One day of favor (from the King) can be worth a lifetime of labor! “My Lord, if I (Abraham) have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant.” (Genesis 18:3) Wow! Wow! Wow! Something amazing happened yesterday (Sep 12) in the hospital (marketplace) where I work. I was exposed to […]
Hunger for the Word of God is hunger to know God! But Jesus answered him (Satan), saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” (Luke 4:4) As an anesthesiologist, I often talk to patients preop who are about to undergo colonscopies. These patients must undergo a […]
Busyness is the great enemy of relationships! Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46:10) Today (Sep 11, 2006) is the 5th anniversary of 9-11. Today, people all over America will pause to remember the victims and honor the […]
More than anything else, God demands our obedience! Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the […]
Nation transformation must be tangible and the premier social indicator is the alleviation (elimination) of systemic poverty. – Ed Silvoso Mt 25:40 “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ […]
The smallest territory that Jesus told his disciples to pastor was a city! “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Most pastors don’t comprehend that […]
Biblical unity first begins with our own communion with God and then emanates outward from the marriage. “that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.” (John 17:21) Shortly before going […]
Worship is any genuine expression which begins in the heart and gives honor to God! And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24) When I’m at work, […]
We are called to take the kingdom of God where the gates of hell are (the marketplace) for Jesus to build His Church. “For we are God’s fellow workers” (1 Corinthians 3:9) Within the past year, I joined the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries (ICWM). Their slogan is “One mission – separate callings – many […]
Every Christian is a minister and labor is worship! – Ed Silvoso “whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31) Today is Labor Day, a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. On August 27-28, I went to Virginia […]