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Psa 30:5 AKJV For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psa 68:19 AKJV Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Psa 118:24 AKJV This is the day which the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Mat 6:11 AKJV Give us this day our daily bread.

The Lord encourages us to embrace and celebrate today.

We can’t change yesterday..

We don’t t know what tomorrow holds…

The only thing we hv control over is what we do today.

Today is the present.. A gift..

Show love today.
Forgive today.
Appreciate today.
Embrace loved ones and friends today.
Make a difference today.
Because tomorrow may become your history.

Never take for granted what you can achieve and do today.

God gives us visions, dreams and aspirations, but he never promised tomorrow. Only prophecies to give us hope for the future.

Live, love and laugh today.
Receive Christ today.

Because tomorrow may become your history.

God bless, Pastor Quinn

Pro 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore, get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. 
Pro 4:8 Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. 
Pro 4:9 She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you.” 

Pro 16:21 The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning. 
Pro 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly. 
Pro 16:23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 

In the book of Proverbs, we find something profound that most people neglect today. It’s called wisdom and understanding! It is almost a forgotten thing today.

But the Bible has a lot to say about it. Solomon the wise man was given this wonderful virtue by God because he desired it above all things.

When Solomon took over from his Father King David, he had a dream and humbled himself before God, and told the LORD, “You have made me King, but I am a little child, and I really don’t know what to do. So, Lord would you give me understanding to do what you called me to do!”

Listen to the scripture:

1Ki 3:7 Now, O LORD my God, you have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 
1Ki 3:8  And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. 

1Ki 3:9 Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” 
1Ki 3:10 The speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. 

1Ki 3:11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice.

The LORD blessed Solomon with heavenly wisdom and understanding because he didn’t ask for riches, long life, or the death of his enemies.

When you think about it, these are things most people desire! But, he asked God to give him an understanding heart instead~!

The Bible says, that what Solomon asked for pleased the LORD! So, God said:

1Ki 3:12 behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. 

1Ki 3:13 And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days. 

Did you hear that? He asked for an understanding heart! In other words, he desired wisdom and understanding. This is why the Bible says in:

Pro 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore, get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. 

Did you get that? Wisdom is the principal thing! Get wisdom! And in all your getting, get some understanding!

This is a wise word in season. Because today, people think because they are smart, educated, witty, and knowledgeable they don’t need sound wisdom! This is folly and foolishness! No matter how much we know, there is always wisdom that we can receive in our lives!

The funny thing is that most people think they have all the answers! That could be the furthest from the truth.

There is always something God can reveal to you, someone who has been there, done that, and experienced what you are going through, and can give you wise counsel!

The writer of Proverbs goes on to say:

Pro 4:8 Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. 
Pro 4:9 She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you.” 

Who is her? She is wisdom, and she is beautiful to receive!

Proverbs goes on to say:

Pro 16:21 The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning. 
Pro 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly. 
Pro 16:23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 

The definition of wisdom is: The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. It is the quality of being wise. Wisdom comes from the LORD, and wisdom also comes from your experiences in life.

The definition of understanding: The ability to understand something; and it is also wise comprehension!

So, wisdom and understanding gives us perfect insight and good judgment in decisions, and things that we desire to do in life.

So, what can we learn from the wisdom of Solomon?

1. Be humble.
2. Seek God first, for whatever you desire to do.
3. Ask for wisdom.
4. Ask for understanding
5. Always have a heart to receive wisdom counsel.

And always remember Proverbs 4:7, which says: Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore, get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding!

God Bless,

Pastor Quinn 

2Ti 4:7  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 
2Ti 4:8  Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 

One of the profound things we find in the Bible, is that it encourages us to endure and to overcome! Why? Because this is how we get the victory! The Apostle Paul knew that his time was short, so he writes this letter to Timothy and says:

2Ti 4:7  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 
2Ti 4:8  Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 

Did you hear that? I have fought a good fight! I have finished the race! I have kept the faith! Paul used these words to describe his life in Christ, because he was not only Hebrew, but a Roman citizen, and he saw the gladiators fight to the finish! He saw the races in Rome and applied it to his faith in Christ!

