. Christ's Church is glorious. It is without spots, wrinkles, or
- [Loved Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/loved-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her ' Ephesians 5:25 Good morning fellow disciples. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!What a joy, honor, and privilege we share as the Church of God to be loved by Christ!There is no greater love
- [Submitted Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/submitted-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. 'Ephesians 5:24 Good morning fellow disciples. Are you submitted to Christ? Submit is defined as: “to yield oneself to the authority or will of another.” Are you truly yielded to the authority and will of Christ?
- [Head of the Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/head-of-the-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. 'Ephesians 5:23 Good morning fellow disciples.The fact is that Christ is the head of the church. He saves the church. This means that He: delivers us
- [Christ’s Body](https://redirectingourfocus.com/christs-body/) - By Andrew Williams 'And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.' Ephesians 1:23 Good morning fellow disciples. Christ comes from Christos, a Greek word that means “the anointed one,” or “the chosen one.” Christ is far above any power, authority, leader, or
- [For the Benefit of the Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/for-the-benefit-of-the-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 'Ephesians 1:22 Good morning fellow disciples. Paul's prayer for the church at Ephesus was that they would understand the incredible greatness of God's power for all of us
- [Then and Now](https://redirectingourfocus.com/then-and-now/) - By Andrew Williams 'You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it. 'Galatians 1:13 Good morning fellow disciples. Paul's testimony demonstrates the power of God's Word and His love for us. Paul used to persecute the Church of violently, but
- [Show Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/show-love/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 8:24 - 'So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified.' Good morning fellow disciples.One of the main proofs that we are disciples of Jesus Christ is the love that we show for each other. Jesus himself proclaimed that, “Your love
- [Church Appointment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-appointment/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 8:19 -'He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem —a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help. ' Good morning fellow disciples.Have you ever been appointed by your church to do a task or offer a service to
- [Kind Churches](https://redirectingourfocus.com/kind-churches/) - By Andrew Williams 'Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia.’ 2 Corinthians 8:1 Good morning fellow disciples.The church is the body of Christ. This means that we do what Jesus wants us to do. All the good that we do
- [Reminded](https://redirectingourfocus.com/reminded/) - By Andrew Williams 'That’s why I have sent Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of how I follow Christ Jesus, just as I teach in all the churches wherever I go. ' 1 Corinthians 4:17 Good morning fellow disciples.Our role is to teach and remind members of the
- [Divided Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/divided-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. ' 1 Corinthians 11:18 Good morning fellow disciples.What is the fellowship like in your church when you meet? Do you notice the lack of unity because there is division among
- [Holy Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/holy-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and
- [Sacrificial Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sacrificial-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches.' Romans 16:4 Good morning fellow disciples. They risked their lives for me! Paul was grateful for his fellow workers in ministry, Priscilla and Aquila. Not only was Paul thankful but so
- [Strong Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/strong-church/) - By Andrew Williams 'The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers. ' Acts of the Apostles 9:31 Good morning fellow disciples. Imagine being on the run,
- [Persecuted Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/persecuted-church/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 8:3 'But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison. ' Good morning fellow disciples. If you are faithful in doing the work of God, expect temptations, trials, and persecution. The
- [Fear Filled Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/fear-filled-church/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 5:11 'Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. ' Good morning fellow disciples.When Ananias and Sapphira conspired to lie to the church, they were confronted by Peter and both of them died. They thought they were dealing with a gathering of
- [Church Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-authority/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 18:17 'If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector. ' Good morning fellow disciples. Today we will look at the authority of the Ecclesia (church).
- [I Will Build My Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/i-will-build-my-church/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 16:18 'Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.' Good morning fellow disciples. This is the first time that Jesus mentioned his Ecclesia. His statement is that he
- [Complete Your Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/complete-your-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 20:24 NLT - But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. Good morning fellow disciples.Wow! What a confession!“My life is worth
- [Faithful Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/faithful-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation 2:13 NLT - “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city. Good morning fellow disciples.Look around you! Examine the world
- [Praying Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/praying-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 1:9 NLT - God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son. Good morning fellow disciples. Oh, what a blessing it is to be prayed
- [Appointed Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/appointed-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 26:16 NLT - Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. Tell people that you have seen me, and tell them what I will show you in the future. Good morning fellow disciples. Paul was witnessing to
- [God is Our Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/god-is-our-witness/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 12:19 NLT - Perhaps you think we’re saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ’s servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you. Good morning fellow disciples. God sees everything that we have done and that
- [Witness Elsewhere](https://redirectingourfocus.com/witness-elsewhere/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 23:11 NLT - That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.” Good morning fellow disciples. I know that you have been a
- [Greater Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/greater-witness/) - By Andrew Williams John 5:36 NLT- But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me. Good morning fellow disciples. Jesus said that He had a greater witness than John. John’s witness to prove that he was the
- [His Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/his-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 22:15 NLT -For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. Good morning fellow disciples. You are to be His witness! You are to be witnesses for Jesus Christ! You are to tell everyone what you have seen and heard. What have
- [Eternal Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/eternal-witness/) - By Andrew Williams 1 John 1:1 NLT -We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. Good morning fellow disciples. Oh, what a joy an honor it is
- [Fragrant Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/fragrant-witness/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 2:15 NLT - Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. Good morning fellow disciples. What fragrance is your life giving off? Is it a Christ-like fragrance that is rising up
- [Gentle Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gentle-witness/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 3:16 NLT - But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. Good morning fellow disciples. When someone asks you about your hope
- [Innocent Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/innocent-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 2:15 NLT - so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Good morning fellow disciples. Here’s something we should all aspire to do: “to live clean innocent lives as children of
- [Peaceful Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/peaceful-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 2:14 NLT - Do everything without complaining and arguing. Good morning fellow disciples. Can you live your life as a disciple of Jesus Christ obeying this command? Do everything without complaining and arguing. Is this even possible? If the only way to save the persons that you live among was to live
- [Be Ready to Explain](https://redirectingourfocus.com/be-ready-to-explain/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter 3:15 NLT - Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. Good morning fellow disciples. Sometimes you will not be the one to initiate a conversation that lets you witness about Jesus.
- [Be a Prepared Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/be-a-prepared-witness/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Timothy 4:2 NLT - Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. Good morning fellow disciples. Some of us only choose to preach the Word of God when it is favorable for us. But this
- [What Type of Letter are You?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/what-type-of-letter-are-you/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 3:3 NLT - Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts. Good morning fellow disciples.
