There's a correction I must make. “The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven” 1 Corinthians 15:47 When I wrote about the first and the last Adam in a previous post, The Last Adam is Adam, I made an error that God has just shown to me. I made a mistake with the understanding of the first and second Adam as Paul wrote them. The Order Of Resurrection Paul, in verses twenty through forty-nine of 1 Corinthians 15, is explaining the order of resurrection. He does this by showing a pattern beginning at the forty second verse: “It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an ..read more

Dear Future Me, These past couple of seasons in your life were tough, I know. The pain, the struggles, the confusion, the heartache. You’ve tried so hard to ignore them and suppress them. You put them in a locked box, threw it into the heavens to be sucked up by a black hole. You thought you would never see it again. But there it was, sitting perfectly at the center of your bed unlocked, and opened. Though those seasons were difficult and uncomfortable, you must remember—for it was in those seasons that God was shaping you and molding you, preparing you for His use. Alisha, you must remember ..read more

God has answered the prayers for revival! “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” 2 Timothy 1:7 I’ve heard it, I hear it, and it confuses me. “Send a revival, oh God!”, “God, change our world!”, “Change me, God!”. Prayers that go up to the throne of grace. Loud cries and painful moaning that enters the ears of His heart, holding the requests of His children. “The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” Psalm 34:17 I hear different leaders, different churches all crying the same thing. And I think to myse ..read more

Not only am I in a whole new chapter. I’m in an entirely different book. And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will. Acts 13:22 As I was on the road with my friend one morning, the aesthetics for my surroundings overtook me, causing me to ponder where I am during this point in my life. “I feel like I am in a new season, but I don’t feel like I am just in a new chapter”, I explained to my friend with excitement. I ques ..read more

Love, arise in the heart's of Your people! I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 Is there any hope? I stand not amongst the crowd, or in front of halls of justice demanding change, but I stand here. I stand on this hill You formed, and I look to You from where my help comes from. For I know true power and authority lies not within man, not within the government, not within the church, but in You. God, I stand here, and I ask, where are You? Your people are hurting. Your people are struggling ..read more

My attempt at a Sonnet. (Haven't done one in years) Magnificent are your colors. Colors bold and bright, light and pale. All supporting one another, Giving beauty that never fails. Purple needs the blend, blue and red. Ah—the secrets of what is seen. For yellow and blue must be wed. Two become one, and we see green. One alone? No, it’s two combined. Single, can’t bring diversity. It’s kindred, the same of it’s kind. Is art made from adversity? The glory of all we behold, Is the tale of two as one—told. When two unite as one, they bring more beauty and Love into the world. They bring change, d ..read more

by Alisha Knight My mind wants to forget you, but my heart won’t let it, My soul became bonded with yours, eternally knit, eternally embedded. I look at you with curiosity in my eyes, And I wonder to myself, “how could we both leave without any goodbyes?”. I fell in love with you before my mind could even comprehend what was happening, But I didn’t want it to stop, even when the process was at times maddening. I look into your eyes, and everything gently disappears around us, In them I’m lost, and nothing shall ever come near or between us. We see something in one another that draws us close ..read more

by Alisha Knight I’ve fallen in Love with Your passion for me. The light touch of Your hand to my skin, sends waves of Love to my heart causing it to become engorged with Your tender affections that burst out upon those around me. My swelled heart can no longer contain the Love that fills my soul. Your Love, Jesus, never leaves me wanting more. For I have eternal access to Your heart. I have eternal access to Your grace and mercy. I long for nothing when I am with You. For You are my everything. In Your eyes is where I learn what eternity means. In Your embrace do all my fears succumb, becomi ..read more

by Alisha Knight Can I give up now? Can I crawl in a hole? These burdens are heavy. Can I have relief for my soul? I know I can’t make it. Lord, I can’t bear another step, You chose me for this journey, but my spirit is all out of pep. Why did You choose me for this path? I know I can’t make it, My heart is in pain, my mind’s going insane. No more, I’m done, I can’t take it. How do You expect me to go on when everything in my life is shattered? Focusing on this purpose of mine, is what truly seems to have my mind scattered. God, I am tired, and my soul is so weak, I’m sick of this rollercoast ..read more

Pride is a celebration where all our colors can be seen and lovingly accepted. As pride month comes to an end, I am honored to be given the opportunity to write about what a beautiful celebration this month truly entails. And how it goes beyond the month of June and becomes a lifestyle, a way of living. The month of June is time taken to show acknowledgement and give encouragement and awareness of Pride's beauty and needfulness. Growing up, this celebration was forbidden for me and my family to participate in. My parents were and still are very conservative Christians. I grew up loving the ra ..read more