Question? Are you fighting the good fight? Do you intend to win the race? You can only win a fight if you endure every round! You can only win a track race, if you run hard to the finish line!

Many years ago, I ran track in high school (long jump, triple jump, 200 meters, 800 relay) and did a little boxing for a short time in the Navy. I found that in order to win, you must train hard and be focused!

It’s the same in our relationship with Christ. We must study hard, endure and overcome! The LORD tells us in his prophetic end time message concerning the last days:

Mat 24:10  And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 
Mat 24:11  Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 
Mat 24:12  And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 
Mat 24:13  But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 
Mat 24:14  And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. 

Notice that there are a lot of things that will be taking place, but the preaching and teaching of the Gospel must go forth! Which means that there are going to be some trials, tribulations, and troubles, but we must endure to the end.

Today, we see so much division and hate not only in the world, but in the church. We see people giving up on the church, giving up on one another, which is really a deception!

It’s truly sad, but we see scripture coming to pass, but Christ said, “We must endure, and we must overcome!”

Even in the book of Revelation to the churches, the LORD encourages the people of God to overcome!

Rev 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. 

I watched the track and field World Championships the other day and the Americans did well in the sprinting and other events!

But it took hard work and focus to win. So, what can we learn from all of this? I want to encourage you to do the following ten things in order to fight a good fight and finish the race:

1. Keep the faith. Don’t get in doubt, fear or unbelief, and above all, don’ let your faith fail!

2. Stay in the race. Don’t quit. Quitters never win. Winners never quit. You can’t win a race by quitting.

3. Stay in your lane. Know your assignment. Stay in your lane so that you don’t get disqualified.

4. Be confident. You must be confident and have good self-esteem. Be humble, but always be confident!

5. Be focused. People who endure and overcome have an eagle like focus. They are not easily distracted.

6. Be ready. How can you be at your best when you don’t study, train, or have a readiness to succeed or excel?

7. Power through. Don’t be a crybaby. Be strong. Push, be steadfast and always do your best!

8. Overcome. Overcomers succeed in life. If you don’t overcome, you can’t win or get the victory!

9. Finish what you start. Who stops fighting in a boxing match? Who stops running in the middle of a race?

10. Get the victory!  Fight to win. Run to win, and no matter what your circumstances are. Always have the mentality of a champion!

People of God, remember there is a reward in Christ when we endure and overcome! Remember the words of the Apostle Paul:

2Ti 4:7  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 
2Ti 4:8  Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 

God Bless, Pastor Quinn

2 Cor 9:6 But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

The Lord told Noah in Gen 8:22 KJ2000, While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

There is a spiritual law in the earth called sowing and reaping, that God said will never cease. Many people don’t understand it!

But for those that do, some know it as karma, or what goes up must come down, or what goes around comes around, or do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

They are all the same, and this law is applicable to everything in the earth.

Paul tells us in Gal 6:7, do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man sows, that he will also reap.

In other words, God’s spiritual law will always prevail. Some people don’t know that their words, thoughts, deeds and actions have consequences.

This is far from the truth. Whatever you sow you shall reap eventually.

If there is a situation in your life that needs to change, check the seeds you sowed, and sow the right seeds, to reap the right result.

Sowing and reaping is not just about farming or money, but it relates to all things that pertain to life.

It could be a friendship, relationship, finances, health, or a personal goal. What ever it is, the law of sowing and reaping applies!

If you don’t like the result of the harvest you received, check the seed that you sowed, and uproot the old, and sow new seeds that will reap a harvest and bear the abundant fruit that you desire!

Lastly, remember to always sow good seeds, to reap the harvest you desire in your life!