- [A Life of Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/a-life-of-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 2:46-47 ‘They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity — all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship
- [Be a Wise Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/be-a-wise-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 4:5 NLT - Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Prayer: Father God, I confess that I have not been living wisely among those who are unbelievers, and that I have not made the most of every opportunity to be a witness for
- [Simply a Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/simply-a-witness/) - By Andrew Williams John 1:8 NLT - John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. Good morning fellow disciples. John the Baptist was greatly admired by the Jewish people. Many of them thought that he was the promised Messiah and they asked him if he was. Even though
- [Light of the World](https://redirectingourfocus.com/light-of-the-world/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 5:14 NLT - “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. Good morning fellow disciples. If you are a witness for Jesus Christ, you cannot hide! You are like a city on a hill whose light is visible from miles away. Your life,
- [Gracious Conversations](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gracious-conversations/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 4:6 TPT - Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. Let every word you speak be drenched with grace and tempered with truth and clarity. For then you will be prepared to give a respectful answer to anyone who asks about your faith.
- [Fight the Good Fight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/fight-the-good-fight/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Timothy 6:12 NLT - Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. Good morning fellow disciples. Congratulations! You have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. You have been saved and you
- [Make Your Life a Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/make-your-life-a-witness/) - By Andrew Williams John 13:34-35 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” Good morning fellow disciples. Is your daily lifestyle witnessing Jesus to those who
- [Pray for Opportunities to Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/pray-for-opportunities-to-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Colossians 4:3 NLT - Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. Good morning fellow disciples. Even if you have been witnessing for a while, you need to desire new opportunities to tell others
- [We Speak for Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/we-speak-for-christ/) - By Andrew Williams 2 Corinthians 5:20 NLT - So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” Good morning fellow disciples. What an awesome honor it is to be a disciple of Christ! Jesus Christ spoke only what God the Father told
- [Don’t Lose Your Flavor](https://redirectingourfocus.com/dont-lose-your-flavor/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 5:13 NLT - “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. Good morning fellow disciples. What good are you as a disciple of Jesus Christ if
- [Don’t Stop Witnessing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/dont-stop-witnessing/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 4:20 NLT – “We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you “on fire” for the Lord? Are you willing to be a witness for Jesus despite the opposition and persecution that you may encounter? “We cannot stop telling about everything
- [Will You Be the Witness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/will-you-be-the-witness/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 10:15 NLT - And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” Good morning fellow disciples. Let me be blunt. You are the witness! There are many persons who believe that they are
- [Witness Needed](https://redirectingourfocus.com/witness-needed/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 10:14 NLT -But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? Good morning fellow disciples. Do you love people the way
- [Teach New Witnesses](https://redirectingourfocus.com/teach-new-witnesses/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew 28:20 NLT- Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Good morning fellow disciples. Are you teaching others how to be a witness for Jesus Christ? A witness is defined
- [Witnesses for Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/witnesses-for-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 1:8 NLT - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Good morning, fellow disciples. These were the last words of Jesus
- [But You Will be Baptized with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/but-you-will-be-baptized-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 11:16 NLT- Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ Good morning fellow disciples. Up until this time when Peter went into Cornelius’ house, the gospel had only been taught to Jews. When
- [Help Others Who Have Not Received the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/help-others-who-have-not-received-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 19:6 NLT- Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. Good morning fellow disciples. Yesterday we saw a group of disciples who had only received John’s baptism and had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
- [Have You Heard of the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/have-you-heard-of-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 19:2 NLT- “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” Good morning fellow disciples. There are many enthusiastic persons who go about preaching and teaching about Jesus without a proper understanding of
- [How Did You Receive the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/how-did-you-receive-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Galatians 3:2 NLT - Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. Good morning fellow disciples. The only way to receive God’s Holy Spirit is to
- [Be Filled – With the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/be-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 5:18 NLT - Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit Good morning fellow disciples. We can be filled with many things such as food, water, alcohol, gas, and the Holy Spirit. We can also be filled with thoughts, emotions, and
- [Believers – Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/believers-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 13:52 NLT- And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Good morning fellow disciples. Have you ever wanted something so badly that you thought that only special people were able to get? What did you do when you realized that you two were able
- [Paul – Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/paul-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 13:9 NLT -Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye. Good morning fellow disciples. Remember that we are at war with the enemies of God. Sometimes they remain hidden and sometimes they are right in our faces.
- [Barnabas -Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/barnabas-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 11:24 NLT- Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord. Good morning fellow disciples. In Acts Chapter 11, we see the disciples preaching the gospel to the Gentiles in Antioch. When the church in
- [In My MASTER’S FOOTSTEPS](https://redirectingourfocus.com/in-my-masters-footsteps/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 10:38 NLT- And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you following in the footsteps
- [Anyone Can be Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/anyone-can-be-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 10:45 NLT- The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too. Good morning fellow disciples. Let us be blunt. The Jews thought that they were the chosen ones and that they were the
- [Filled with the Holy Spirit While Listening to the Gospel](https://redirectingourfocus.com/filled-with-the-holy-spirit-while-listening-to-the-gospel/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 10:44 NLT- Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. Good morning fellow disciples. Cornelius, his household, and his invited guests, were in the process of listening to Peter preach the good news about Jesus when everyone
- [Saul- Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/saul-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 9:17 NLT - So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Good morning fellow
- [Receive the Holy Spirit from A Touch](https://redirectingourfocus.com/receive-the-holy-spirit-from-a-touch/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 8:17 NLT- Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit. Good morning fellow disciples. After the death of Stephen, Phillip the evangelist went to Samaria and preached the gospel. He also performed many miracles and cast out many demons. After
- [Stephen – Full of the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/stephen-full-of-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 7:55 NLT -But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Good morning fellow disciples. We first met Stephen when he was introduced as one of the
- [Found – Men Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/found-men-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 6:5 NLT - Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith). Good morning fellow disciples. Can you find people in your local
- [Deacons – Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/deacons-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 6:3 NLT - And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you looking for persons to fill positions of responsibility in your local church? As your local congregation
- [Filled with the Holy Spirit - Again](https://redirectingourfocus.com/filled-with-the-holy-spirit-again/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 4:31 NLT -After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. Good morning fellow disciples. After Peter and John were released from jail they returned to the other believers and told them what
- [Peter – Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/peter-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 4:8-9 NLT Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? Good morning fellow disciples. When you
- [Jesus – Filled with the Joy of the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/jesus-filled-with-the-joy-of-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 10:21 NLT - At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased
- [Baptized to Reach the World](https://redirectingourfocus.com/baptized-to-reach-the-world/) - By Andrew Williams Acts of the Apostles 2:4 NLT - And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. Good morning fellow disciples. Jesus had completed His mission here on earth. Now the next phase of God’s plan was to be put
- [The Gift of The Father](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-gift-of-the-father/) - By Andrew Williams Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 1:4-5 Good morning fellow disciples.
