Author: Jim Corbett

Jim is an author, heart revival coach, teacher, and public speaker. His heart and mission is to bring people to an understanding of the times and seasons and lead them to be all they can be in Christ and know the thrill of Jesus as their Lord. Merry is a co-author, editor, pianist, and worship leader. Her heart mission is to encourage believers in discovering the wonder and truth available in the opportunity presented to everyone because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Together with their daughter Jubilee Faith, they are the founders of The 101 Group. A back to basics spiritual investment company that equips the body of Christ to effectively serve the Lord through written and spoken word, personal publications, music, daily devotionals, concert venues, and MASH icu, a comprehensive program for men.

7/22/22 Time to Readjust

“Why do you hang on to things that are not yours? Each day I observe your comings and goings. I see what you are striving for and what you are setting aside. You are still making a futile attempt to hold those things close that I want to pry from your hands. They are like idols to you; you must throw them aside as the rubbish that they are.

"Look how you hold to your reputation. I want you to seek true humility; you long to be recognized. Your days are spent in the quest for riches–only to hoard them or use them to pad your comfort areas. Can you not see that those things that hold you captive only hinder you from being free to have My interests as your priorities? Come to Me with a desire to seek out My kind of true wealth. Come to Me to learn of a freedom that you have never enjoyed. Come and learn of My heart. You will never regret holding close those riches that I impart to you. You will never achieve the kind of joy that is your heritage unless My desires become your desires.

"I love you. I want to use you to accomplish My plan in your midst. Come now; let’s readjust your priorities together.”

So many Bible verses come to mind as I ponder the paragraphs above. Listen to these for starters.

Acts 8:1 and 4 NIV

1) On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

4) Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

"Let’s see. I get kicked out of my home. I have no place to live. I’ve lost everything. What a great time to proclaim victory in Christ. I believe that my priority should be preaching the Gospel to those who hate me. (That would be my attitude - yeah, right!!!)"

II Cor. 9:6-8 NIV

6) Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

7) Each man should also give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

8) And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

"OK, OK, I’ll give 10% of what I earn. Is that 10% of the net or the gross? I need to figure that out."

Colossians 3:1-4 AMP

1) If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

2) And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.

3) For [as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.

4) When Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in [the splendor of His] glory.

"Only ten more years until I retire. Then watch me do this Christian thing. I think I’ll get a horse and put “Jesus loves you” on the saddlebags and go across country. What a witness that will be!"

I am really beginning to smell my own rotting flesh when I compare my motives to those who have gone before me. How about you? I really appreciate the patience of the Lord. Whew!!

I need Your heart, Lord,

Jim Corbett

7/23/22 Precious

The definition of the word precious is “something that is of great value or high priced, highly esteemed or cherished.” Even though this word is not often used to describe men, the definition really fits how God sees his husbands and fathers. In His eyes, we are highly esteemed and very valuable. You, as a husband and father, are also of great consequence in His plans for future generations.

Investing in a marriage, so it exemplifies the relationship between Christ and His church, has untold worth. Nurturing children, so their lives are significant in God’s eyes, is of incalculable value to untold numbers of people as they represent Him in the world. You are part of that!

The next time you feel as if your input in your family is of little value or minimum consequence, you need to remember how God sees your life. You are precious in His eyes. You are valuable to His plans. Your life can impact many generations through the work you do on behalf of those you steward. You are a key player in His plans. Being precious and of great value really means something in God’s economy.

Let’s talk more!

Jim Corbett

7/22/22 Your Word

At one time, I was blessed to live in a farm community where the longtime farmers have a higher code than you see most places. In essence, their word is their bond. To shake on something is closer to the covenant meaning in which that gesture originated. Shaking hands (actually wrists) was a blood tie contract. To break it meant possible death if the one you made covenant with followed through according to law.

In this day and age, we have lost that kind of commitment level. (I don’t know if lawyers were a catalyst for that or the lowering of standards created the need for lawyers). Today we break our vows to each other and to God. In reality, we died to every right we hold dear when we gave our lives to the Lordship of Jesus. That’s what lordship means. When we don’t function in it with Him, it spills over into our relationships with others and we excel in finding ways to nullify contracts we’ve entered into when our agreements become inconvenient.

As a man, you have entered into a marriage contract with your wife in the eyes of the world, and of even greater importance in the eyes of God. A commitment made before God is no small thing, whether we believe it or not. He has called you to love your wife as Christ loved the church. It matters little if she knows how to love you back; you have committed to love her no matter what.

If you’re having marital challenges, remember first that your marriage is under contract with God. How you feel or how your wife feels matters little. You, as a husband, will be held accountable for the spiritual atmosphere in your marriage, an atmosphere where your wife should have the freedom to prosper spiritually. It’s dangerous to break that contract. Keep your word with God, and watch what He chooses to do about everything else.

