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The Bible speaks of a peace that surpasses understanding. Is there anything else that surpasses understanding? You live in a rational intellectual culture based on the assumption that all things yield to examination and can be proven, so human understanding can explain all things and is the measure of all things. In ancient times the church was comfortable with the concept of mysteries that could be lived but not explained. The secular culture exerts pressure to abandon this position. Has the church been influenced by this? Are you comfortable knowing things that you can’t explain?

Do you earn your living at a desk or work with your hands? It takes a large workforce to construct the buildings and keep the lights on and the water flowing and the food grown and delivered and everything else essential to modern life, but there is a greater and greater divide between those who work with words, and those who work with their hands. Are those with advanced education capable of being arrogant and condescending toward those who do not? Those who labor may not qualify as the least of these but life as you know it depends on their service.

Do you know of people who describe themselves as spiritual but not religious? In times past how many people do you know who refused to identify with a denomination or even a faith tradition? Yet spiritual independence has become prominent. Is generic spirituality adequate? It is too easy to create me in your image without the structure and tradition of an established faith tradition. Remember that you are created in my image rather than the other way around. Transcendence is a great place to start your spiritual journey, but can you finish there?

Are you familiar with the passage about the Kingdom of Heaven suffering violence, and the violent taking it by force? Do you find this to be a difficult passage? Does it seem impossible that the Kingdom of Heaven would suffer violence? Ponder the potential meanings of this and consider the second part of the passage. Is violence toward the Kingdom of Heaven rewarded? You could rephrase this as spiritually aggressive. Think of this in the context of the promise that you will find if you seek, and the thing of highest value should be your first priority.

Do you think of the Bible as being true? Do you view this as being an accurate historical record of real events? Is there more to truth than that? The Bible claims to be living and powerful. That is a stronger claim than being an accurate historical record. So the question is not just whether it was true when it happened, but how is it continually true and true now? Moses encountered a bush that burned but was not consumed. What does that imply for you? Jacob wrestled with God. So did Job. Have you? I fed five thousand. What does that speak to you now?

Rochelle has just released on Amazon, the book and workbook, "She Moves Mountains." This provides healing for heart wounds for women. Let me introduce to you, a long-time friend, Rochelle Lang.

The prophetic word below was provided by Kenneth Day, a Christian Leadership University student. It is a call to action.

LaWanda – O precious Jesus, precious Lord.  Great I am.  The “I AM,” for all being is in you, Lord.  O Jesus, because you are everything, it is no wonder that nothing else will do.  O Lord, who you are, what you have done.  How can I not fall at your feet and worship you?  O the Cross, Lord.  ♪♪ “Thank you for the Cross, Lord.  Thank you for the price you paid, bearing all my sin and shame, in love you came and gave amazing grace.”

Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. "See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To pluck up and to break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant." The word of the LORD came to me saying, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" (Jer. 1:9-11)  

ElijahForce just posted an interview they did with me about the truths discussed in my newest book, Hearing God's Voice for Healing.