- [Jesus – Filled with the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/jesus-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 4:14 NLT - Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. Good morning fellow disciples. After Jesus’ baptism He was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. While He was there, He resisted all the temptations of the
- [Baptized with Water and Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/baptized-with-water-and-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams John 1:33 NLT - I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Good morning fellow disciples. Let us examine what happened
- [Craftsmen- Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/craftsmen-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Exodus 31:3 NLT - I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. Good morning fellow disciples. Have you ever been told that you are gifted? For many of us this is something we have heard all our lives. But
- [Micah - Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/micah-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Micah 3:8 NLT - But as for me, I am filled with power— with the Spirit of the LORD. I am filled with justice and strength to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you filled with power? Are you filled with the Spirit of the Lord? When
- [Joseph- Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/joseph-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis 41:38 NLT - So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” Good morning fellow disciples. When we are filled with God’s Holy Spirit it is always for a purpose. We all know the story: Joseph was a dreamer
- [Elizabeth- Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/elizabeth-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 1:41 NLT - At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Good morning fellow disciples. When we are filled with God’s Holy Spirit it is always for a purpose. When Mary and Elizabeth met, as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s
- [Zechariah - Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/zechariah-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 1:67 NLT -Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy. Good morning fellow disciples. When we are filled with God’s Holy Spirit it is always for a purpose. In this verse we see that when Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, he began to prophesy.
- [John the Baptist- Filled with The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/john-the-baptist-filled-with-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Luke 1:15 AMP “for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.” Good morning fellow disciples. When we are filled with God’s Holy Spirit it is
- [Hardened Hearts](https://redirectingourfocus.com/hardened-hearts/) - By Andrew Williams They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them. Zechariah 7:12 NLT Good morning fellow
- [Contrary to The Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/contrary-to-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams “What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the LORD. “You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins. Isaiah 30:1 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. What alliances are you making that are not directed by God’s Holy Spirit? What choices have
- [By My Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/by-my-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Then he said to me, “This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Zechariah 4:6 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Zerubbabel was governor of Judah when the first exiled Jews came back from Babylon to
- [Spiritual Harvest](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spiritual-harvest/) - By Andrew Williams Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. Galatians 6:8 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. What type of harvest will you reap in the end? What
- [Follow THE HOLY Spirit’s Leading](https://redirectingourfocus.com/follow-the-spirits-leading/) - By Andrew Williams Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Galatians 5:25 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Are you living by the Spirit? Are you following the Holy Spirit’s leading? Lead definition: to guide on a way especially by going in advance, or
- [Spirit Guide](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spirit-guide/) - By Andrew Williams So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. Galatians 5:16 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Guide: (noun) a person who shows the way to others, or a person who advises others, especially in matters of behavior or belief. (verb) Show or
- [Life-Giving Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/life-giving-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Romans‬ ‭8:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬-And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. Good morning fellow disciples. There are two powers that can be at work in our lives. One is the power of sin. This power leads to
- [Promise Keeper](https://redirectingourfocus.com/promise-keeper/) - By Andrew Williams Two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well, so they prophesied there in the camp. Numbers 11:26 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. God had promised Moses
- [Shared Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/shared-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Numbers 11:17 NLT- I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone.
- [Rescuer](https://redirectingourfocus.com/rescuer/) - By Andrew Williams Judges 3:10 NLT- The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the Lord gave Othniel victory over him. Good morning, fellow disciples. There are many things that we experience in life that are tests to see how
- [Holy Sanctuary](https://redirectingourfocus.com/holy-sanctuary/) - By Andrew Williams “Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. Exodus‬ ‭25:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. God wants to live among His people. But our Holy God needs a Holy sanctuary. When God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt, He performed many miracles through
- [Baptize Me Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/baptize-me-jesus/) - By Andrew Williams I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!” Mark‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Baptize can be defined as: to cleanse or purify. Baptism is a ceremony in which a Christian is immersed in water before the church to publicly symbolize their belief in Christ.