Let’s talk more!

Jim Corbett

7/21/22 What Is Prosperity?

“There are many ways that I bless My people. Some of them look and feel as if I have abandoned them, but the opposite is actually what is happening. Few people in the church see prosperity as I see it. It is because their flesh dominates their thinking. They are unable to really see My ways because they haven’t died to the world’s way of thinking.

"Prosperity, in My economy, is how much your heart and life are in line with the heart and life of Jesus. Few really press in long enough to gain His heart, turning away when I begin to separate them from the norm. You are truly prospering when I place you in My refiner’s fire. These times are misunderstood and frowned upon by most of the church, because you look as if you are out of control; and most of the time appear as if you have failed miserably, sometimes for long periods of time.

"The road to intimacy with Me, which creates in you the heart of Jesus, is never a comfortable road to the flesh. I take you there because I have plans for your life. Some of you have wondered why you are even on that road. Your life is continually in upheaval, your plans are dashed on the pavement; and you feel as if you are abandoned more often than you feel secure. Be at peace. No matter how much your flesh resists, I know who you are in your inner being, the real you. I have called you to a place you have never been, a place you may never have thought of going with Me.

"Soon, even though you could never imagine it now, you will be more comfortable when you are being refined, than you are when you’re at rest, being refreshed. You will even be anxious to get back on the path to Jesus. Your heart will delight in each trial and test, knowing that you are pleasing Me by your submission to My hand. The “inner man” in you will cherish spiritual growth more than material gain, understanding that it is far more important in My eyes.

"While others attempt to protect their lives from any kind of discomfort, you will embrace the challenges that I present to you as the love gifts that they are. While others remain close to the world with their cold religion and empty lives, you will crave only intimacy, and press into every trial with fervor. They will appear to be the ones who are being blessed. You and I know better.”

Isaiah 30:18 The Living Bible

Yet the Lord still waits for you to come to him, so he can show you his love; he will conquer you to bless you, just as he said. For the Lord is faithful to his promises...

Isaiah 30:20 The Living Bible

Though he give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet he will be with you to teach you – with your own eyes you will see your Teacher.

Isaiah 55:8-9 AMP

8) For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.

9) For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Phil. 3:10-11 AMP

10) [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]

11) That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body].

Rev. 3:19 AMP

Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].

The times soon to come will require honest followers of Jesus Christ, not cold, confused zealots. God is refining a people to not only represent Jesus properly in this world; but also, to be fully prepared and waiting eagerly to meet Him when He comes. Unfortunately, many in the church do not see themselves as both.

Jesus will not be joined in marriage with anyone who has a whorish heart, a heart that is not like His in every way. This presents a problem for many of the doctrines present in the church today, because most of the church has a heart that craves many things other than His heart for satisfaction. We “sell” our emotions and desires to areas of comfort, rather than refinement. We look for His return only because it will allow us to escape this world.

Should the return of Jesus be soon, two things must happen. Either He will take only a very few - those who have a mirror of His heart - with Him, or an intense refining fire is coming to the church to create His true heart in us before He comes, one that desires and loves only what He desires and loves. Anything other than that denies the work and intent of the cross and the holiness of Jesus.

I believe it is vital for all of us to set aside all conjecture, debate, and contention about pre, mid, post, or “even if” and seek God’s presence with all our hearts. Finding out what pleases God should be our only pursuit. This life in Christ requires the absolute death of all our fleshly ways. It is the intent of the cross and the only way to intimacy and Christ-likeness.

It’s time that we got on with it. Each of us needs to request that the Lord do what it takes to take us where He wants us to go. What is His intent for our relationship with Him? How are we intended to represent Jesus? How do we become like Him?

Wanting to really press in,

Jim Corbett

7/21/22 Stewards, Not Owners

If you are a believer, it’s a given that God owns everything. He’s the sole owner of every heartbeat of all who have ever had blood pumping through their veins. The cattle on every hill are marked with His brand.

Then why is it we, as humans, have the audacity to claim anything as our own? The idea of “we’ve worked for it, so it’s ours” is a detrimental attitude if we are to serve the Lord with all our might. That right to ownership in our minds hinders us from ever coming to the full realization of the sovereignty of God. It stops us from truly glorifying Him in all we do.

As husbands and fathers, you really own nothing. Your wife and children are the Lord’s. Your friends and all the things you have called your own really belong to the Lord. You have only been given a stewardship of everything in your midst. Totally embracing that concept is quite sobering to say the least.

As a steward, you will answer to the Lord for the outcome of your existence. How did you steward everything God asked you to care for? Will the results of your life as a caretaker of people and the things that are important to Him - family, friends, time, etc. – be in accord with His wishes? He gave them to you for a season. How did you handle your responsibility?

Let’s talk more!

Jim Corbett

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