Posts by Joe Maiocco (Page 4)

“Every house will be shut up and no one will be coming or going. The city of confusion is broken down and every house is shut up that no man may come in” Isaiah 24:10 David Wilkerson, Pastor of Time Square Church in New York, prophesied in 1986 “I see a plague coming on the world, and the bars and churches and government will shut down. The plaque will hit New York City and shake it like it has never…

“If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; them I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14) I try to listen and consider different people’s viewpoints of the world and their sense of what is occurring. Sometime I agree, and don’t, but I always come away with a greater understanding of others around me. In that…

“And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them” (Matthew 15:30) “I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 1:19-20)…

“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24) “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15) The Bible shares that Jesus is Lord and Savior, but he also invites us to be friends.…

“For your battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12) The spiritual battle we are in is very real and part of the ongoing fight between God and the devil. There is no middle ground and if you belong to Jesus, you are part of the Lord’s army battling for souls and his kingdom…

“Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature” (Genesis 2:7) “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works and I know this very well” (Psalm 139:13-14) You are here because God desired to be in relationship with man and woman…

“Though he was God, he did not think equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross” (Phil. 2:6-8) “For God was pleased to have his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile everything to himself,…

“The Lord is my rock and fortress and deliverer; My God, my strength in whom I trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psalm 18:2) “But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me” (Psalm 131:2) May our Lord open our souls as our youth minister to us in song with

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided for purification of sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven” (Hebrews 1:3) “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; for everyone who loves is born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7) Pray for me, as I pray for you, that our heart…

“Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31) Waiting is one of life’s greatest challenges. In our instant culture, we want things right now, but often valuable gains take time. Waiting upon the Lord actually means to expectantly praise him for His answer that is coming. It’s an expression of faith that believes, feels and…