- [God’s Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! Psalms‬ ‭139:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. This verse seems ominous, but it isn’t. When you read it in context, you’ll see that the psalmist is grateful that God’s Holy Spirit is everywhere. No matter where he
- [Precious](https://redirectingourfocus.com/precious/) - By Andrew Williams Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Psalms 51:11 NLT Good morning, fellow disciples. Precious is defined as: ‘of great value, highly esteemed or cherished.’ How precious is God's Holy Spirit to you? In Psalm 51 we see David repenting of his sin to God. He
- [Spiritual Thought Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/spiritual-thought-life/) - By Andrew Williams Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. Romans 8:5 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. What do you do with the life that you have been given by the Holy Spirit? In
- [Born of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/born-of-the-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. John3:5-6 Good morning fellow disciples. Do you want to be a part of God's Kingdom? You need to
- [Life Giver](https://redirectingourfocus.com/life-giver/) - By Andrew Williams Job‬ ‭33:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬- For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. I love the play on words in this verse. First, Elihu says that it is the Spirit of God who has made him. Then he goes on to
- [The Sevenfold Spirit of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-sevenfold-spirit-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation‬ ‭4:2‬ and 5 ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬ [2] And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. [5] From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is
- [Church – Listen to the Spirit - Part 7](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-listen-to-the-spirit-part-7/) - By Andrew Williams ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:21‭-‬22‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ - Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Lukewarm,
- [Church – Listen to the Spirit -Part 6](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-listen-to-the-spirit-part-6/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation‬ ‭3:12‭-‬13‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ - All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down
- [Church – Listen to the Spirit - Part 5](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-listen-to-the-spirit-part-5/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation‬ ‭3:5‭-‬6‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ - All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he
- [Church – Listen to the Spirit - Part 4](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-listen-to-the-spirit-part-4/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation‬ ‭2:26 &29 -‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ - To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations. Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Understand
- [Church – Listen to The Spirit -Part 3](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-listen-to-the-spirit-part-3/) - Revelation 2:17 NLT - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the
- [Church – Listen to the Spirit -Part 2](https://redirectingourfocus.com/church-listen-to-the-spirit-part-2/) - Revelation 2:11 NLT - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death. By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. Have you heard what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches? Do you
- [Listen to the Spirit - Part 1](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-to-the-spirit-part-1/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation 2:7 NLT - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you listening to what the
- [God’s Spirit Within Us](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-spirit-within-us/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis 6:3 HCSB - And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years.” Good morning fellow disciples. God told Adam that the day that they sinned, they would be separated from God. In other words, they would die. We
- [Breath of Life](https://redirectingourfocus.com/breath-of-life/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis 2:7 NLT - Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. Good morning fellow disciples. God made a body for man from the dust of the ground. But this
- [Looks Different](https://redirectingourfocus.com/looks-different/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬ - So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Good morning fellow disciples. We are made in the image of God. Both male and female are in the image of God. They may look
- [Like Us](https://redirectingourfocus.com/like-us/) - Genesis 1:26 NLT - Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” By Andrew Williams Good
- [First Mention](https://redirectingourfocus.com/first-mention/) - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. I love God's Holy Spirit, don't you? For the foreseeable future, we will
- [Grace And Peace](https://redirectingourfocus.com/grace-and-peace/) - By Andrew Williams Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; and from Jesus Christ. Revelation1:4b-5a Good morning fellow disciples. As we begin this New Year, let us be reminded that our God loves us. God the
- [The Power of The Name](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-power-of-the-name/) - John 17:12 - During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold. By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. As we end this year together, many of us are reflecting
- [Redemption](https://redirectingourfocus.com/redemption/) - By Andrew Williams Hebrews 9:12 - With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever. Good morning fellow disciples. Redemption: the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. Jesus has secured our redemption forever! He made
- [Your Mistake](https://redirectingourfocus.com/your-mistake/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew‬ ‭22:29‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Do you spend a lot of time arguing with people over what scripture actually means? Do you spend a lot of time questioning God
- [Do You Know The Father?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/do-you-know-the-father/) - By Andrew Williams John‬ ‭14:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. Do you know the Father? Many of us have no real concept or revelation of who God the Father is.
- [Living Sacrifice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/living-sacrifice/) - By Andrew Williams Romans‬ ‭12:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. ‬‬‬‬ Good morning
- [Why Aren’t You Working?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/why-arent-you-working/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew‬ ‭20:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬- “At five o’clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven’t you been working today?’ Good morning fellow disciples. Are you working in the Lord’s vineyard? In this parable the Lord went out five times during the day
- [Love, Love, Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/love-love-love/) - By Andrew Williams Jeremiah 31:3 NLT- Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love, I have drawn you to myself. Good morning fellow disciples. We are made in the image of God. Our relationships need to be marked by love. In Jeremiah 31:3
- [Unprepared](https://redirectingourfocus.com/unprepared/) - By Andrew Williams Luke‬ ‭2:5‭-‬6‬ ‭NLT‬‬- He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. ‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciple. Are you a parent? Do you remember the time surrounding the birth of your
- [Claim Your Healing](https://redirectingourfocus.com/claim-your-healing/) - John 5:8 NLT- Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to claim your healing even if it requires you going against religious norms? In this passage, we literally see Jesus telling this guy to break the
- [Refreshed](https://redirectingourfocus.com/refreshed/) - By Andrew Williams Philemon‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬- Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people. Good morning fellow disciples. Think of a fellow disciple that you can wholeheartedly proclaim this verse about. A disciple whose love has given you much joy and
- [Steadfast](https://redirectingourfocus.com/steadfast/) - By Andrew Williams Isaiah‬ ‭26:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬- You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Are you steadfast? Steadfast is defined as: 1.firmly fixed in place, immovable, 2. not subject to change, 3.firm in belief, determination, or adherence: loyal. Fellow disciples, are
- [About-turn](https://redirectingourfocus.com/about-turn/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. About-turn: a complete change of opinion or behavior. Have you ever made an about turn? One of the most famous persons in the Bible did this. His name was Saul. He resisted Jesus Christ for a long time and was a persecutor of the Church. His sole intention
- [Start a Legacy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/start-a-legacy/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis‬ ‭12:1‭-‬2‬ ‭NLT‬‬- The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to
- [It is Finished](https://redirectingourfocus.com/it-is-finished/) - By Andrew Williams John‬ ‭19:30‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Have you finished your task here on earth? Do you even know what your task is here on earth?? Jesus knew His purpose and His mission. He performed
- [Stairway to Heaven](https://redirectingourfocus.com/stairway-to-heaven/) - By Andrew Williams Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth. John 1:51 NLT Good morning, fellow disciples. In Genesis 28 :10-22 Jacob had an encounter
- [Build an Altar](https://redirectingourfocus.com/build-an-altar/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis 35:1 NLT- Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.” Good morning fellow disciples. An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious
- [Watch and Pray](https://redirectingourfocus.com/watch-and-pray/) - By Andrew Williams Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!” Matthew 26:41 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Jesus' instructions are life changing. If we follow them, we will live the God ordained life and we will live forever with
- [I Don’t Want To](https://redirectingourfocus.com/i-dont-want-to/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Do you fear losing your child? Have you been in the position where your child is deathly ill, been in a freak accident, or has been in a situation where he is not expected to survive? You take him to the best doctors. You are willing to pay
- [My Help](https://redirectingourfocus.com/my-help/) - By Andrew Williams I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? Psalms 121:1 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Who do you look to when you are in need? Where do you look when you need help? Is it to a parent, family member, teacher, pastor, fellow disciple, a bank, government institution, a
- [Do Not Mourn](https://redirectingourfocus.com/do-not-mourn/) - By Andrew Williams Can you imagine losing close relatives or friends and the Lord told you not to mourn for them? This was the situation when Aaron’s two sons died because they disobeyed God by burning the wrong kind of fire before God. When this happened, this was what Moses said to Aaron: ‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭10:3‬
- [Frustrated](https://redirectingourfocus.com/frustrated/) - By Andrew Williams How long, Lord, must I call for help and You do not listen or cry out to You about violence, and You do not save? Habakkuk 1:2 HCSB Good morning fellow disciples. God's prophet has been talking to Him, but it seems as if God wasn't responding. So now Habakkuk pleads with
- [The Devil is Here](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-devil-is-here/) - Job 1:7 NLT - “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. The devil is here! Many persons thinks that he is up in the second heavens, but the Bible clearly says
- [ I Am Tired](https://redirectingourfocus.com/i-am-tired/) - By Andrew Williams I am tired of living among people who hate peace. I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war! Psalms 120:6-7 NLT Good morning, fellow disciples. Sometimes I just want peace and quiet. Sometimes I just want to be away from the crowd, family, friends, work, and church.
