Steve Coder

Tag: perseverance

Vultures
Small Cloud

“If we walk in the light as He is in the light…” 1 Jn 1:7 Often God’s Light only shines out far enough to show you the next step of obedience. Several years ago the Holy Spirit said, “Get to Haiti, Now!” With that word, a handful of men flew into Haiti the next day. On the porch (a second…

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.” (Rev 3:19)  “Those whom I love…” God loves you. The God who flung the universe into existence loves you, personally, individually.  God loved you so much He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die for you, to forgive you of your sins, and restore fellowship with Him…

“Then the Lord shut him in.” (Genesis 7:16, NIV84) t was God who shut the door of the Ark, not Noah. God shut him in.  Noah didn’t ask for the assignment to build the Ark, nor did he know how long he would be in there, which, by the way, ended up being 415 days.  Noah, his wife and his…

his passage of Scripture is raw, real and intense and it reveals disagreement and a parting of ways. If that was the end of the story, it would be hard for us to grapple with, two great men of God parting ways after heated disagreement.  But it is not the end! In reality, the end of this story begins when…

Climbing

uring worship last Sunday, I saw this image in my spirit:  Two guys were climbing up the side of a mountain, and as the lower guy was climbing, rocks and debris from the guy above him were being kicked in his face. And with that visual, the story of Jonathan and his armor bearer came clearly into view. I share…