For more like this, check out “R” Daily Devotional 40 Days of Reflection In the Word of God https://a.co/d/0oMrdlW

God bless, Pastor Quinn

2 Cor 10:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 
2 Cor 10:4  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 
2 Cor 10:5  casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 

These are very powerful scriptures, in which the Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Corinth, defends his apostolic ministry against those that opposed him, or the enemies that came against him, as he preached the Gospel of the Kingdom in Jesus name.

Some of these individuals who came against him were not only outside the church, but some were in the church!

Understand that anytime that we preach the glorious Gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ, there will always be naysayers and unbelievers that speak against the church, the people of God, those that preach the Gospel and stand strong in the Word of God.

He affirms this in the scripture 2 Cor 10:10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.” 

In other words, they said, “He speaks or says big things in his letters (epistles) to the churches. But he is not as bold in person!”

Paul then responds by saying something so profound in 2 Cor 10:11, ” Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present.”

In other words, Paul said I am very humble, but whatever I write in my letters, I will back up when I am present! (I like that!) Paul was basically saying, I am meek, but I am not weak in Jesus Name!

Paul’s Apostolic ministry was backed up by the power of the Holy Spirit and his ministry was confirmed by the churches he established, the Epistles of the New Testament he wrote, his missionary journeys, and the impact he had on Christianity and the Church!

In his response to those that came against him, he gives us some powerful words of encouragement!

2 Cor 10:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 
2 Cor 10:4  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.

In other words, although we are human and walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh! Paul is telling us that fleshly weapons are effective in a fleshly battle. But spiritual weapons are effective in a spiritual battle!

In other words, you can have all the guns and knives that you want, and they may indeed inflict damage, but only in a physical sense. Spiritual battles are won in the spirit, not in the flesh!

Why? Because the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, or of human or fleshly devices, but are mighty in God to the pulling down of strongholds! Amen.

Those that walk according to flesh may not understand this. But spiritual power is greater than physical power!

Paul told the Ephesian church in Eph 6:12, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 

The battles in the earth are all of spiritual origin which manifests in the natural or physical. This is why he tells us to put on the full armor of God in Ephesian 6:13-18.

The weapons that we have in Christ are of a spiritual nature, which are very powerful if we truly understand them! The LORD showed me years ago, that some of the weapons of our spiritual warfare are prayer, prophecy and praise. Some may say, how Pastor?

Well, let me briefly explain. Prayer is powerful! It is a spiritual virtue that has been around for thousands of years. It is so powerful, that Jesus told us to pray and not faint. (Luke 18:1) and Paul told us to pray without ceasing. (1 Thess 5:17)

Jesus also said in Mar 11:24, “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. “

Whatever we need both spiritual and physical comes through the power of prayer. When you read the Bible, all of the Old Testament Saints understood the power of prayer.

You can read about Moses, Joshua, David, the Prophets, others and even the LORD Jesus who understood the power of prayer and overcame the enemy through prayer.

Prophecy is very important in scripture as well. Truth be told, the majority of the Bible is prophetic. To prophesy means to utter by divine inspiration, or to speak what the LORD says. Someone once said, “Every Prophet will Prophesy, but not everyone who Prophesies is a Prophet!”

Prophesy also encompasses speaking what God has said in his Word. The most powerful books in the Bible are from the Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. The greatest Prophet to ever live was Messiah Jesus Christ!

So, when we talk about Prophesy, we should say look to God’s Word. Job said :

Job 22:27  You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. 
Job 22:28  You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways. 

The scripture says in Rom 12:6, Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith. 

Prophesy is so important that it can be found in Romans chapter 12, 1 Corinthians chapter 12, and also Ephesians chapter 4, where we find the office of the Prophet.

Praise is also a spiritual weapon. The Bible says in Psalm 8:2,  Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have ordained strength because of thine enemies, that you may still (or silence) the enemy and the avenger. 

