Mark Virkler's blog

Obviously, God can speak to us through any means He wants: a donkey (Num. 22:28), a storm (Jonah 1:1-12), the counsel of friends (Prov. 11:14), the stars in the sky (Matt. 2:2), dreams (Matt. 2:13), angels (Rev. 22:6), divine coincidences (Esther 6:1-10), plagues (Gen. 12:17), gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:1-11), and illumined Scripture (Lk. 24:13-32) are just a few of the countless ways God reveals Himself. One morning in 1979 God woke me up with a booming base voice and said, "Get up, I am going to teach you to hear My voice."

When Jesus was being tried, the chief priests proclaimed, "We have no king but Caesar!" (Jn. 19:5) They sided with the government against God and reaped the fruit of their decision. They said, "His blood shall be on us and on our children!" (Matt. 27:25). and within 40 years, Rome completely destroyed Jerusalem and killed its inhabitants. They received the judgment they asked for.

One in three Christians does not vote consistently. If all Christians voted, and voted for Biblical values, we could put our nation on track to godliness, peace and prosperity. If we give it away, we will have to face our children and tell them why we have allowed them to be enslaved in the clutches of evil. Who wants to do that?

Your vote is a statement that you support what the candidate represents. Rarely will you agree completely with any person or party, but there should be some issues that are not negotiable as a Bible-believing Christian. To not vote is to be silent; to be silent is to assent to the status quo. 

Bryan is a Spirit-filled Christian who sees his business as a ministry. I asked him if he would share his testimony with us to help inspire other Christian men and women who are involved in business.

“There are millions of Christians and seekers in the marketplace who are hesitant to step out and express their faith. All many of them need is for someone to go first.

I just closed a Zoom meeting with one of my clients. He told me this short story. He recently took a promotion to the corporate office. Word had gotten around the new environment that he started his meetings with a prayer. Out of the blue, a co-worker asked if he could be a part of that prayer time as well.

I believe God is about to reveal His miracle-working power in a worldwide revival. The entire world is in a crisis of ungodly leadership and lies. It will take the power of God to break through this maze. A Holy Spirit revival on the streets would meet this need. So I pray for this worldwide outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The prophetic word below through Malachi provides support that this is what is on God's mind.

Rather than asking people, "Where do you go to church?" it would be more accurate for us to ask a person, "Where do you go to assemble?" The word translated "church" (ekklesia) in the New Testament never refers to a building. Instead, it refers to a called-out assembly of citizens in the town square, and more specifically it is applied to the called-out believers of our Lord Jesus Christ who are assembling. Acts 19:32, 39 and 41 are interesting verses which each contain ekklesia translated “assembly,” not church.

This excellent Charismatic approach to building a strong, healthy marriage brings the anointing of the Holy Spirit to strengthen one's marriage. I believe anyone who reads this book will come away with numerous steps they can take to make their marriage stronger.