God desires to be your first love. To put it simply: He doesn’t want anything to be more important than Him. Retha McPherson

Jesus invites us to walk alongside Him on the road of the unknown – we don’t need to know what lies around the next bend, we only need to trust Him. Retha McPherson

The more we fight, the stronger we become and the wiser we are to the enemy’s tactics. We will only taste the victory if we stay close to our Commander and live in His light. Retha McPherson

Bitterness is the gall you drink hoping someone else will get sick, but only poisoning yourself in the process. Bitterness chains you to the past. Retha McPherson

Unforgiveness literally robs you of your forgiveness and grace. Forgiveness closes many of the open doors the enemy could use to kill, steal and destroy. Forgiveness is a choice not an emotion – God’s grace will do the rest. Retha McPherson

We need to ask God to open our spiritual eyes to see beyond the natural. In the unseen we will find the fulfilment of God’s promises. Retha McPherson

Without the anointing of the Holy Spirit, we can try to minister with our God-given gifts, but we will only end up striving. The Spirit brings the power of God. The single candle will become a blazing fire, when anointed with His most precious oil. Retha McPherson

God has destined each of His children to walk with authority as kings and priests in His Kingdom (see Revelation 5:10). The precondition for this authority is a life fully surrendered to the Lord. You have to lay down your life, pick up your cross, and follow Jesus only.

What I do know, is the more I repent and deal with the sin in my life, the purer my fellowship with Jesus becomes, and the easier it is to take His hand and walk with Him in this open-heaven reality. Retha McPherson

That is the power of the revealed Christ – one second in God’s presence and your life will never be the same again. Retha McPherson