The word strength in the Hebrew is “oze” which means force, security, majesty, praise, boldness, loud, might, power, strength, or strong.

So, when you praise radically, you release force, strength, power and might which stills or silences the enemy or avenger. In other words, your praise is a weapon that silences the devil!

Remember the words of Paul, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they are indeed mighty in God, to pull down the strongholds of the enemy!

Remember to always pray not be faint (Luke 18:1), prophesy according to your faith (Rom 12:6), and bless the LORD through your praise at all times! (Psalm 34:1)

These spiritual weapons will give you the strength to cast down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and give you the victory in Jesus’ name!

God Bless,

Pastor Quinn

Hear the Word of the LORD…

Amo 8:11-13 KJ2000
11 Behold, the days come, says the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Those days are here… Where people hunger and thirst after worldly things and not spiritual things.

Often times many people believe spiritual things have no value today. Even those who say they know the Lord.

The Bible says in Rom 10:17, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.

Your faith and walk in the Lord is made stronger when you hear the Word, receive the Word, believe the Word, meditate in the Word, and walk out the Word.

Question? Are you hearing the Word of the Lord? Or do we have selective hearing? Where we hear what we want to hear.

Physical things sustain your flesh. Spiritual things sustain your spirit.

Jesus said in Mat 4:4 KJ2000 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

Mat 5:6 KJ2000 Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

God will fill the hungry and those that thirst after righteousness and spiritual things, with an overflow where there will be an abundance.

But to those that hunger after the natural. There will no fullness. It will be a false fullness.

Rom 8:6-8 tells us..
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Rom 8:14 KJ2000 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Let us hunger and  thirst after spiritual things. Which are found in the perfect Word of God, which is beneficial for all things. For the spiritual is stronger than the natural.

1 Tim 4:8 KJ2000 For bodily exercise profits for a little while: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

God is sending a famine of hearing the Word of the Lord. Although this was spoken by the Prophet Amos years ago, it is prophetically interpretive today.

Where he will close the ears of them that choose not to hear the Word of the Lord.

And when they need it most. They will not find it. Like food in a famine… Or water in a drought. When you desire it.. You may not find it..

So, what must we do..

Isa 55:6-7 tells us..

6 Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Receive the Lord Yeshua Christ.. As Lord and Savior today. Hear the Word of the Lord today and serve the Lord with gladness!

God bless, Pastor Quinn

Hello friends and family,

From Aug 01, 2023 – Sep 09, 2023, the Lord has put in my heart to have a 40 days of Reflection in the Word scripture challenge. Where we will read a devotional scripture each day, meditate in it, pray and journal in that scripture and word.

The goal is to get more stronger in the Word by meditating in the Word daily to hear from the Lord, and what the Spirit of the LORD is saying to the church today!

Someone may say Pastor I am already in the Word, So am I, but lets take it to another level! Because we can never get enough of God’s Word.

The Bible says, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Matt 4:4

The daily scripture will be taken from Pastor Quinn’s “R” Daily Devotional journal entitled 40 Days of Reflection in the Word of God. Edition 2.

Of course any devotional or daily scripture will do, but if you desire to purchase the book go to Amazon.com: “R” Daily Devotional Journal: 40 Days of Reflection In the Word of God.

(The price will be reduced on Amazon for the month of Aug – Sep during this challenge for those that are interested.)

May God bless you all!

Pastor Quinn 😊 🙏🏾

Matt 17:14  And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 
Matt 17:15  “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 
Matt 17:16  So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.” 
Matt 17:17  Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 
Matt 17:18  And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. 
Matt 17:19  Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 
Matt 17:20  So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 
Matt 17:21  However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” 

    Hello all, in Matthew 17:14-21, there is profound revelation that the LORD gives us on faith, prayer and fasting that many people miss, but will change our lives, if we understand the power of faith, prayer and fasting!  Let’s take a look at it, line by line as we exposit the text.