- [Reshaped](https://redirectingourfocus.com/reshaped/) - Jeremiah 18:5-6 NLT - “Then the Lord gave me this message: “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.” Good morning, fellow disciples. God spoke to Jeremiah the prophet many times. On this
- [Glory to God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/glory-to-god/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. When you read your Bible, have you ever wondered why God gave some of the most seemingly stupid instructions to people? Instructions like: Walk around Jericho and shout and the walls will fall down (Joshua 6:1-5). Speak to the rock and water will come out of it (Numbers
- [Sacrifice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sacrifice/) - Jonah 1:15 NLT -Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Did you ever make the conscious decision not to obey God? How did that turn out for you and others in your life? Jonah got a
- [Never](https://redirectingourfocus.com/never/) - By Andrew Williams But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.” Daniel 3:18 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. How devoted are you to your God? How committed are you to God? What
- [The Price](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-price-2/) - By Andrew Williams Matthew‬ ‭26:14‭-‬15‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. Good morning fellow disciples. What is the price for your betrayal of God? Yes, fellow
- [Detours](https://redirectingourfocus.com/detours/) - By Andrew Williams Romans 15:24-25 “I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can provide for my journey. But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers
- [Highlights](https://redirectingourfocus.com/highlights/) - By Andrew Williams Ruth‬ ‭2:11‭-‬12‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - “Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. Good morning fellow disciples. These
- [What if?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/what-if/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis‬ ‭3:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat? Can you imagine what your life would be like if you spent every moment of it in prayer? Remember that prayer at its root
- [God’s Plans for You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/gods-plans-for-you/) - By Andrew Williams Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬- For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. Listen! God knows the plans He has for you! They are plans for good and
- [Your Suffering Is Over](https://redirectingourfocus.com/your-suffering-is-over/) - By Andrew Williams Mark‬ ‭5:34‬ ‭NLT‬‬- And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. The woman in this story had been suffering from a bleeding problem, for which she had sought help from many physicians and had spent everything that
- [Where are you?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/where-are-you/) - By Andrew Williams Genesis 3:9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” Good morning, fellow disciples. God is our Father, and He wants to have relationship and fellowship with us. There are times when we just go to Him and speak to Him and run. There are times when we sit and have
- [Be Patient in Trouble](https://redirectingourfocus.com/be-patient-in-trouble/) - By Andrew Williams Romans‬ ‭12:12‬ ‭NLT‬‬- Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Are you patient in times of trouble? Are you patient in: 1. Distress, annoyance, or difficulty, 2. Physical distress or ill health, 3. Public unrest or disturbance 4. Doing something badly
- [Don’t Let Anger Control You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/dont-let-anger-control-you/) - By Andrew Williams Ephesians 4:26-27 NLT- And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you angry? As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are supposed to live sin free lives. We all
- [Show Mercy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/show-mercy/) - By Andrew Williams Jude‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭NLT‬‬- And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. Listen to what God says we should do to believers whose faith is wavering. “Show mercy to those whose faith is wavering!" Are you doing that? The truth is that some believers: 1.
- [Worthless when Compared](https://redirectingourfocus.com/worthless-when-compared/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians 3:8 NLT- Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ. Good morning fellow disciples. What do you love? What do you own? What
- [Not of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/not-of-god/) - James 3:15 NLT- For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. Good morning fellow disciples. Are you jealous and selfish? Listen! Jealousy and selfishness are not of God! Jealous: feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages. Selfishness: lack
- [Pray to Resist Temptation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/pray-to-resist-temptation/) - Luke 22:40 NLT- There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.” By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. When we look at this verse, the first thing that comes to mind is that we should pray to God asking Him for the power to resist temptation. But what if that
- [Temptations Come from You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/temptations-come-from-you/) - By Andrew Williams James 1:14 NLT- Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. Good morning fellow disciples. God Does not tempt you! God is not tempted to do wrong, nor does He tempt others to do wrong. Temptation: the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise, or
- [Give them All](https://redirectingourfocus.com/give-them-all/) - By Andrew Williams 1 Peter‬ ‭5:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬- Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. We all want to give our best to the Lord. The best praise, worship, service, and gifts. We want to be at our best before we approach God. We want to
- [Rescued by God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/rescued-by-god/) - By Andrew Williams Psalms 34:18 NLT- The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Good morning, fellow disciples. Are you broken hearted? Do you feel as if your spirit is crushed? Who do you turn to in those times and do they really help you when you are feeling
- [It is a Sin](https://redirectingourfocus.com/it-is-a-sin/) - James 4:17 NLT- Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Lord God, this one hits hard. If we are really listening to what you're saying in this verse, then we need to change how we do things. Sin: an offense
- [Humble Yourselves Before the Lord](https://redirectingourfocus.com/humble-yourselves/) - James 4:10 NLT- Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. As we continue to listen to God’s expressed mind and will, we are instructed by the apostle John to humble ourselves before God. Humble is defined as 1: not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive,
- [Be Contrite](https://redirectingourfocus.com/be-contrite/) - James 4:9 NLT - Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. If you have sinned against God, now is it time to be contrite. Contrite: feeling or
- [Seek Fellowship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/seek-fellowship/) - By Andrew Williams James 4:8 NLT- Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Good morning fellow disciples. The greatest place to be is in the presence of God. The best relationship to be
- [The Key to Victory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/the-key-to-victory/) - By Andrew Williams James‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬- So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. What is the key to victory in your Christian life? In the preceding verses in James chapter 4, James is speaking to Christians who are not acting in a Christ-like
- [Listen and Obey](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-and-obey/) - By Andrew Williams Romans‬ ‭2:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬- For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. Listen and obey! Hear something with thoughtful attention and follow the commands or guidance of someone, or conform to or
- [Listen to Jesus’ Warning](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-to-jesus-warning/) - Luke‬ ‭20:45‬ ‭NLT‬‬- Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said, ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. We need to listen to Jesus’ warnings. Jesus came to proclaim the Kingdom of God, but he knew that persons were misrepresenting God. He was concerned about how religious people were behaving.
