by Anne Hamilton | Sep 4, 2024 | Anat, appointed time, Deborah, faithline, Joseph
Like all mantles, Joseph’s mantle is an inheritance that ultimately comes from the great Giver of all gifts, the Lord Himself. And unless it returns to His hands for repair and mending, it becomes increasingly tattered and defiled. As we’ve seen, it passed through the...
by Anne Hamilton | Aug 9, 2024 | faithline, mantle
I’m just going to press the pause button on the series about Joseph’s mantle to look briefly at Reuben’s. John’s gospel has the mirror-like symmetry of an epic Hebrew poem. In addition, one of its major themes involves the passing of mantles to various disciples:...
by Anne Hamilton | Jul 22, 2024 | faithline, Joseph, mantle
Joseph always had dreams of having power over others. He dreamed of his sheaf of grain standing upright in the field while the sheaves of his brothers came to bow down to it. And then, to make matters worse, he dreamed that eleven stars, as well as the sun and the...
by Anne Hamilton | Jul 10, 2024 | faithline, Joseph, LIlith, Testing, Thresholds
No one is good—except God alone. It’s worth reminding ourselves of these words of Jesus on a regular basis. We tend to live in a kind of bipolar mindset when it comes to this statement. On the one hand we have no trouble affirming Paul’s similar sentiment in Romans...
by Anne Hamilton | Jun 27, 2024 | Elijah, faithline
When I first read that Jonah was the anonymous fast runner from the company of the sons of the prophets who was commissioned by Elisha to anoint the rough-and-ready military commander Jehu as king of Israel, I thought, ‘Cute tradition. Runner, eh? Yeah, but how could...
by Anne Hamilton | May 3, 2024 | appointed time, Elijah, faithline
This post includes a model prayer. I’ve met several people across the years who have told me that they’ve received a prophecy indicating they carry Elijah’s mantle. After studying the life of Elijah for some time, I felt prompted to comment to the last few people who...