In verse 14-15, a man comes to Jesus kneeling down, asking Jesus to have mercy on his son because he was sick. The scripture says that he was lunatick or epileptic depending on the translation you read.

Regardless of the translation, notice that there was a problem or situation. The man’s son was sick in verse 15, and he wanted Jesus to help him. 

Truth be told, we all have situations and circumstances in our lives that we deal with, and sometimes we need help from the LORD.

In verse 16, the scripture says the man brought his son to the disciples, and they could not heal or cure the man’s son. Sometimes we wonder why we can’t accomplish things in our lives and in the church, but the LORD gives us the answer.

In verse 17. Jesus calls the disciples faithless and of a perverse generation!

Why would be do that? The word perverse in the Greek is “diastrephō”  which means to distort, that is, to misinterpret, or (morally) corrupt. In other words, they were trying to do something spiritual without faith and doing it the wrong way. 

Could this be the reason why we can’t accomplish many things?

Because of our lack of faith and we distort, misinterpret, or corrupt things, by trying to do it in our own way?

In the natural, you can do things and possibly get many results. But when you are doing something spiritual for God, it must be God’s way! Wow!

In verse 18, the Bible says Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him.

The scripture says it was a demon that caused the young man to be epileptic or lunatic. Don’t miss that! Most of the things we deal with in the natural have a spiritual connection behind it!

But Jesus healed him!  How many of us know, that, there are some things that only Jesus can do!

In verse 19,  the disciples came to Jesus and asked why they couldn’t cast out the demon?

Wow!  This is such a profound question. The question that many people have today! The very question we have in churches today! Why can’t I accomplish this or that? Why can’t I get results? Why can’t we do it Jesus?   

In verse 20, Jesus says something so profound. He that has an ear to hear, let him hear! 

Jesus said, “BECAUSE OF YOUR UNBELIEF.”  The very source of why we can’t accomplish anything spiritual, physical, financial or personal is unbelief! Question? Do you really believe?

Did you hear that? But Jesus said, “If you have FAITH as a mustard seed. You can move mountains” The LORD said just a little faith moves mountains!

In verse 21. Jesus then drops some heavy revelation on us. However!  This kind goes not out, but by prayer and fasting!

In other words, there are some mountains you can move with your faith, and others you have to go a little deeper to move, through prayer and fasting!

This is why prayer and fasting is a powerful spiritual virtue that brings breakthrough and blessing.

This is why the devil will fight us in our faith, prayer and fasting. Times of prayer and fasting should never be taken in vain, because if they are, we will not see the powerful results!  

Listen, whatever you do in life, Remember to keep the faith, have faith, walk by faith, live by faith and when necessary, go a little deeper through prayer and fasting in Jesus name!

God Bless, Pastor Quinn

1 Chronicles 12:32  And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I have a question? What do you believe God is doing in this season and in the times which we live? I want you to really think about this question! Because I am sure many people could say many things!

This is a powerful question, but only those that understand the Word of God and prophecy, can truly understand what God is doing in this season and hour which we live. Not only in the church, but in the nations as well.

This is so important, because we if don’t know what to do, we could make the wrong decisions, or even be out of the will of God.

What I find interesting and very prophetic is that in the book of 1 Chronicles chapter 12, King David has taken over for Saul, and all of the tribes are gathered to him. In this chapter verses 20-39, it lists all the numbers of men in the tribes that supported him.

For example, what I find is all of the tribes had thousands of men who were ready to help and support King David. For example, the tribe of Judah had 6,800 men ready for war. Simeon had 7,100 men.

Levi had 4,600 men, Benjamin had 3000 men, Ephraim 20,800 men. Manasseh had 18,000, Zebulon 50,000. Naphtali 37,000 men, and Dan 28,600 men.

Asher 40,000 men, and the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war. 

This is profound! They had men ready to go to war! But what is interesting in 1 Chron 12:32, the Bible says the following about the tribe of Issachar:

1Ch 12:32  And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 

The Bible says they had 200 men, but they had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.