- [Listen to Wisdom and Discern](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-to-wisdom-and-discern/) - By Andrew Williams Proverbs‬ ‭5:1‭-‬2‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬- My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel. [2] Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you’ve learned.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. Do you want to be wise and discerning? These two verses were written by Solomon, one of the
- [Listen and Prophesy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-and-prophesy/) - By Andrew Williams Deuteronomy‬ ‭5:27‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ - Go yourself and listen to what the Lord our God says. Then come and tell us everything he tells you, and we will listen and obey.’‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. Listen: to hear something with thoughtful attention. Prophet: a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of
- [Are you Understanding](https://redirectingourfocus.com/are-you-understanding/) - By Andrew Williams Philippians‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬- I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning, fellow disciples. A few days ago, when I was looking for verses to write these devotionals, the Lord placed in my spirit the word ‘understanding’.
- [Do You have Understanding?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/do-you-have-understanding/) - By Andrew Williams Proverbs‬ ‭2:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬- Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. As we continue to listen to God's voice and to carefully consider and give attention to what He is saying to us, we are challenged by Proverbs 2:3 which tells us to ask for understanding. Understanding {the
- [Do you love me more than these?](https://redirectingourfocus.com/do-you-love-me-more-than-these/) - By Andrew Williams John‬ ‭21:10‭-‬11,15‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ [10] “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus said. [11] So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn. [15] After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love
- [Everlasting Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/everlasting-love/) - By Andrew Williams Jeremiah‬ ‭31:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ -Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. Good morning fellow disciples. God loves His people! He loves them with an everlasting Love! He draws us to himself with love that
- [Listen to The Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-to-the-holy-spirit/) - By Andrew Williams Revelation‬ ‭3:22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. You are a member of God’s Church! You are a part of the body of Christ! You along with all other believers make up the bride
- [Listen and Understand](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-and-understand/) - By Andrew Williams ‬‬Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand. Mark‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Listen is defined as: to hear something with thoughtful attention or give consideration. We have all heard conversations, presentations, sermons, or lectures that we have
- [Listen to God’s Voice](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-to-gods-voice/) - By Andrew Williams Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Deuteronomy‬ ‭13:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. The entire chapter of Deuteronomy 13 is a warning against idol worship. In it Moses gives many scenarios about how persons can be led
- [Listen To The Truth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen-to-the-truth/) - By Andrew Williams John‬ ‭10:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬- so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. Good morning fellow disciples. There are so many people who are seeking a relationship with God. Some people believe that there is only one way to have the right relationship with
- [Listen](https://redirectingourfocus.com/listen/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning, fellow disciples. Our posture in prayer for the last ten months has been praise, waiting on God, confession, reading the WORD, petitioning God, interceding for others, praying the WORD, thanksgiving, singing, and meditating on God's WORD. This month we will spend time merging all of those and listening to God
- [Holy Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/holy-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. As we end this series on meditation, I can
- [Meditate and Fellowship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-and-fellowship/) - By Andrew Williams Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. Colossians 3:16 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Meditate on the message about Jesus Christ! Be edified by
- [Guarded Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/guarded-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Your heart, your soul, your innermost being, is the place where your meditation occurs. You need to guard that above anything else, because it determines the course of your life. That’s
- [Rewards of Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/rewards-of-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Have you ever experienced God’s peace? Isn’t it mind blowing and incomprehensible? When you are experiencing God’s peace your
- [Meditation Makes You Smarter](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditation-makes-you-smarter/) - By Andrew Williams Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws. I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments. Psalms‬ ‭119:99‭-‬100‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Good morning fellow disciples. In these two verses the psalmist makes the bold statements that he has more insights than
- [Heavenly Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/heavenly-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Colossians 3:2 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Why should you think about the things of heaven? Why shouldn't you think about earthly things? When we look at the verse in context, we realize that Paul is speaking to persons who are
- [Meditate for Victory](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-for-victory/) - By Andrew Williams We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. If you want to be victorious you need to be someone who meditates. Whatever concerns you or whatever battles you are fighting,
- [What Drives your Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/what-drives-your-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. Romans 8:5 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Our meditation is informed by what drives us or what controls us. What is controlling you? Are
- [Peace Filled Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/peace-filled-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Fix your thoughts on God! Trust God! Rest in God’s perfect peace! Hear what God’s Word says about those who belong to Him! ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26:1‭-‬4‬ ‭NLT‬‬: “In
- [Heart Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/heart-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalms 139:23 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Sometimes our meditation is dictated by what is within our heart and our level of anxiety. Sometimes we don't even understand what is happening within us and we need someone
- [Transformed by Godly Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/transformed-by-godly-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Transform is defined as
- [Research Driven Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/research-driven-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, Luke 1:3 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. How can you effectively meditate on, focus your thoughts on, reflect on, and ponder over something unless you have accurate information? As disciples of
- [Nighttime Meditations](https://redirectingourfocus.com/night-time-meditations/) - By Andrew Williams I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise. Psalms 119:148 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. I usually stay awake through the night watching TV and playing video games. This is more my reality than anything else. Then when I start to pray and read God’s WORD, I fall asleep. Staying
- [Meditate on Your Covenant with God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-your-covenant-with-god/) - By Andrew Williams Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.” Exodus 34:27 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. A covenant can be defined as an agreement, or a written agreement or promise usually under seal between
- [Daylong Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/daylong-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. Psalms 119:97 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. How many times have you started your day meditating on God’s Word, then fourteen hours later you realize that you went through the entire day without thinking about God or interacting with
- [Record and Ponder](https://redirectingourfocus.com/record-and-ponder/) - “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah. Jeremiah 30:2 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. In this passage, God tells Jeremiah to write down everything that God had revealed to him. God wanted Jeremiah to present everything that He had said
- [Hidden for Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/hidden-for-meditation/) - I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalms 119:11 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Where have you hidden God's WORD? Is it in your Bible, on your desk, in a drawer or on your pillow? Is it an app on your phone that you rarely ever access?
