Pure Glory

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

Quit rehearsing the problems and start rehearsing the promises; do not focus on the problems, focus on the promises.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

Being used is not always a bad thing, it depends on how you are being used. There is always a positive connotation to counter every negative implication. The word “use” means to employ for a purpose, consume entirely, or utilize. God is “using” you and is going to “use” you, even greater for his Purpose beyond your human comprehension!

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

Do not allow rejection to handicap you from accepting the truth. Reject rejection by accepting the truth, and the truth will make you free. The truth is that you will fulfill every inch, every centimeter of your God-ordained destiny, and receive everything God promised you for his Glory!

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

The more you focus and live, by the impulse of what others think, the less you value and allow God’s word to work in your life. Accept God’s word as the FINAL AUTHORITY in your LIFE.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

Pure worship, in its prime, is doing for someone else what you wished someone would have daily done for you without being credited, quoted, or promoted.

How we love each other is how the world will know that we are his…

Major on the degree of character development, minor on the degree of gift demonstration. It is by our love for one another, not our ministry gifts, gifting, revelations, nor prophetic and apostolic demonstrations but our love for one another for the world will know that we are God’s disciples.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

Don’t waste your energy on the opinions and expectations of others, place all your energy on pleasing God your Father.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

When you turn all your stress into praise, your fear into courage, your worry into intercession, and turn your heart to the Lord, things will turn for your better! Turn completely to the Lord.

by Apostle Gabriel Cross

Where is the father, the precursor of greater generational blessings to come,
Who exterminates curses of illegitimacy and the absentee fathering syndrome?

Where is the father, the prototype of the heart of God in man,
Who protects, provides, and sincerely, does whatever he can?
Where is the father, who waits expectantly for the return of the prodigal son?

Ultimately, when the son’s in dire need, the father’s love overcomes.
Where is the father whom like Jesus, really wants his son to exceed him,
Who is not intimidated by what his son is carrying, even if it is greater than him?

Where is the father who is not raising his son as a clone, homogeneous to himself,
But imparting a greater confidence and greater grace to help his son identify himself?
Where is the father like Paul, who sends his son, to represent him and minister in his place?
In lieu of having him idly observe and listen to his ministry feats, ignoring the development of his son’s grace and traits.

Where is the father like God who says, “You are my beloved “Son”, in whom I am well pleased?”
Who will walk with his son wrong or right when it’s not convenient despite his weaknesses or his needs.
Where is the father who will not procreate a son, abandoning him paternally to society and his mother,
But will cultivate, inculcate, and urge his son to go even further?

Where is the father, who thinks transgenerational, leaving an inheritance for his son,
Not only ordinational, with a word or two, no finances, and they’re done?
Where is the father who brings reformation and affirmation to fatherless generations?
Thus raising up young men to become good fathers saving many nations.

Where are fathers, who are breaking generational fatherlessness,
Cultivating true sonship covenant in godly relational fruitfulness?
A true father can not only hear the Father, but he can hear his son as well.
A true son will endure correction yielding the peaceable fruits of righteousness to avail.

We need the Holy Spirit of the Father, to teach us how to father with his heart,
Together and in part.

by Hazel Straub

When one is hurt by others, it is easy to isolate oneself so one will no longer be vulnerable to further offense or injury.  In isolation, one is well defended from hurt by others.  It is resolved that no one will ever be able to batter, bruise, damage, distress, or disturb again because one has gone to a well-defended place to say, “Never again!”

A clarion call from God is being sounded, “No more isolation, separation between others or groups but instead celebration.  No more suspicion of others and their motives. The season for isolating oneself from others, so you will not get hurt, has ended!.”

In this new season, there will be no placating or pleading with God.  It is time for celebrating the victory, over the adversary of our souls, separation from others is finished.  Jesus is saying, “Celebrate my victory with me.  It is time to shake off your ashes of mourning and put on a celebration bash. By my stripes, you are healed. I have given you the oil of joy, for the spirit of heaviness. Invite not only your friends but your enemies to celebrate community with you. Your enemies will become your friends and will come into brotherly covenant with you. With community, unity, and relationship, nothing will be too hard to do. Celebrate my goodness to you!”