This is amazing. I have read this passage many times before, but I didn’t see this. Issachar had only 200 men, but they had understanding of the times, although the other tribes had thousands.

What the LORD showed me in this passage is that yes, we need numbers, and numbers is good for strength, but more than numbers, we need wisdom and understanding of the times, to know what we ought to do! Goodness!

The word “Understanding” sounds so simple, but these men were small in number, but had great understanding of the times.

I believe what we need today is men and women who are not just in church, or out of church, and can talk about the church, but have understanding of the times and what we need to do!

You see, all of the Tribes had large numbers of men, but Issachar had a small number, but had understanding!

Question? Do you have heavenly understanding? As a matter of fact, the Bible says in Proverbs 3:

Prov 3:1  My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments: 
Prov 3:2  For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to you. 
Prov 3:3  Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about your neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 
Prov 3:4  So shall you find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 
Prov 3:5  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 
Prov 3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 

Notice what the book of wisdom says about understanding! Let not mercy and truth forsake thee, bind them about your neck and in your heart, and you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and man! This is powerful!

We need heavenly and wise understanding that only comes from God! This is why we need to trust in the LORD with all of our heart, and lean not to our own understanding. But, in all of our ways, acknowledge him, and he will direct our paths.

Why do we need understanding that comes from God? Well, because our human understanding is flawed unless we have spirit led understanding, and the Holy Spirit is the one who gives us this understating. Sometimes people have problems in life because they lack understanding.

Sometimes people get offended because they lack understanding. Sometimes people make the wrong decisions and choices because they lack understanding.

Sometimes people make unwise financial decisions, because of a lack of understanding, and sometimes people get out of the will of God, because of a lack of understanding.

The Bible even says in Prov 4:7,   Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding. 

We all need wisdom and understanding according to scripture! Because when we have heavenly understanding, we can understand the times, like the Tribe of Issachar, and we will know what we need to do.

The Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:

Eph 5:14  Wherefore he says, Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light. 
Eph 5:15  See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 
Eph 5:16  Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 
Eph 5:17  Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 

Did you get that? The key to perfect understanding, is understanding what the will of the LORD is! So how do we find this understanding? We find it in these five ways:

1. The Word of God.

2. When we walk with God.

3. True worship of God.

4. Obtaining wisdom from God.

5. Submitting our will to God.

Let us have the mindset of the tribe of Issachar, who although were few, they had understanding of the times, and knew what Israel ought to do!

God Bless, Pastor Quinn

Good day all, a prophetic word to believers and church’s in the Lord!

Revelation 3:1-3

¹ And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things said he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.

² Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you will not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

Isn’t it a travesty that this church had a name that they were alive but were dead. The Lord said, I know your works. Which means God knew everything about them.

He knew who they where and what they had achieved. Likewise, God knows everything about us as individuals.

But, the Lord told them to be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your works perfect before God.

In other words, it’s time to open our eyes to see what God sees, and to watch with vigilance, as well as pray. Because the enemy desires to steal, kill and destroy.

So, the Lord said we must strengthen those things that remain! In other words, what little strength we have, build upon that strength to get stronger in Christ!

It’s interesting that the Lord said, I have not found your works perfect before God! In other words, they had some works, but God said they are not what pleases me.

Question? Is God pleased with your works and what you do?

God wants our works to be as perfect as they can be in him.

Understand that perfection is not easy, but it will  come when we embrace these seven virtues in our works for the Lord.

1. Commitment in Christ

2. Excellence in Christ

3. Faith in Christ

4.  Fire for the works of Christ

5. Passion in Christ

6. Unity in Christ

7. Zeal for Christ

No church or individual  is exempt from becoming like the church of Sardis in these last days.

Let us pray to the Lord, who has the seven spirits of God, for the seven virtues of perfection in Christ, to strengthen those things that remain in this season!

God bless, Pastor Quinn