- [Meditation Songs](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditation-songs/) - “So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them. Deuteronomy 31:19 NLT Good morning fellow disciples.Witness is defined as ‘something serving as evidence or proof, or attestation of a fact or event”. In
- [Is Your Meditation Pleasing to God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/is-your-meditation-pleasing-to-god/) - May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord. Psalms 104:34 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Are all your thoughts pleasing to God? Do you want all your thoughts to be pleasing to God? If you are really rejoicing in the Lord and want Him to be your Lord, Savior
- [Meditate on God’s Written Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-gods-written-word/) - Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness. Isaiah 30:8 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Isn't our God great? He wants all creation to know about Him, past, present, and future. He wants His words to last through eternity. This
- [Meditate on God’s Mighty Works](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-gods-mighty-works/) - By Andrew Williams They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works. Psalms 77:12 NLT Good morning, fellow disciples. What do you dream about? What do you find fantasize about? What do you meditate on? Many of us spent time meditating on our life partners, our jobs, our families, or
- [Meditate on God’s Discipline](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-gods-discipline/) - By Andrew Williams “But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. Job 5:17 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Meditate on God’s discipline! Discipline is defined as: 1. training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character, or 2. the practice
- [Meditate on God and His Kingdom](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-god-and-his-kingdom/) - By Andrew Williams Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Are you a disciple who is in need? Is your focus on the thing that you need? If this is your reality, you need to redirect
- [Meditate on Lessons from Nature](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-lessons-from-nature/) - By Andrew Williams Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Proverbs 6:6 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Do you love to bask in God’s creation? Do you enjoy the peace that you feel when you are one with nature? As you examine God’s many different plants, animals,
- [Meditate on How True Disciples Lived](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-how-true-disciples-lived/) - By Andrew Williams Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Do you put aside time to reflect on, ponder over, and focus your thoughts on how true
- [Meditate on How God Sees You](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-how-god-sees-you/) - By Andrew Williams For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. Proverbs 5:21 NLT Good morning, fellow disciples. What were you doing just a few minutes ago? What are you thinking about doing? What things have you done throughout your life? Ponder this: God sees clearly everything that you
- [Meditate in God’s Temple](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-in-gods-temple/) - By Andrew Williams The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. Psalms 27:4 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Meditate is defined as to focus one’s
- [Delightful Meditation](https://redirectingourfocus.com/delightful-meditation/) - By Andrew Williams But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. Psalms 1:2 NLT Good morning, fellow disciples. Delight is defined as: something that gives great pleasure. Meditate is defined as: to focus one's thoughts on, to reflect on, or ponder over. Meditating on God's Word is delightful.
- [Meditate on How God Works](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-how-god-works/) - By Andrew Williams God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. 1 Corinthians 12:6 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. The gift of the Holy Spirit with His manifestations in us is a topic that garners a lot of discussion. In this passage, Paul didn't
- [Meditate on God’s Promises](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-gods-promises/) - By Andrew Williams I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— Joshua 1:3 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. God loves to provide for us! He's a God of continuity, and sometimes what He has promised those who have gone ahead of us He
- [Meditate on God’s Word](https://redirectingourfocus.com/meditate-on-gods-word/) - By Andrew Williams Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. Joshua 1:8 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Our focus this month is meditating on scripture. We will be
- [Sing about the Goodness of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sing-about-the-goodness-of-god/) - By Andrew Williams I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.Psalms 13:6 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. Do you ever feel like Paul the apostle? You've made so many mistakes in your life. You've sought to be educated. When you tried to live for God you ended up serving a religious
- [United in Song](https://redirectingourfocus.com/united-in-song/) - By Andrew Williams Good morning fellow disciples. Don't you love it when you hear a choir singing praises to God? Isn't it wonderful when the entire family or church worships God in song?The original praise and worship team is found in heaven. They are always praising God in song. Revelation 5:11‭-‬12 NLT states: Then I
- [Sing Before you Embark on a Journey <br>](https://redirectingourfocus.com/sing-before-you-embark-on-a-journey/) - By Andrew Williams Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.Mark 14:26 NLT Good morning fellow disciples. When we read this verse in context, we realize that Jesus and his disciples had just finished sharing the Passover meal together. On this occasion Jesus had told them about His impending death,

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- [Deliverance Through Intercession](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-through-intercession/)
- [Deliverance from the Burden of Guilt](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-the-burden-of-guilt/)
- [Deliverance from Despair](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-despair/)
- [Despair](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/despair/)
- [Deliverance from Shame](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-shame/)
- [Shame](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/shame/)
- [Deliverance from Addiction](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-addiction/)
- [Deliverance from the Isolation of Loneliness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-the-isolation-of-loneliness/)
- [Deliverance from Sexual Immorality](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-sexual-immorality/)
- [The Downward Spiral of Pride: Deliverance Through Humility](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-downward-spiral-of-pride-deliverance-through-humility/)
- [Embracing the Future: Deliverance from the Weight of the Past](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/embracing-the-future-deliverance-from-the-weight-of-the-past/)
- [Deliverance from the Prison of Unforgiveness](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-the-prison-of-unforgiveness/)
- [Deliverance from Self](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-self/)
- [Deliverance Through the Holy Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-through-the-holy-spirit/)
- [Deliverance from False Identities](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-from-false-identities/)
- [Deliverance Through Praise](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/deliverance-through-praise/)
- [Eternal Deliverance in God's Kingdom](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/eternal-deliverance-in-gods-kingdom/)
- [The Nature of Spiritual Gifts](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-nature-of-spiritual-gifts/)
- [Building Blocks of Glory: The Purpose of Our Gifts in Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/building-blocks-of-glory-the-purpose-of-our-gifts-in-christ/)
- [One Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/one-spirit/)
- [Many Gifts: The Divine Source of Our Abilities](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/many-gifts-the-divine-source-of-our-abilities/)
- [A Symphony of Service: The Vital Importance of Our Spiritual Gifts](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/a-symphony-of-service-the-vital-importance-of-our-spiritual-gifts/)
- [Unveiling Your Gift: A Heart Eager to Serve](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/unveiling-your-gift-a-heart-eager-to-serve/)
- [Seeking the Gifts of the Spirit](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/seeking-the-gifts-of-the-spirit/)
- [Spiritual Gifts and the Journey of Maturity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/spiritual-gifts-and-the-journey-of-maturity/)
- [Prophecy as a Building Block of Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/prophecy-as-a-building-block-of-faith/)
- [Discerning Truth in a World of Deception](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/discerning-truth-in-a-world-of-deception/)
- [Unlocking Hidden Truths: The Gift of the Word of Knowledge](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/unlocking-hidden-truths-the-gift-of-the-word-of-knowledge/)
- [and the Healing Touch of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/and-the-healing-touch-of-god/)
- [The Humble Heart: Serving with Diligence and Devotion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-humble-heart-serving-with-diligence-and-devotion/)
- [Shepherding Souls](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/shepherding-souls/)
- [Essential Qualities of a Godly Leader](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/essential-qualities-of-a-godly-leader/)
- [Passing the Torch](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/passing-the-torch/)
- [The Sacred Trust of Faithful Teaching](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-sacred-trust-of-faithful-teaching/)
- [The Shepherd's Heart: Nurturing the Flock with Tender Care](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-shepherds-heart-nurturing-the-flock-with-tender-care/)
- [Administration as a Vital Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/administration-as-a-vital-ministry/)
- [Chosen and Loved](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/chosen-and-loved/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Lead Others to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-to-lead-others-to-jesus/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus to God's Transforming Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-to-gods-transforming-power/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus to Follow Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-to-follow-jesus/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Trusting Jesus Beyond Our Limits](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-trusting-jesus-beyond-our-limits/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus/)
- [Serving Others After Jesus’ Touch](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/serving-others-after-jesus-touch/)
- [Serving Others](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/serving-others/)
- [Declaring Who Jesus Is](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/declaring-who-jesus-is/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Trusting Jesus' Power Beyond What We See](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-trusting-jesus-power-beyond-what-we-see/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Seeking Understanding as a Disciple](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-seeking-understanding-as-a-disciple/)
- [Seeking Understanding](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/seeking-understanding/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Faithful Readiness as Disciples](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-faithful-readiness-as-disciples/)
- [Redirecting Our Focus: Choosing to Stay with Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/redirecting-our-focus-choosing-to-stay-with-jesus/)
- [Recognizing Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/recognizing-jesus/)
- [Everyday](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/everyday/)
- [Abundance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/abundance/)
- [Following Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/following-jesus/)
- [Stepping Up in Leadership: Peter’s Example](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/stepping-up-in-leadership-peters-example/)
- [Empowered by the Spirit to Boldly Proclaim](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/empowered-by-the-spirit-to-boldly-proclaim/)
- [Faith in Action](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/faith-in-action/)
- [Offering What We Have](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/offering-what-we-have/)
- [Repentance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/repentance/)
- [Refreshment](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/refreshment/)
- [God’s Authority](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/gods-authority/)
- [Boldness Found in Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/boldness-found-in-jesus/)
- [Obedience Over Approval](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/obedience-over-approval/)
- [Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/mission/)
- [Integrity](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/integrity/)
- [Integrity Before God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/integrity-before-god/)
- [Compassion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/compassion/)
- [A Church of Power and Compassion](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/a-church-of-power-and-compassion/)
- [Bold Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/bold-obedience/)
- [the Face of Opposition](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-face-of-opposition/)
- [Receiving the Holy Spirit Through Faithful Ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/receiving-the-holy-spirit-through-faithful-ministry/)
- [ministry](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/ministry/)
- [the Mission](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-mission/)
- [Bringing Healing Through Christ’s Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/bringing-healing-through-christs-power/)
- [Christ’s Power](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/christs-power/)
- [A Life That Points Others to Christ](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/a-life-that-points-others-to-christ/)
- [Come](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/come/)
- [Come and Have Some Breakfast](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/come-and-have-some-breakfast/)
- [Preparing Our Hearts for God’s Vision](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/preparing-our-hearts-for-gods-vision/)
- [Obedience in Uncertainty](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/obedience-in-uncertainty/)
- [Unbiased Love](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/unbiased-love/)
- [Unwavering Loyalty](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/unwavering-loyalty/)
- [Mary Magdalene](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/mary-magdalene/)
- [Presence](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/presence/)
- [the Cross](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-cross/)
- [Standing Near](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/standing-near/)
- [Proximity to Jesus](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/proximity-to-jesus/)
- [Witnessing the Burial- Mary Magdalene's Steadfast Vigil](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/witnessing-the-burial-mary-magdalenes-steadfast-vigil/)
- [The Dawn of Hope- Mary Magdalene's Faithful Return to the Tomb](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-dawn-of-hope-mary-magdalenes-faithful-return-to-the-tomb/)
- [The Call to Follow- Philip's Simple Obedience](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-call-to-follow-philips-simple-obedience/)
- [Follow me](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/follow-me/)
- [Welcoming Feast](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/welcoming-feast/)
- [Joyful](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/joyful/)
- [Response](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/response/)
- [Qualified Servant- Philip's Selection and Spirit-Filled Character](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/qualified-servant-philips-selection-and-spirit-filled-character/)
- [Building Bridges](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/building-bridges/)
- [Barnabas](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/barnabas/)
- [Advocacy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/advocacy/)
- [Spiritual Warfare](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/spiritual-warfare/)
- [BiblicalTruth](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/biblicaltruth/)
- [Christian Faith](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/christian-faith/)
- [Ephesians6](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/ephesians6/)
- [Know Your Enemy](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/know-your-enemy/)
- [Unseen Realm](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/unseen-realm/)
- [Captive Thought](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/captive-thought/)
- [Mindset](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/mindset/)
- [Stronghold](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/stronghold/)
- [Defining the Fight](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/defining-the-fight/)
- [Guard Your Heart](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/guard-your-heart/)
- [Heart Check](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/heart-check/)
- [Proverbs 4](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/proverbs-4/)
- [Stand Firm](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/stand-firm/)
- [James1](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/james1/)
- [Not Alone](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/not-alone/)
- [Better Together](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/better-together/)
- [The Church](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-church/)
- [The Reason for Resistance](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-reason-for-resistance/)
- [Kingdom Of God](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/kingdom-of-god/)
- [New Citizenship](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/new-citizenship/)
- [Battlefield](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/battlefield/)
- [The Journey Home (Week 1: The Invitation)](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-journey-home-week-1-the-invitation/)
- [The Year of the Prophet](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/the-year-of-the-prophet/)
- [Month 6: The Watchman on the Wall](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/month-6-the-watchman-on-the-wall/)
- [Day 157: Habakkuk’s Watch – Standing at the Tower](https://redirectingourfocus.com/tag/day-157-habakkuks-watch-standing-at-the-tower/)